Mary Key, Ph.D. Having a clear and compelling mission that answers the question, “What are we here to do?” is essential to achieving extraordina...
Wishing Is the First Step to Dreams Come True
I recently took this picture of the “wishing tree” at Selby Gardens in Sarasota, FL. Each year over the holidays, those attending these beautiful ...
Holding Opposing Views Can Make Your Dreams Come True
Evolved humans can hold two opposing thoughts – or what sometimes seem to be conflicting concepts. The definition of “intention” and “commitme...
Toss out old habits – it will change your life!
Are you holding onto limiting ways of thinking, being right or relationships that drain you? It’s time to rethink them and put your bias under a mic...
Powerful Tips on Leading in Uncertain Times
I belong to the Society of International Business Fellows (SIBF) and attended the annual conference virtually this year. We had a great line-up of spe...
Do What You Love – The Rest Will Follow
It’s easy to let life happen and dampen our dreams. For many, it’s even harder to dream at all now because of the uncertainty of what will happen ...
Clarifying Your Values Now – Have they changed?
Values are your core set of guiding principles, a statement of what is so important to you that it cannot be compromised for material gain. The key qu...
Achieving Goals Made Easier – What are your habits?
Make things easier and achieve your goals. Fresh off the New Year and entering the new decade, resolutions and goals abound. Before you start that 30 ...
2020 – Not just a year, but a decade – Are you ready?
The turn of a year usually stimulates us to reflect on the past year and think about what the upcoming year might look like. This year is a big deal s...
Reminder: The Challenge is to be both Efficient and Effective
The very thing that helps us be more efficient can stop us from being more effective. Management guru, Peter Drucker, used to ask groups, “If you ha...
Being Brave is Tough but Essential – in Leading and in Life
“We need braver leaders and more courageous cultures,” author of Dare to Lead, Brene Brown concludes. Brown has amassed an impressive data base of...