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I took this picture in Yosemite National Park. It is one of more than 250,000 pictures that I have personally taken all across America the Beautiful. I have every one of those pictures saved on multiple external drives. I frequently return to thousands of interesting and inspirational locations all across America by simply …
Regardless of who you are, where you are, what you are or what you may become, this principle is indisputable, universal and eternal: you become what you think about! Absolutely, categorically, without question or exception, you become what you think about! During this holiday season, and throughout all of 2015 and beyond, why …
Great leaders gracefully say “no” far more often than they say “yes.” Great leaders are crystal clear on their highest priorities and therefore gracefully say “no” at least 20 to 30 times more often than they say “yes.” As a leader, are you teaching and coaching your direct reports, your team, your colleagues, and all those within your organization …
As the two-hour flight got underway, Christy waited anxiously for the flight attendants to begin passing out refreshments. Deep, stabbing hunger pains radiated through her stomach. Her hand automatically went to her belly and she rubbed the little baby bump that was just beginning to be noticeable now that she was in her second trimester. …
I have written about it several times over the years, but it’s a topic I keep coming back to because I believe in it so strongly. This time of year, especially with Thanksgiving just gone by, I am reminded more than ever how very important it is to be grateful. The incredible positive effects …
We are less than one month from beginning a year that will be filled with almost unbelievable technological and other rapid, dramatic change in every industry and every organization in the world, including every healthcare organization. 2015 will bring incredible opportunities for personal, professional, and organizational success. The new year will also bring many difficult personal, …
Maybe it happens in every industry. I don’t know because I have not served as a CEO and senior executive in every industry. Of course, neither has anyone else. However, I have served as a hospital and healthcare system CEO and senior executive for the past 40 years. Throughout this rather long and successful career, …
This week I celebrate my birthday. No, I won’t tell you which one. Let’s just say I stopped counting a long time ago! While occasionally a creaky knee or glance in the mirror reminds me of my age, most of the time I feel decades younger than I really am. You could say I’m young …
“We need to be as strategic with ourselves as we are with our careers and our businesses. We need to pace ourselves, nurture ourselves, and give ourselves fuel to explore, thrive, and perform.” This critical, life-long truth comes from chapter 8 of the book titled Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less by Greg McKeown. The author provides …
This morning when you got out of bed, did you ask yourself, “What really matters today? On this day, the only day I have for sure, what really matters?” That is one of the most crucial questions—maybe the most crucial and impactful question—you could ask yourself each and every day as you get out …
Pablo Picasso once wrote, “Without great solitude, no serious work is possible.” In chapter 5 of Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, Greg McKeown addresses the critical need to escape, and the many advantages of purposefully scheduling time wherein you are unavailable for anything, other than to think. Do you openly coach, mentor, lead, and expect …
Most of us have dozens of conversations every day. Conversations with coworkers or customers, classmates at school, colleagues over lunch, friends on the golf course, our family around the dinner table, a casual acquaintance at the gym, or even the occasional stranger in line at the coffee shop. Ranging from mundane to fascinating and everything …
“If you believe being overly busy and overextended is evidence of productivity, then you probably believe that creating space to explore, think, and reflect should be kept to a minimum.” So writes Greg McKeown in his excellent book titled Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit Of Less. Many leaders would not admit it, but their actions speak far …