Category: Monday Motivator

Listen to an audio version of this message.“We’re all self made. But we all had help.Whatever success, growth or enlightenment you may have experienced in this life happened because someone helped you. The school you attended was built by someone else who cared enough about future generations to want them to have the opportunity to…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“What happens in Vegas stays on YouTube. ~Erik QualmanHere is a tweet that a young woman posted on Twitter this past weekend.“Everyone booing Obama at spartan stadium was one of the best things that has ever happened.”Her political point of view is her own and she has the right…

Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim: “When you decide to connect your brand with a high performance organization, you had better act the part.”One of the perks of my job is that I occasionally get to travel with Sparty. Only 42 individuals have ever looked at the world through Sparty’s eyes. And…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Far and away the best prize that life offers is the chance to work hard at work worth doing.” ~Theodore RooseveltThis is what we celebrate on Labor Day, that American Work Ethic that defined our finest hours and made us the envy of the world. Repressed peoples came…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“You are here to make a difference, to either improve the world or worsen it. And whether or not you consciously choose to, you will accomplish one or the other.” ~ Richelle E. GoodrichMy fellow broadcasting enthusiast and MSU roommate, Steve Schram stood before a group of students in…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Comedy is acting out optimism” ~ Robin WilliamsAll of us who were Robin Williams fans will remember our reaction when we first heard the news. Disbelief. Anger. Sadness. Confusion.There were those who called the act, “selfish”. A Fox News commentator alluded to cowardice (he has since expressed regret…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Care about the outcome.” It had taken weeks to orchestrate the call. Five participants from various silos within the corporation were on the line to hear my pitch for a sponsorship opportunity with our alumni association. I asked the question I always ask at the start of these conversations.”Tell…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“True friendship is the greatest gift you can give. “The box was the square, brown, cardboard variety that regularly hatches small bits of electronics, pottery tools and paperbacks at our house. On top was an envelope that said, “Open this second.”Colleen had the conspiratorial look in her eye that…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Free your mind from seeing yourself as you are, so you can see you might become”You could see it in the eyes of everyone in attendance at the conference. The business was changing. Traditional revenue streams could no longer be counted upon. Speakers were saying that the very existence of…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“By fixating on the end product, I’d gone blind to the beauty of becoming” ~ Beth KephartIt was a proud moment… watching my friend Leigh Graves Wolf defend her dissertation. That’s the last hurdle you clear before you earn your doctorate. Her passions parallel mine: technology, teaching and…