Category: Monday Motivator

“The best morale exists when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it’s usually lousy.” ~Dwight D. Eisenhower” I love the art of the “turn around”. This is the challenging process of helping an underperforming organization find its champion’s heart. The first step in any turn around…

Sometimes the greatest opportunity for transformation comes during our darkest moments. When circumstance tries to knock us down, victory always comes to those have the courage to keep getting up. “We’re all self made. Only the successful among us will admit it.” I vividly remember the phone call. Tiare was on loan from our Comcast…

“Good leaders must first become good servants,” wrote Robert Greenleaf. When you realize you are serving multiple constituencies, your whole thought process changes.

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Argue for your limitations, and sure enough they’re yours.” Richard BachWhat’s standing between you and your dreams? Your self imposed limitations.Wisdom abounds on this topic. “There are no limitations to the mind,”wrote Napoleon Hill, “except those we acknowledge.” Les Brown said, “Life has no limitations, except the ones…

“Love me, feed me, keep me healthy, teach me how I can do the same thing for others.” – Hudson Scott WestermanWell, Hudson didn’t exactly say that. He’s just past one and is still working on “mama”, “dada” “Dumbledore” and “eat’. But isn’t that the essence of what life is really all about?Love me –…

The fifth one is the worst. By now, you’ve watched her struggle with the poison four times. And the bad days are bad. You don’t want to go to work. You want to be by her side. You want to help ease the pain. But you can’t do a damn thing about it. And that’s…

I talked with Dad last night. His one remaining sister passed away this week. Aunt Ellen had a long run. She would have been 90 in October. Her life had more than it’s share of challenges. But you wouldn’t have known it to talk with her. I loved every minute we spent together. Positive energy…

Listen to an audio version of this message.Scott’s Maxim: If you want to know who your real friends are, see what they do for you when there is nothing you are able to do for them.It is impossible to overestimate the healing power of friendship.The first time Colleen learned she had cancer, we were in…

Listen to an audio version of this message.“Life is really simple, but we insist on making it complicated.” ~ConfuciusA fundamental problem with the pursuit of happiness is our addiction to addition. Whatever it is we have, we always want more.We learn it young. “Let me have the contents of your piggy bank,” we tell our…

One of my most often requested stand-ups in a mini-course on Writing for Social Media. Turns out it’s a lot more than just cramming words in to the 140 character limit on Twitter. Here’s my research on the strategy and tactics of an effective Social Media effort and how it fits into the bigger picture…