1. I’ve finally realized… I alone am responsible for my actions, regardless of how I feel. 2. I’ve finally realized… That trust takes years to build, and only a few seconds to destroy. 3. I’ve finally realized… Regardless of how long you’ve been friends with a person, they are going to hurt you at one point or another, so you might as well forgive them. 4. I’ve finally realized… People count more than things. 5. I’ve finally realized… The importance of never substituting

When I was a kid, it seemed like I never had enough time to get my chores and homework done when I needed to. No matter how many hours were in the day, I always seemed to end up with only an hour or two to get my homework done. That wasn’t the case when hunting season came around. I knew that my dad wouldn’t take me hunting if I didn’t have my homework done, so I mapped out a schedule to get everything done with plenty of time to spare. Today, I’ve learned that time managemen

Parables and stories have a lot to teach us. When I was a child, parables were one of the foremost ways I learned from my grandparents. I remember sitting wide eyed and listening to them for hours tell stories of their life and how those events profoundly impacted them. As a business coach, I’ve come across numerous parables that offer value and insight beyond anything I could single-handedly come up with. One such parable is the parable of Brother Juan. An old Spanish legend

As a consultant, I am always on the lookout for simplistic business solutions. I recently came across an article where the author introduced a seriously simple, yet powerful idea. That idea is Alan Weiss’ “One percent Solution”. The idea goes like this: If you want to improve your business or leadership skills, all you need to do is work on improving them by 1 percent each day, and within 70 days you will have improved your skillset by 100 percent. From a mathematics standpoi