Tag Archives: Change

The Power of Local

Posted on June 15, 2013 by Jim

I received an email the other day. It was from someone who I once had a secondary connection to. While this person is certainly an intelligent, thoughtful person, their email was another one of those Henny Penny, “the sky is … Continue reading →

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Becoming excellent

Posted on January 10, 2013 by Jim

Let me make an observation. Excellence isn’t something that most of us strive for.  It seems that good enough is close enough. Perfunctory is too often the norm. It infects our work culture, our politics, our interpersonal relations, and our … Continue reading →

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Going with the flow

Posted on June 7, 2012 by Jim

Too many people are fighting a battle they’re doomed to come out losers in—resisting change. Change is becoming like breathing—it’s automatic and we don’t even notice we’re doing it. We don’t fight breathing, yet we resist any sign that things … Continue reading →

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Time to get started

Posted on June 4, 2012 by Jim

The hardest part of change is getting started. Actually, probably the hardest part of most anything is the start, especially if you’re given to procrastination. It’s so much easier to put it off ‘til tomorrow, or next month, or even … Continue reading →

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