Last week I shared the above tongue-in-cheek meme on LinkedIn depicting the “comprehensive list of everything you’re entitled to and what the world owes you.” As you can see, it was a blank piece of note paper. I received a lot of responses on the post (thankfully all positive), including a quote shared by one
You may have heard this Maya Angelou quote before, but I want you to take a few moments right now to read it and really let it sink in: “I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.“ You
As Christmas and the New Year approach, my thoughts naturally become more reflective, thinking about the past year and the one to come. Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about living a life and leaving a legacy of gratitude. Feeling and expressing gratitude is such a simple yet powerful strategy for achieving greater success—personally, professionally,
As I drove up the winding road toward the top of the hill, my anticipation mounted with each light post and flag I passed. I was already impressed by the California landscape, with green rolling hills and bright blue sky as far as the eye could see. When I rounded the last corner and reached
Treading carefully across the frozen ground, the man hurried down the dark street, hunching his shoulders and turning his collar up against the sharp winter wind. Approaching his destination, he could just make out another shadowy figure waiting by the west gate, outlined against the white backdrop of the house. Drawing close to the other
He had long yearned to serve his country as a soldier, but poor eyesight prevented any possibility of winning appointment to one of the academies. Undeterred, he memorized the eye chart and entered the National Guard, going on to serve in the First World War. Upon arrival in France, he was soon promoted to captain
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving Day. Though the date changes year to year, my entire life Thanksgiving Day has fallen just after my birthday, which makes it an even greater season of reflection for me. Last week I shared on LinkedIn about sitting in a Starbucks and observing an interaction between two men. One was middle-aged and
Had his peers fully understood the extent of his limitations, few would have expected him to attempt what he did. None would have blamed him if he hadn’t even tried. But he wasn’t a man to back down from a challenge. He realized that the odds were stacked against him and enormous obstacles stood in
