Where’s your attitude today? I copied this tweet from speaker and author Jon Gordon: 3 simple positive ways to start the day: Think something positive Read something positive Do something positive for someone else If you are in a negative frame of mind, you have the ability to change it. What keeps you waiting?
PalletOne leaders happen to the world rather than let the world happen to them. To be sure, there are many things out of our control. You can make a long list. A few years ago, there were a lot of things going on that made me feel like I had no control. The conditions were causing business to be difficult. The challenges were severe. One day I was confiding to a colleague: “Things are really
In his book “Toughness,” Jay Bilas talked about playing basketball at Duke under legendary coach Mike Krzyzewski. Bilas said a major toughness tenet for the team was “next play.” The concept is simple. The game is made of a long string of plays. As soon as one is completed, the next one is up. According to Coach K, the “tough” team and “tough” players have a unique capacity to focus on the play at hand
Read this list recently. It was composed by a German philosopher Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe. They were too good not to share. Nine keys to contentment: 1. Health enough to make work a pleasure. 2. Wealth enough to support your needs. 3. Strength enough to battle with difficulties and overcome them. 4. Grace enough to confess your sins and forsake them. 5. Patience enough to toil until some good is accomplished. 6. Charity enough to
I pay attention to trends. When a word or idea pops up a couple of times, I take notice. Our IT Pro in North Carolina, Kenny Reavis, sent me this quote: “As a manager, you play a critical part in either perpetuating mediocrity or helping your team break free in pursuit of extraordinary.” – Art Petty, executive coach Mediocrity is a dirty word. If you are in a mediocre state, the chances are great that
A friend of mine, Valerie Marion, who is a sales leader in her organization, shared the following thought on Twitter. It said simply: “Strength to try anything, talent to succeed, courage enough to fail, wisdom to learn, and resilience to bounce…” Pretty much covers the gamut of achievement, doesn’t it? Try. Put your talent to work. Don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t work out because failing isn’t fatal. Just learn from it. Get up again
A friend of mine, Tamela Lewis, shared this quote recently: “Knowing without doing is like putting food into your oven to bake and not turning it on.” In a book called The Knowing-Doing Gap by Jeffrey Pfeffer and Robert Sutton, it is said that the biggest difference between companies that succeed and those that don’t are that successful ones do what they know. They did a good bit of research about it. What they found
Ken Blanchard is among the most prolific and profound leadership authors around. I was reading one of his company blogs yesterday. It discussed the two things your boss should never have to ask from you: effort and attitude. Author Randy Conley notes that the effort you give and the attitude you have are completely in your control. It is a matter of character to choose to give great effort and to have a good attitude.
Jack Nicklaus believes in “happening to the world.” The Masters, one of the premier golf tournaments in the world, is played this week. Jack Nicklaus, thought by many to be the best who ever played golf, was interviewed by journalist Charlie Rose. Nicklaus was asked what his competitive strategy was: “I play the course and I play ‘me.’ I can’t control what other players do. I can only play the course.” “So, I have to
“A person’s difference can change the world, but only if they gather the courage to use it.” – Andy Andrews, author and speaker When I read this quote, it reminded me of a leadership course we taught years ago. One of the themes was: “PalletOne leaders happen to the world.” The essence of the message was that there are two types of people: people who let the world’s circumstances dictate what they do in a
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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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