On Leadership

“A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit.” – Arnold H. Glasgow Being a leader is easy when everything is going well. When something goes wrong a good leader takes responsibility for the problem. Great leaders learn from their own mistakes […] More

Win or Learn

“I never lose. I either win, or learn.” ~ Nelson Mandela When we first started Retirement Connection in 2008 in Portland, things were tougher than we expected- living in a new city with a struggling economy. We did not hit all our goals and it definitely was not as smooth as we planned. However, I […] More

In Memory of Pat Summitt

”You can't always be the strongest or most talented or most gifted person in the room, but you can be the most competitive.” ~ Pat Summitt (University of Tn Lady Vols Coach passed away at age 64 from younger-onset Alzheimer's Disease) More

It only counts when it hurts…

"I don’t count my sit-ups; I only start counting when it starts hurting because they’re the only ones that count." ~ Muhammad Ali More

A smile can be an opportunity…

"Learn to smile at every situation. See it as an opportunity to test your strength and ability."~ Joe Brown More

Creativity and Innovation

"Creativity takes courage." ~ Henri Matisse More

Pessimist, Optimist, Leader…

"The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails." ~ John Maxwell More

Teamwork

"I've never scored a goal in my life without getting a pass from someone else." ~ Abby Wambach More

Perseverance

"Anyone can give up, it's the easiest thing in the world to do. But to hold it together when everyone else would understand if you fell apart, that's true strength." ~ Zig Ziglar More

On Mentoring

"Mentors have a way of seeing more of our faults than we would like. It's the only way we grow.” ~ Padmé Amidala, Star Wars: Episode 2 (Written by George Lucas) More