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 ...
Energy Hogs
Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork, The Energy Bus | 7 Comments »The numbers don’t lie. Numerous surveys show that 70-80% of employees don’t like their jobs. 42% say they are burned out. Only 15% say they are energized by their jobs. While there are many factors for this, a primary cause ...
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, ...
A Real Joy
Monday, June 2nd, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, The Energy Bus, Work | 7 Comments »Her name is Tanya Walters. She’s a school bus driver in Los Angeles. I met her while speaking in California in February and I call her a real life JOY. Like Joy, the bus driver, in The Energy Bus, Tanya is ...
Failing Forward
Monday, May 26th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, The Energy Bus, Work | 14 Comments »Like most people I have failed more times than I care to remember. I’ve struck out playing baseball, I’ve failed to win the client, I’ve lost the big opportunity at work, I’ve had to close two of my restaurants, I ...
Special - Free Audio Seminar Download
Sunday, April 20th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, The Energy Bus, Work | 1 Comment »Order a copy of The Energy Bus: 10 Rules to Fuel Your Life, Work, and Team with Positive Energy from BarnesAndNoble.com / BN.com before Friday, April 25, 2008 and receive a free audio download from one of my 1-hour live ...
Keep Your Vision Alive
Monday, January 28th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Life, Teamwork, The Energy Bus, Work | 3 Comments »"90% of the game is half mental." -Yogi Berra Here’s a question I bet you’ve never been asked before. At what mile do most people quit a marathon? If you are like me you would probably say the 26th mile. After ...
New Highlight Video
Wednesday, January 9th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Life, Teamwork, The Energy Bus, Video, Work | No Comments »We just published my new highlight video to Youtube. You can watch it below... Would love to know your thoughts.
Jacksonville Jaguars NFL Coach Talks About Positive Energy
Monday, December 31st, 2007 Posted in General, Leadership, Life, Teamwork, The Energy Bus, Work | 1 Comment »Earlier this year I was privileged with the opportunity to share my message of Positive Energy with the Jacksonville Jaguars NFL team (my home town team). The team is having a great year with a winning season and now making ...
Reading Energy Bus to my Daughter
Wednesday, November 7th, 2007 Posted in The Energy Bus | No Comments »My daugher who is 9 recently asked if i would read her Energy Bus at bed time. So each night we have been reading a new chapter. It's been a lot of fun and she says cute things like "Daddy, ...
