Yes. We. Can.
Monday, November 10th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter | 44 Comments »This is not a political article. I understand that there are many of you who voted for Barack Obama and many who voted for John McCain. I know that the passions run deep and after politics 24/7 I believe most ...
Change Your Story
Monday, October 27th, 2008 Posted in General | 10 Comments »In The No Complaining Rule book we offer an assessment and one of the questions is "If my life was made into a movie I would characterize it as a: A) Drama B) Love Story C) Comedy D) Inspirational Tale.” I ...
10 Thoughts about Leadership
Monday, October 20th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter | 6 Comments »At a time when the world is thinking a lot about leadership I believe it’s a great opportunity for each one of us to think about what leadership means to us. Below I’ve shared some of my thoughts on leadership ...
Fear or Trust
Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in General | 77 Comments »Years ago as a young 26 year old entrepreneur in Atlanta I was invited to speak at an event where President Clinton was also speaking. As people mingled back stage I’ll never forget watching him as he put his hand ...
Positive Ways to Deal with Uncertainty
Sunday, September 28th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule | 18 Comments »These are uncertain times. People are wondering what bank is going to fail next. We’re questioning how our industry and job will be impacted. We’re confused about what action to take. Unfortunately this uncertainly creates what I call a VOID ...
Staying Positive in a Negative Economy
Monday, September 22nd, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter, Teamwork, The Energy Bus | 12 Comments »Greed is Good. These were the famous words uttered by Gordon Gekko in the movie Wall Street. By the end of the movie Gekko likely goes to jail and we learn Greed is Not So Good After All. Now the ...
Dealing with Challenges
Monday, September 8th, 2008 Posted in General, Life, Newsletter | 25 Comments »Forget Baseball. Lately, the new national pastime has become hurricane watching and with winds gusting faster than a Roger Clemens’ fastball it’s no wonder that they strike fear into the heart of so many people. To make matters worse it ...
Too Blessed to Be Stressed
Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in General, Life, Newsletter | 11 Comments »I call it the “Disney Test” and it goes something like this. No matter how much you meditate, breathe, pray and practice emotional mastery the real test of whether you are the master of your emotional domain is how you ...
A Bigger Purpose
Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Life | 12 Comments »I watched Oprah as she told the story of a man who walked away from making millions at Microsoft in order to build libraries and distribute books in developing areas around the world. Other people featured on the show told ...
Encouragement
Monday, July 28th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule | 13 Comments »"How do you know if a man needs encouragement? If he is breathing." -Truett Cathy, Founder, Chick Fil A Restaurants With so many people in the world telling us we can’t succeed, we need to hear people telling us we can. ...
