“EDIT YOUR LIFE FREQUENTLY
AND RUTHLESSLY.
AFTER ALL, IT’S YOUR
MASTERPIECE!
                                      -Nathan W. Morris

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EXERCISE YOUR MIND!

TRY SOMETHING NEW. 

CREATIVITY CAN LEAD YOU TO PLACES

YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD GO

 

I think we are all well-aware of the importance of regular exercise and the role it plays in helping us to maintain and improve our overall health, both physical and mental. Recent data released by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) indicates that our awareness is not translating to activity.  In 2008 the US Department of Health and Human Services issued guidelines recommending people pursue muscle strength training activities twice weekly with either moderate or vigorous-intensity aerobic activity for at least 75 minutes per week. …

The value of failure is under-rated!  Granted there are certainly times and places that failure is not an option, but in the grand scheme of life, isn’t it the hard times, the times we get knocked down and must get back up that make the good times better?  Failure is a wonderful teacher!  In fact, did you know that:

• Thomas Edison failed 1,000 time in his quest to invent the light bulb.
• Henry Ford failed and went broke five times before successfully founding Ford Motor Co.

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My inspiration for this post grew from the activities of the past week, during which my wife and I had the opportunity to babysit two of the Wolfpups) for a few days.  While we made them breakfast on Friday morning, they were watching a PBS program entitled,  “The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That”.  The episode considers the footprints of animals, and challenges identification through a comparison of sizes and shoes.  At one point in the program the Cat in the Hat remarks, “Your footprint is the impression you make.”…

By enriching the lives of others and helping them to become better leaders, we enhance their abilities to build better organizations that will help create a more just and caring world. This is the basis of the “Servant Leadership” model that guides what I do on a daily basis and serves as the philosophy from which I work with others.  One of the things I have learned over the years is that in our desire to serve and help others we cannot lose sight of caring for ourselves.…