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Are You Always Looking For Ways To Get Things Done?

“In order to be a winner, you have to look for ways of getting things done and not for reasons why things can’t be done. People who live with excuses have things that can’t be done hovering around them all the time”. Mike Krzyzewski, Hall of Fame basketball coach This is a “happening to the world” statement. What needs to be done? What can be done? How do we change things to make this better?

Howe Q. Wallace November 1, 2018

LEAD WHERE YOU STAND…

“Leadership is not about a title or a designation. It’s about impact, influence and inspiration. Impact involves getting results, influence is about spreading the passion you have for your work, and you have to inspire teammates.” Many words have been used to describe leadership and leaders. Manu Ginobli had a long career as a basketball player with the San Antonio Spurs. He was a key player on a number of championship teams. One of his

Howe Q. Wallace August 31, 2018

INSPIRING OUR TEAMMATES…

Howe Q. Wallace August 30, 2018

McCain Tribute: Count our blessings…

Sometimes it takes an event to remind us of our blessings. John McCain’s death was one of those events for me. When he announced his run for the presidency in 2008, he said this: “Since I owe this country much more than she owes me, I’m announcing my candidacy for the presidency of the United States.” It’s easy to get caught up in what’s wrong with the United States. It’s popular to ruminate about it.

Howe Q. Wallace August 27, 2018

SELF-DISCIPLINE

Season three has been featured three sessions describing the way football coach Nick Saban runs the University of Alabama football program. It features a few coaches, players and sportscasters describing insights into the success the program has experienced. I think this is really good if you are a sports fan and will offer insights into how to lead things if you aren’t a sports fan. I recommend it. Here’s a nugget from the broadcast. ESPN

Howe Q. Wallace August 15, 2018

KEYS TO CONTENTMENT…

These keys to contentment always remain true: Health enough to make work a pleasure. Wealth enough to support your needs. Strength enough to battle with difficulties and overcome them. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. Charity enough to see some good in your neighbors. Love enough to move you to be useful and helpful to others. Faith enough to make real things of

Howe Q. Wallace August 14, 2018

WHAT ASSUMPTIONS IN YOUR LIFE REMAIN UNTESTED?

I have a place I drive to visit routinely. I go there two to three times a week. Maybe 10 years or so. The first time I went I was given directions. I’ve followed that path ever since. Today I tried a different way. It was three tenths of a mile shorter. Straighter path. Fewer curves. Quicker way. I feel a little silly telling the story. I calculate I’ve driven about 1,000 miles farther and

Howe Q. Wallace August 6, 2018

IF YOU BELIEVE YOU CAN DO SOMETHING TO IMPROVE THINGS, YOU USUALLY CAN

“The realist sees reality as concrete. The optimist sees reality as clay.” — Robert Brault “PalletOne leaders happen to the world” Here’s what I mean by this statement: We aren’t in charge of the circumstances we face. Stuff happens. Sometimes it is bad stuff. When stuff happens, we control what we think about it. We control what we do about it. So, that brings us to the quote:Do you see the circumstances you face as set

Howe Q. Wallace July 31, 2018

Criticism Inhibits The Ability To Listen And To Compromise

John Baldoni shared a story about U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley who gave a speech to a group of student leaders about civility. Civility is a topic that is more common these days. More and more people deplore the animosity that is apparent in the media these days. Haley noted in her speech that people have moved toward criticism and away from persuasion. Her point is that criticism inhibits the ability to

Howe Q. Wallace July 26, 2018

ARE YOU IN THE MIDST OF PURSUING A GOAL?

I never heard of Sgt. Jake Wood until I watched the ESPYs last night. Wood received the Pat Tillman Award for Service. Tillman was a successful pro athlete who retired to join the military in the wake of 911 and was killed in action. In honor of his heroism ESPN honors an outstanding athlete who had served the community. Wood, who was a four year letterman at the University of Wisconsin, also was inspired by

Howe Q. Wallace July 19, 2018

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THE JUICE IS WORTH THE SQUEEZE

“Everything you want is on the other side of ‘hard’.” – CJ McCollum, NBA player McCollum is a story of overachievement. He was undersized. Played college basketball at a non-descript school. Was a long shot to be an NBA player but worked his way to being a first-round draft pick and was a solid star in his 10th year in the league. I heard him describe his approach to the game and his development on a podcast called

Howe Q. Wallace March 25, 2024

HAPPENING TO THE WORLD – A SATISFYING WAY TO LIVE

PalletOne leaders “happen to the world.” What does that mean? A PalletOne leader is confident. Each situation creates an opportunity for service and contribution. We are talented and put those talents to work. We see those around us as having talent. We seek to unlock it. We realize that we can be called upon to take the initiative to improve things at any moment. We act when the situation calls for it. We inspire through

Howe Q. Wallace March 25, 2024

SUFFERING AND CHALLENGES

“Weep, trust, pray, think, shift, hope, grow. Ways to handle suffering.” – Tim Keller Tim Keller was a preacher from New York City. He passed away in 2023. I followed him on Twitter because he tweeted profound thoughts like the one above. You don’t exit life without tough things happening to you. It’s a fact. None of us are exempt. In specific order, Keller gave us seven verbs to consider when challenged: Weep – It’s

Howe Q. Wallace March 22, 2024