Category: Monday Motivator

“It is not genius that reveals to me suddenly and secretly what I should do in circumstances unexpected by others; it is thought and preparation.”  – Napoleon Bonaparte“Girls only want boyfriends who have great skills. Forget flower bouquets and work on developing some captivating skills.” – Napoleon DynamiteIf the market for your personal brand started to…

This is my favorite work-week breakfast dish. When we first met, my beautiful, talented wife got to my heart by way of my stomach (and her mom’s exquisite cooking). Here’s how.More stuff like this can be found at ColleenCuisine.com.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVNGg6hTaPs

“In essence, our lives are about defining, bracketing and chasing… Happiness.”(From my keynote at the 2012 Choices Conference in Grand Rapids.)  As I write this I’m freshly returned from a trip to Asia. 48 hours ago, I was standing on a street corner in the center of Kuala Lumpur in Malaysia. Here you’ll find an…

“Individually, we are one drop. Together, we are an ocean.” – Ryunosuke SatoroRight before I became Head Servant at the MSU Alumni Association, I had the honor of assembling a team to advance Comcast’s fortunes in New Mexico and Arizona. It’s one of many that I’ve served in over three decades of adventures in telecom and…

After my morning run here in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, I explored the seven story Pavilion Shopping Center. When I travel, I’m always on the lookout for things that will interest the women in my family and this wins the prize. Here’s a 90 second tour. You might be able to cover this place on foot…

“Be faithful in small things because it is in them that your strength lies.” – Mother TeresaSometimes the smallest acts of kindness and support can make all the difference. I sent a short email of support to a friend. It had been whispering to me for some time and I finally took the time to get…

“Act as if what you do makes a difference.  It does.”  ~William JamesAbel looked at me from behind a mask. He could hardly breathe. One of my favorite Comcast technical supervisors had cheated death. But his doctors had just told him he would always need an oxygen tank. He would never run another 10K, let…

“What people expected of me was too much. Too much to try to live up to. Too much to try to be.  And I wanted out at some point.”  Whitney HoustonThe wall to wall coverage of Whitney Houston’s death is a testament to the unrealistic pedestal on which we place our heroes.We expect them to continually…

It is said that at any given time, we are either going into a crisis, in a crisis our coming out of a crisis. How we behave in each of those spaces will reveal who we truly are. Character is defined in adversity not in affluence. The courage to change is the most important virtue.…

We all work for ourselves. You may align your personal brand with an organization for a time, but never forget that you are your most important shareholder.There’s no way around it. We create our professional persona everywhere we are, in everything we say and do.From the moment you post something on Twitter or Facebook, comment…