20 Tips for a Positive New Year
Monday, January 4th, 2010 Posted in Newsletter | 4 Comments »1. Stay Positive. You can listen to the cynics and doubters and believe that success is impossible or you can know that with faith and an optimistic attitude all things are possible. 2. When you wake up in the morning complete ...
No Fear in the New Year
Monday, December 28th, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 104 Comments »Nine years ago I looked out into the Atlantic Ocean on New Year’s Day with fear in my heart and uncertainty in my life. I had been fired from a "dot.com" company two weeks earlier with only two weeks of ...
5 Ways to be a Memory Maker
Monday, December 21st, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 37 Comments »Ask me to tell you about my all time favorite holiday gifts and I would only be able to remember one. A plastic musical guitar with the band KISS and their makeup filled faces on the instrument. ...
10 Thoughts about Leadership
Monday, December 14th, 2009 Posted in 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 ...
Positively Contagious
Monday, December 7th, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 9 Comments »The Swine Flu is not the only thing you catch at work. Turns out you are just as likely to catch someone’s bad mood and negative attitude. Yes, the latest research demonstrates what we’ve all known to be true, that ...
5 Tips to Develop Positive Kids
Monday, November 30th, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 5 Comments »I have a confession. Despite the fact that I work to develop positive leaders, schools and teams, I’m not naturally a positive person. The research says it’s not my fault. Turns out some people are born with a more positive ...
The Power of Thank You
Monday, November 23rd, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 13 Comments »In the spirit of Thanksgiving I'd love to share with you the benefits and power of two simple words. THANK YOU. They are two words that have the power to transform our health, happiness, athletic performance and success. Research shows that ...
Inspire Confidence
Monday, November 16th, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 1 Comment »How do you inspire confidence in your team and yourself when you are facing challenges and things aren’t going well? How do you lift yourself and others up when you’ve been knocked down? And what do you do when self ...
The Benefits of Hard Work
Monday, November 9th, 2009 Posted in Newsletter | 5 Comments »I recently did an interview with Jamie Eckle for Computer World about the benefits of Hard Work. I thought you would benefit from it so here it is. Q&A: with Jon Gordon The author of Training Camp: What the Best Do Better ...
The Passion to Thrive
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 11 Comments »The strongest may survive but it is the passionate that will thrive. Whether I’m speaking to an NFL team, school principals, or leaders of world class organizations such as Pepperidge Farm, Citizens Bank, and Northwestern Mutual my message is the same: If ...
