Pursuing the Elusive
Most of my friends would describe me as tenacious. I rarely let up on a goal. While perseverance is a virtue, obstinance is not. Recently, my dog demonstrated the difference to me. Our family is fortunate to share our ...
Mastering Commitments
From the IronWorks series, Sword Mastery: Cutting through Chaos, this presentation examines the three ways we can create greater commitments. I don’t discuss how we become better at keeping commitments. We’ve all heard enough about that and none of ...
A Draft from the Storm
Set the temperature to 42 degrees, add rain, an occasional thunderbolt, and whip it up with 15 to 20 mph winds and you have the makings for a nice day on a bike. That is, if you’re nuts. That ...
Mastering Emotions
From the IronWorks series, Sword Mastery: Cutting through Chaos, this presentation examines the three benefits of mastering our emotions. Most men, myself included, may not be consciously aware of our “feelings”. Just saying that word may make us shiver ...
Mastering Influence
From the IronWorks series, Sword Mastery: Cutting through Chaos, this presentation discusses the three marks of an influence master. There’s a lot more to influence than getting others to do what you want. True influence masters not only demonstrate a benefit, ...
What can a 1993 commercial teach us about our dreams?
Back in 1993, some AT&T folks got together and imagined how their company was going to shape the future. What they came up with appeared in a series of television commercials. Each ad in the “You Will” campaign began ...
The Right Pothole Questions
Challenges can stir us to action or sap our strength. The eternal optimists at despair.com created a poster depicting the silhouette of a man hiking up a steep hill. Underneath are the words: “Challenges: I expected times like this ...
Did you just hit a pothole?
Someone once observed, “There are no problems, only opportunities, some of which are insurmountable.” Take a look around you. There are a lot of guys facing what looks like insurmountable opportunities. You may be one of them. Even if ...
Back to You, Jesus
Eighty-five degrees. Sunny. A perfect day, made even more so by the thought that it is more than 100 degrees colder back home in Minnesota. Ah, yes, New Year’s Day in southern Florida. What better way to begin this ...
