For the past couple of blogs, I’ve been writing about the three-step process of creating a compelling personal vision. We’ve explored the first step: writing your life purpose. My last blog showed how to complete the second step: envisioning your picture of the future. This week I’ll explain the third and final part of creating […]
Your Personal Picture of the Future
There are three parts to a compelling personal vision: your life purpose, your picture of the future, and your values. In my last blog post, I detailed a four-step process to help you write your personal life purpose statement. The second part of creating a compelling personal vision is to come up with your personal […]
Writing Your Personal Life Purpose
It’s so easy to get caught up in our cell phones, emails, and deadlines that we often forget to step back and look at the big picture. So, as you read this, pause and ask yourself these questions: • Why am I here? • What do I really want to be in the world? • […]
Relationships Need All the HELP They Can Get
It’s summer—the peak season for weddings, so I hear! I’ve had the honor and privilege of officiating several weddings over the past ten or twelve years, and every couple I’ve married has been excited and hopeful about their future. Realistically, though, we all know there is real work involved on both sides if two people […]
3 Simple Ways to Master Learning and Make Things Happen
Years ago, a dear friend of mine asked me what my biggest disappointment was with my career. That thoughtful question motivated some real self-reflection. I realized that what bothered me most was that my work was not having lasting impact. While my books were widely read, many people were not following through on the concepts […]
3 Mindsets to Brighten Your Day
I’ve talked a number of times about Norman Vincent Peale and the positive impact he had on my life. I love this quote from him that I often read for inspiration as I enter my day: “We are here to be excited from youth to old age—to have an insatiable curiosity about the world. Aldous […]
Don’t Be Afraid to Call an Audible
If there’s one thing leaders can count on, it’s that you can’t count on things to stay the same. You get a game plan and then all of a sudden, circumstances change—your plan will no longer work. That’s when you’ve got to do what my friend, retired Miami Dolphins coach Don Shula, refers to as […]
Memorial Day Remembrances
This past Monday was Memorial Day—a federal holiday in the United States designed for remembering and honoring those who have died in the service of our country. Memorial Day weekend was always an important time of remembrance for my father, who served in the U.S. Navy. During World War II he led a group of […]
A Message from an Associate
On my 80th birthday this month, I left the company a morning email message—as I’ve done almost every day for more than 20 years—sharing my thoughts about entering my ninth decade. Some people have asked me if it’s a burden to come up with a morning message every day. It really isn’t, because it keeps me […]
Servant Leadership in the Midst of Tragedy
Several members from our church, including a friend of mine, recently traveled to the Holy Land. Before they left, my friend received well wishes from his friend, a rabbi at Chabad of Poway synagogue. “He gave us special blessings for a safe journey. Many people worried about our safety while we were in Israel and […]
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