Do you love football season? I do. I had a great football weekend. Our local high school upset a local powerhouse with a last minute field goal. We hadn’t beaten that rival since 1959. My Florida Gators upset the 3rd rank Ole Miss Rebels 38-10. The games was at night and the crowd, fueled by a whole day of tailgating, was as loud as any I’ve seen. Few expected a Gator win. None expected the
This remains a favorite list of mine. It was composed by a German philosopher Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. “Nine keys to contentment: 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
Despite what you may read and see, everyone experiences disappointment. There’s no avoiding it. You win some and lose some. Health changes. You fall short on goals. Circumstances conspire to prevent desired outcomes. An article in Psychology Today by Dr. Melanie Greenberg described strategies for overcoming setbacks. I jotted down some thoughts about her guidance. Face the truth. Every disappointment deserves assessment. Some get stuck at extremes. They ignore or avoid the truth of a
“I am who I am today, because of the choices I made yesterday.” -Eleanor Roosevelt Do you find that statement true? Did you initiate something yesterday which is going to make a difference in your future? Initiating change intentionally is “happening to the world”. You choose to create relationships. You choose to sever relationships. You choose to read a book or to change your television habits. You endeavor to take on more healthy lifestyle habits
“The difference between reading and studying is intensity, focus, and a willingness to act on what you have learned.” -Jeff Gitomer Gitomer is a sales trainer. His comment reminded me of a conversation I had recently with a friend. He had taken on new responsibilities at work and expressed frustrations about how hard it was to get up to speed. He described it as overwhelming. We probed a bit at his process. He was putting
In his book “The Road to Character”, David Brooks offered up an interesting contrast. He notes that as we live our lives, we do so with “resume” values and “eulogy” values. As you might imagine, “resume” values are oriented toward achieving success in the world. Wealth accumulated. Titles and positions achieved. Success in developing job skills. “Eulogy” values are oriented around the things one might hear at a funeral. They contrast with “worldly” success by
David Letterman retires Wednesday night from his gig on late night television. In anticipation of the departure, he is being profiled and interviewed by many. I saw him on CBS with Jane Pauley. Retiring from daily television is a major change. Letterman says he finds major change “paralyzingly terrifying”. “But, in every case, after I’ve found my way through to the other side, the awards have been beyond comprehension.” Letterman is not the only person
I’m looking for pallets on my trip to France and you don’t see many. Here’s what you notice. The infrastructure in the cities were created in the 1500’s. Thus, the streets are narrow and the cars are small. Modern stores are jammed into ancient buildings and the space we see in America is not available. So, deliveries are made in smaller trucks designed to navigate the limited areas designed to serve the smaller spaces. I
I’ve watched a Ted Talk by psychologist Shawn Achor called “The Happy Secret to Better Work”. Since I want to work better and want you to do so as well, I paid attention. He makes a number of assertions: Positive people perform better at work than negative people. But, an outsider can’t take objective assessments and measure if you are positive. In other words, you can be very productive at work, but that doesn’t mean
Our annual basketball March Madness comes to an end with IT specialist Chris A. claiming first prize. Chris was able to select all of the Final Eight in the contest and prevailed by selecting the ultimate winner Duke. I think it is worth noting that three of the top eight finishers all reside in the corporate IT department. Makes you wonder if they were running some special computer algorithm to come up with the right
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“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
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
“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
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