“It’s always the darkest,
Just before the dawn.”– Anonymous
I don’t think so, actually I believe it is sometime around two in the morning depending on the phase of the moon and the time of year. Okay, okay, I know it’s a metaphor designed to give people hope in their darkest hours, but it’s horrible. Those moments just before dawn are actually breathtaking. They are not dark, they are beautiful and inspiring.
Thursday morning we needed to leave early to babysit the Wolfpups. …
“My definition of success: When your core values and self-concept are in harmony with your daily actions and behaviors.”
—John Spence
I’m currently working with the leadership team of an organization that is investing time to revisit its core values and mission. At our first session, I drew upon the work of Collins and Poras (Built to Last) which identifies an organization’s core values as the guiding principles for behaviors and decisions which, over time, will serve to preserve its essence and foster endurance and success. …
“A person can change his future
by merely changing his attitude.”-Earl Nightingale
A number of years ago I attended a seminar presented by Richard Schell, a professor at Penn’s Wharton School of Business. Following his presentation, I had the opportunity to speak with him informally. We shared life stories, our “takes” on current events, and pictures of our children and grandchildren. He made one comment in particular that struck me; “Rick, I believe we both have come to understand what success and happiness are at 65.
I shall be telling this with a sigh
Somewhere ages and ages hence:
Two roads diverged in a wood, and I—
I took the one less traveled by,
And that has made all the difference.
– Robert Frost
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“That person is a success who has left the world
better than they found it; who looked for the best in
others and gave the best they had”
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