Team

  “A team is not a group of people who work together. A team is a group of people who trust each other.” – Simon Sinek I sometimes see teams and work groups focus on annual “team building exercises”. The building of a quality team doesn’t happen because you set aside a few hours once […] More

Strength

  “You never know how strong you are, until being strong is your only choice.” ~ Bob Marley Life will present us with challenges, sometimes the challenge can be much more than we thought we were ready for. Take a moment to breathe, refocus, prioritize, and just put one foot in front of the other. […] More

Seek First to Understand

“The less you respond to rude, critical, argumentative people…the more peaceful your life will become.” ~Mandy Hale We can not control the thoughts and words of others, but we can control how we chose to respond. Seek first to understand that the other person may be struggling or in pain themselves and you were simply […] More

The Highest Aim of a Captain

  “If the highest aim of a captain were to preserve his ship, he would keep it in port forever.” ~Thomas Aquinas What do you want more of- time, prosperity, respect, balance? There is always a risk of something going wrong; a bad hire, a market that flounders, a product that flops, a market failure. […] More

The Storm

Fate whispers to the warrior, “You cannot withstand the storm” and the warrior whispers back “I am the storm.” ~Unknown We all know someone fighting a “storm”. I admire those that fight with such perseverance, optimism, and strength that their strength and resilience becomes all you see. You no longer see the thunder and lightning […] More

Simplification

“When things are not adding up in your life-start subtracting!” ~Anonymous As our company has grown and we have added more and more opportunities, sometimes it feels like I am spinning out of control and into space. I have been reevaluating my interactions to focus more on quality rather than quantity, because it seemed something […] More

On Civic Engagement and Positive Change

“If you hold an anti-war rally, I shall not attend. But if you hold a Pro-Peace rally invite me.” ~ Mother Teresa In the current political climate, I felt I should pivot slightly on my monthly “Nugget.” So, here goes… If you would like to march or speak out – please do so in support […] More

Achievement

“The harder you work for something, the greater you’ll feel when you achieve it.” I found that my feeling of reward is very closely tied to my effort. Sometimes I don’t always appreciate a “big” win that was easier than expected. I see the same in my children. Hard works makes the reward more meaningful […] More

Gratitude

“As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.” – John F. Kennedy Sometimes I fall short in expressing gratitude to those I appreciate. I think I show it, but I know that I do not say the words often enough. […] More

Thanksgiving

“It is not happy people who are thankful; it’s thankful people who are happy!” Don’t wait until the 4th Thursday in November to be Thankful. The more gratitude you express, the more you will see. I am thankful for the support and love of my family, the energy from the team I work with, the […] More