I watch Charlie Rose on PBS. He has a wide range of guests – business, politics, arts, sports – you name it. Since I travel a good bit, I record the shows and catch up as I can. Recently, I watched two shows. One guest was Sean Foley, who coaches golfing great Tiger Woods. Another guest was Alan Greenspan, the former head of the Federal Reserve. During the interview, Foley was talking about how Woods
Do you quit too soon? It isn’t an easy question, when to quit. There are no simple rules. But, it occurs to me, when you analyze almost any achievement that you admire, the main characters didn’t quit when many others would have. Pretty simple. People quit to avoid pain. When a situation gets painful and frustrating and quitting it will provide immediate relief, quitting is what many will do. Granted, quitting can be a wise
Our colleagues in Maine are celebrating the World Championship after the Boston Red Sox won the Major League Baseball World Series last night. Step in to any restaurant in Maine during baseball season, you will find the Red Sox on the TV and every local eye following the progress. If you don’t follow baseball, you aren’t aware that Boston was one of the worst teams in the major leagues last year. They fired the manager,
Gale O’Quinn handles accounts receivable for us in Hazlehurst. A long time ago, one of our very large customers skipped an invoice. The customer keyed in a wrong number and the massive system that pays the checks couldn’t match up our invoice to the wrong number. What should have been a simple fix, got rerouted into a big ordeal. Finding someone in the massive company who would acknowledge the mistake and pay us took much
Tristan Thompson is a basketball player for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He is in the midst of a change that’s never been done before in professional basketball. A natural left hander, he has always shot with his left hand. Only problem is that he rarely made a shot. His value was as a rebounder and a defender. He’s 6’9″, so he can dunk. But, put him more than five feet away from the basket, you didn’t
Tomorrow PalletOne is 12 years old. We have lived through the aftermath of 9/11. We have lived through a European default. We have lived through the toughest economic period in America since the Great Depression. Despite those obstacles (as well as others that you realize), we have grown and have gotten stronger. We are held in high regard by customers and by suppliers. We are respected by our competitors as formidable forces. I am very
“Happiness does not come with happenings. Happiness comes with habits.” – Rick Warren I heard this in a recent speech and it resonated with my experience and with what I have observed. As a younger man, I would place great weight on certain material achievements and accomplishments. Then, as I accomplished them (a happening), I noticed how quickly the pleasure of the accomplishment would evaporate. As life seasons me, I find myself getting satisfaction from
Matt Hudson, a friend of mine attending a leadership conference, tweeted this quote: “The worst thing you can die with is potential.” – Henry Cloud Dr. Cloud is one of my favorite authors. His book, Necessary Endings, describing the role of cycles and pruning in life, is one of the best books I’ve read this year. His quote today resonated with me. Rare is the individual who doesn’t have regrets about talent squandered and opportunities
Inspirational writer Bruce Van Horn tweeted this recently: “Did you wake up this morning wondering what this day will bring? Instead, decide what you will bring to this day! Happen to your life!” Reminded me of one of my chief ambitions: PalletOne leaders happen to the world! To have a mindset that you can enter a situation and make a difference through your contributions and participation is living with power. That isn’t an arrogant attitude.
The baseball team I follow, the Tampa Bay Rays, is involved in a race to make the playoffs in Major League Baseball. Every night they are in a “must win” situation. They have several teams trying to overtake them. The competition raises the urgency. I can’t wait to see the results. It’s so much more engaging when things have meaning. Most of the people in America report that they aren’t interested in their work because
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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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