...your motive isn’t to gain a friend or to be wowed by a whimsical story. Instead, you want wisdom, guidance, connection, and to have the time be of value to them as well. But how do you do that?
This weekend I had the opportunity to be part of my wife’s family reunion. The South came to Wisconsin for a wonderful weekend of food, fellowship, and paintball. Yep! The family that shoots each other stays together. No that is not how the expression goes but it worked for us. I learned several things while playing paintball this weekend. First, I am terrible at it. Second, it requires a...
Happy Thanksgiving!
Is it just me or do you also find it hard to believe that we are already at this point where we have Thanksgiving and Christmas literally in front of us?! I normally love these two holidays but HOLY MOLY this year has flown by way too fast. I am officially old because I say that every year now. Well, this blog is something I needed to write because I am not ready...
Lets be real.
No filters.
No BS.
Three Poor Leadership Traits that I have done and really messed up:
Lack of emotional intelligence
Strong passiveness
Being too nice
Lack of emotional intelligence:
Are you able to see how your team views you as a leader?
Are you present when your team needs you?
Are you disappearing at stressful times?...
How have you entered the new year?
Did you create new year resolutions?
Did you create new goals?
Did you pick a word for you to focus on in the new year?
All of these are things I have done to go after 2024.
Why do we think a new year will change our life?
One word…HOPE!
I know one year is only separated by seconds, but it gives me HOPE that...
"Curiosity refers to the recognition, pursuit, and exploration of novel, uncertain, complex, and ambiguous events where there is a feeling of interest and the potential for learning."
“Then, one day, I was driving my little boy to school, and I saw a quote by Walt Whitman; it was painted on the wall there and it said, ‘Be curious, not judgmental.’ I like that.” (Ted throws a dart.)
