Your leader nominates you to join a project workgroup. You volunteer with a group at your local charity. You choose to join a committee at your kid’s school. In any team you join, when you look across the table, what type of team members are you hoping you get to work with? What attributes would…
I recently was reading a book by Anthony Bourdain and his trip around the world searching for the perfect meal. As his travels took him to England, Anthony took time highlighting one of his favorite chefs, Gordon Ramsey. If you haven’t watched Gordon in one of the many TV shows he appears in, it’s common…
We hear plenty of gimmicks – become rich in these 3 easy steps or lose 20 lbs. with this easy diet. There are always quick and “easy” methods thrown at you for your quick turnaround to your better self. The issue becomes these quick fixes are also quick to fade away. If you’re looking for…
We’re in negotiations constantly throughout the day. Getting the kids ready for school. Talking to the contractor on the home improvement project. Meetings at work. The most impactful negotiation, however, happens in silence. It’s the negotiation your mind goes through when faced with a fork in the road – do the hard thing you know…
A couple of weeks ago at the park by our house, our friends’ daughter put on a bake sale. All donations at the bake sale would go directly to their favorite charity, Animal Rescue League. This prompted our kids’ curiosity on the idea of fundraising for a charity. While my wife and I have our…
In April, nine 7-year-olds first joined forces for what would develop into possibly the greatest Orioles baseball team of all time. While the second part of that comment may be significantly exaggerated, our Orioles Little League team wrapped up our baseball season this week on a fun and lesson-filled journey. To reflect on day 1…
As a little kid, the Magic 8-ball was a prized possession. It represented in our minds a prediction into the future. 20 possible answers that would determine if Santa was getting me the gift I wanted this Christmas, whether I was going to dominate my test in school, or I’m sure the most asked question,…
Life throws us challenges constantly. Some challenges provide ant hills to get over while others present mountains to conquer. I want to share a quick story about a man that’s faced an enormous mountain for decades and the lessons I’ve learned as an observer. Over 20 years ago, something became very different in this man’s…
Who do you picture when you think of a CEO? A computer programmer? Construction worker? Our minds have such an extensive amount to process that human nature kicks in and we try to simplify what’s happening. We take prior situations and attempt to apply them to current situations. Our mind often wants to convert the…
My wife and I recently had friends go through every parents’ nightmare, the loss of a child. Why would such a wonderful 8-year-old be taken from this amazing family so early? I can’t rationalize it. I can’t make sense of it. As we spent time with our friends, I noticed how often they would check…