“Patience isn’t naive. It doesn’t ignore misbehavior. It waits. It listens. It’s slow to boil.” – Max Lucado Patience is a virtue worth cultivating. So often we respond to frustrating things with impatient words and actions. Impatience frequently causes us to move to premature solutions or half-baked plans. Or maybe it forces you to quit too soon. Patience allows for many things: More options as you stop to consider. More learning as you try different

What are you doing to make a difference? Do you intend to make a difference? On your way to work today, were you thinking about how you could make a difference? Making a difference is a choice. You can plan the difference you intend to make. It can be a project you are starting or completing. It can be a skill you are practicing to improve. It can be a teammate you are training or

I once heard a guy say that his company focuses on a Five F balance. Faith – cultivating a spiritual life.  A way to keep centered in our fast-moving world. Family – giving your family the priority they deserve. Finance – having a meaningful work life that provides for the necessities in life. Fitness – caring for your body in a healthy fashion so you can pursue life with the necessary energy. Fun – stopping to “smell the

Neil Pasricha is a guy from Canada. His parents were immigrants from India. He had a good life, as his parents raised him in an environment unlike their own, which was one of stark poverty. He enjoyed middle class status in North America that included birthday parties and McDonald’s hamburgers. Over time, he got an education. He got married. He was living the life. Then, things turned bad for him in 2008-2009. His wife told