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Extra Points: Eye of the Tiger
For a period of about 10 years, Tiger Woods was the best golfer in the world. Arguably, he was the best athlete in the world. He was dominant; to the point of being super human in his play and stoic personality. And then came the fall. Both personal and physical...
Taming CEO Frenzy
My April column for the Kitsap Sun... Have you ever been in a hurry to get to a meeting and couldn’t find a place to park? You’re already running a little bit late because of being delayed at your office. The parking lot is full. You find a compact spot (for your...
Extra Points: Exit Plan
I’m doing an inordinate amount of air travel over the next six weeks. It often comes in chunks and I’m in a chunk! It’s interesting that most people ignore the safety information given by flight attendants prior to departure. Most of us have flown enough to know the...
Extra Points: What You Keep
You may have noted the change in the format of this newsletter. I’ve made a change to a different provider. It’s part of a process I began last year to really examine my business costs. I realized that I was paying a premium price for a service I wasn’t nearly coming...
Extra Points: Unhealthy Perfectionism
I get the opportunity to meet a lot of high school and college students in my work through Rotary. At a recent event, the discussion about academics and grades came up. One of the students - a college aged young man - was unhappy about receiving a B+ in a class that...
Extra Points: Free Throws
There was a study done done about 10 years ago about what the deciding factors in NCAA college basketball games decided by less than five points were. The top three in order were: Free throw shooting, rebounding, and turnovers. I was a little surprised because as a...
21 Days to Remarkable Results!
[youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tC6p5jQ6RbI&w=560&h=315] The majority of my advisory work is on helping clients make changes. The changes may be skill-based, mindset-based, business or personal. In the end, they are working on creating a better...
Extra Points: New Blood
Last week was wonderful as the newest member of my family was born. Our granddaughter made her grand entrance on Tuesday and I met her for the first time the next day. It's one of those special moments you always remember. Barb and I were at my daughter and...
Extra Points: The Language of Business
In business, you must be multi-lingual. I don’t mean actual languages as we know them, however that never hurts. Every industry has its own language. They are rife with acronyms, jargon, idioms, and slang. Everyone on the “inside” seems to understand, and “outsiders”...
