Great leaders pass the baton, not the buck. Don’t think you are a leader? You…
Month: January 2014
The difference between kissing up and a giving good compliment.
Life Lesson #30 Learn to give good compliments. I know that people like different things….
Monkeys don’t have solutions: Life Lesson #29
Monkeys don’t have any solutions. My friend John Fernandez is one of the best…
The worst news is there are no shortcuts to character: Life Lesson #28
Developing character is the most important, life long process you’ll ever engage. The summer of…
How to be popular: Life Lesson #27
The secret to popularity. The first popular kid I remember from school was in 4th…
Life is not school. Life Lesson #26
Life is not school. “Man, I got in trouble for that one.” A friend told…
Free Coffee is not a human right. Life Lessons #25 .
” The precedence of privilege tends to lead to the assumption and demand of right.”…
Learn to talk to a human. Life Lesson #24
Learn to talk. (credit to my older, wiser brother, Stephen Porter, on the original idea…
Why the way you apologize is wrong. Life Lesson #23
Learn to apologize. Saying “I’m sorry” takes practice. For some, the process is akin to…
Everyone is interesting #22
Everyone is interesting. This is an idea that takes some time and some effort. Skip…
5 good reasons to leave a church
Today, I ran across this article. I agree with most of the author’s thought but…
40 Life lessons to learn before you turn 40
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At least learn from it. Life Lesson #21
What are the learning opportunities here? Jim Ferriera is a long time friend and mentor….
Have someone edit you. Life Lesson #20
Everyone needs an editor. I may have mentioned before that I like to tell stories….
Why Starbucks gifts certificates are better than Amazon Gift Certificates. Life Lesson #19
Don’t give gift certificates (except to Starbucks) My wife loves cards. When we were dating,…
Your emotions are a lie (sometimes). 40 Life Lessons I learned before I turned 40: #18
Emotions are real, but not necessarily true. Doug Lowenberg has both a DMin and is…
Scuba diving makes communication difficult. Life Lesson #17
Keep your communication above the water line. This one is a bit cultural, so you…
Why experts still read the manual. Life Lesson #16
Learn to read maps. Centrax delivers lost luggage for the airlines at Minneapolis/St Paul international…
Get over yourself and get counseling. Life Lesson #15
Go to counseling. There, I said it. A couple days ago, I wrote about dealing…
Give people a reason to listen to you. Life Lesson #14
Do. Then advocate. My boss calls me “an idea a minute.” For me, the process…
Why being a Marine is better than being a narcissist. Life Lesson #13
<<Important disclaimer. Be all you can be is the slogan of the US Army, not…