Play to Win
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 15 Comments »There was a time in most of our lives when we had no fear-that feeling when we jumped from the jungle gym and slammed our little bodies to the ground. Perhaps it was when we went on our first roller ...
A Can of Positive Energy
Monday, May 4th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 27 Comments »I encountered a negative flight attendant on a recent trip to Dallas. So I decided to open up a Can of Positive Energy on him. I figured it was better than the alternative... a can of you know what. :) What ...
Zoom Focus
Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork, Work | 12 Comments »“Vision without Execution is hallucination” - Einstein I believe every one of us has a desire to accomplish great things, to do something meaningful, to have an impact. Yet, so many of us don’t take the actions necessary to create the ...
Unity and Great Teamwork
Monday, September 15th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 1 Comment »Before I spoke to the Atlanta Falcons during pre-season I had the opportunity to spend some time with Mike Smith, the head football coach. Coach Smith had been on the coaching staff of the Baltimore Ravens when they won 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 ...
Happy Labor Day
Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 9 Comments »Note: I wrote this newsletter as Hurricane Gustov was impacting Cuba and was expected to head to the Gulf. I’m not sure where and when this hurricane will hit but please join me in praying for the people who are ...
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 ...
The Best of the Best
Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 6 Comments »I had the opportunity this past week to speak to the Atlanta Falcons football team (they all read The Energy Bus) and Fisher Investments (regarded by many as having the best sales team in the financial industry). As I prepared ...
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 ...
Top 10 Thoughts
Monday, July 21st, 2008 Posted in Life, Newsletter, The Energy Bus | 7 Comments »I've been in Maine with my wife and kids and the experience has inspired a number of ideas and thoughts about business, life and family travel. In last week’s newsletter I included my top 5 thoughts from the trip. Well, ...
