Embrace Failure!
We often spend our lives trying to avoid failure. On the surface that makes sense, failure hurts. It can be the source of much pain and frustration. On the other hand, it is also the source of all learning and progress. Think about anything you are good...
The world can be a crazy place.
Many times, we are taught something our whole lives that just is not true.
For example, most of us were raised with the unfortunate belief that the blessings of the world, things like money, talent, love, and joy are limited resources.
Many...
Do we display good traits? When people look at us what do they see? As my friend, Brandon Johnson, would ask, “What kind of energy are we putting out to the world?” Are we making it better or worse? Are people happy we are here because we contribute to the...
One of the biggest challenges facing any business is to decide what you are and what you represent. What do you stand for? How do you distinguish yourself from the competition? What makes your business unique and different?
Deciding on your values and your ...
We all have something we want to achieve in life. You would not be reading this if that were untrue. We see proof of this daily here at Living Every Minute, as we cross paths with so many amazing people, all with different dreams and intentions.
Fascinatingly, regardless of...
In the Lord’s Prayer, the fourth stanza says, “forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.”
Three verses later the Lord says,
“For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you. But...
Which people are most valuable to your workplace? Of course, every person on your team is important. But all successful organizations have at least one person who everyone knows as a difference maker.
When things go wrong, this is the person you turn to for advice, insight, and solutions. ...
Never take a goose to a duck contest. That’s some good advice right there! But seriously, how many times in your life have you tried to “fix” someone that just cannot be “fixed?” Are they doing what they are supposed to be doing?
“There are two types of people, anchors and motors.
You want to lose the anchors and get with the motors
because the motors
are going somewhere and they’re having more fun.
The anchors will just drag you down.”
– Robert Wyland
It doesn’t take long....
There are a lot of great business books out there. I have read many of them.
So, it may surprise you what I consider to be the best business book of all time.
It’s not found in the business section of bookstores or libraries.
Business schools don’t use it.
Guiding team members is a fine balance between deciding what I am responsible for and figuring out what they are responsible for. Additionally, when I’m training company leaders, it’s important they understand what their responsibilities are and what my expectations of them are. I...
The fact is we will fail at way more things than we succeed at. It is the nature of life. We try something, it doesn’t work. We try it a different way and it doesn’t work. We keep trying until we succeed, or we move on to the new thing. That is how life is. The difference...
