Innovation

Innovation

How do we innovate?  How do we think outside of the box?  Ideas are the life blood of growing organizations or new organizations, but what ideas and how do we get there? In order to be receptive to ideas you must be open to the idea that either you can come up with...
Just Ask

Just Ask

What’s the worst that can happen? “No I can’t do that.”  “How do you know?  Did you ask?” “Oh no, I can’t ask.”  “What if they say no?” Is this a conversation that goes on in your mind?   Last week I was at the beach with a friend.  Her condo was pool side not...
We Never Make Mistakes!

We Never Make Mistakes!

We never make mistakes, of course we never do.  What if we are not perfect? What if we admitted we made a mistake?  We can’t do that it’s not allowed! I don’t know how many times we hear this; we still have this thought that we are different, we can’t make mistakes,...
Do You Know How Unique You Really Are?

Do You Know How Unique You Really Are?

It’s Tuesday morning and you’re reading my blog article just like you do every Tuesday morning.  As you read this morning’s blog post I’d like you to reflect on how unique you are and how no one can do what you’re doing the way that you’re doing it. While we are all...
A Company of Me’s

A Company of Me’s

There is a tendency for us to like others who are like us. While there is nothing wrong with that, it does have a tendency to narrow our thinking and our behaviors.  We keep doing more of what we like and what our friends and associates like and soon we find we’re...