It’s February, March and early April 2011. I have decided to base my Inspirational Vehicle in southern California, specifically Los Angeles for approximately 10 weeks. The Inspirational Vehicle is my motor home, in which I do some of the inspirational things I love most – read, write, think, memorize inspirational literature, photography and simply enjoy

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Early each morning of every business day, Caroline Anschutz is hard at work – serving you! Lucky for you and nearly 20,000 other Dail-E News subscribers, Caroline loves what she does… and it shows! Caroline is an Industry Analyst for U.S. LifeLine and the Editor of Dail-E News (http://dailenews.mdsi.org/). She is a talented aggregator of

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Culture eats strategy for lunch! You may have heard this statement, or you may have read articles or heard presentations with a similar theme.  Culture does indeed eat strategy for lunch! Culture is far more important, particularly over time, than one or more strategies. Webster defines culture as “the set of shared attitudes, values, goals, and

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Colleen Barrett, President Emeritus of Southwest Airlines describes The Triple Bottom Line as follows: 1. “Treat your people right, and good things will happen. When we talk to our people, we proudly draw a pyramid on the chalkboard and tell them: You are at the top of the pyramid. You are the most important person

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I am betting that every person reading this article has heard the Golden Rule a thousand times. I am also betting that every person reading this article has been reminded, a thousand times or more, of the many benefits of living by the Golden Rule. Do Unto Others As You Would Have Them Do Unto

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Ken Blanchard has written extensively regarding the hundreds of benefits of ‘catching people doing things right.’ The benefits and positive results for all concerned are astounding. If done properly, there is no downside to ‘catching people doing things right.’ Hundreds of benefits… for all concerned… with no downside. Now that is something worth pursuing! During

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Celebrate Success! Sounds simple. Sounds basic. Sounds logical. Sounds intuitive. Sounds like common sense. Sounds like everyone would appropriately celebrate success for a million great reasons. Reality, in many cases, is quite different. It is astounding the number of people, the number of leaders (remember, everyone is a leader!), the number of organizations that do

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If you were given the opportunity to “sit at the feet” and learn (or be reminded and reinforce) proven ‘tips, behaviors and attitudes for greater success’ from a highly successful, world-class achiever, would you take the time to do so? An achiever whose company received 90,043 resumes and hired 831 new employees in 2009! Calculate that application-to-hire

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Darren Hardy, publisher of Success Magazine, recently wrote a publisher’s letter entitled: “What Makes You Happy?” Darren correctly states that this question is one of the most important questions of our entire lives. Most people do not take the time nor invest the effort to seriously address this question. When asked this question, most people

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Florence Nightingale, the English pioneer of modern nursing is quoted as saying, “I attribute my success to this: I never gave or took an excuse.” Particularly in this day and time, we hear and see excuses by the thousands… all day long, each and every day.  Emails, voice mails, texts, twitter, videos, phone calls, face-to-face conversations,

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Saturday afternoon, August 14, 2010.  I am on sacred ground… sacred that is, for many of the most committed, passionate professional football fans throughout America and around the world.  The first preseason game of the Green Bay Packers will begin in 4 hours at revered Lambeau Field in Green Bay, Wisconsin. Having lived in Dallas/Fort

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For a number of reasons, I have been studying credible information in order to learn more and to better understand the who, what, when, where, why, how and potential future of organizations that are literally and radically changing the world. Google, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and thousands of other organizations are investing tens of billions of

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Jack Dorsey, Founder and Chairman of Twitter and Co-Founder and CEO of Square, Inc. was interviewed recently on the Charlie Rose Show.  Charlie Rose, a world-class conversationalist and discussion facilitator, interviews current and former heads of state, senior governmental officials from across the world, best selling authors, leading innovators and senior leaders in every imaginable

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In a recent wide-ranging interview with Traci Bernard, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas, I asked the following question: Based on your experience and success as a healthcare leader, what advice would you give healthcare professionals who aspire to be a healthcare CEO or senior executive? Traci’s succinct, but very powerful response provides excellent

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In a recent wide-ranging interview with Traci Bernard, President, Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital in Southlake, Texas, I asked the following question: If someone in the healthcare field asked you for 3 to 5 very important Tips for Success, what would you say? Traci’s response provides excellent food for thought… and action… as each of us prepare for personal

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Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Job’s told his personal story regarding facing death and the significance of death: “Remembering that I’ll be dead soon is the most important tool I’ve

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Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Jobs’ told his personal story regarding love and loss: “I was lucky – I found what I loved to do early in life. Woz and

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Steve Jobs, CEO of Apple, provided excellent ‘tips for success’ and ‘food for thought’ during a commencement address at Stanford University, one of the world’s leading research and teaching institutions. Jobs’ told his personal story regarding dropping out of Reed College after only 6 months: “I naively chose a college that was almost as expensive

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Virtually everyone who reads Tips for Success is incredibly blessed.  So blessed that it is nearly impossible to measure the true extent of our blessings!  So blessed that it is virtually impossible to adequately express the full extent of our gratitude and thanksgiving! In spite of all our imperfections, weaknesses and mistakes, we are incredibly blessed, both

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In a fascinating recent interview, the presidents of Harvard University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology described themselves and their world-class universities as “elevators of opportunity.” Merriam-Webster’s 11th Collegiate Dictionary defines the word ‘elevator’ as follows: “One that raises or lifts something up; an endless belt or chain conveyor with cleats, scoops, or buckets for raising

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