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Sometimes you have to take a step back to move forward. –Erika Taylor The cherry blossoms in Washington, DC are a sight to behold. In the Springtime, people come from all over the world to catch a glimpse of these…
Team sports hold so many important lessons. At face value, the collective objectives are crystal clear. Score points. Play defense. Win. The results are not open to interpretation. But there are different ways to go about achieving the desired results. …
Though you may not have done anything, will that be a consolation when she’s gone? –Billy Joel Several years ago, my friend worked for a small technology firm in the internet advertising space. It was a great company with a…
Nine times out of ten, we compare ourselves to people who we think are better than us, and end up feeling more inadequate. –Jack Canfield Like most trends in my life, I was late to the dot-com bubble. I had…
It takes a special kind of person to make it through the Navy Basic Underwater Demolitions/SEAL (BUD/S) Training. This 24-week grind at the Naval Special Warfare Center in Coronado, CA challenges aspiring SEALs with perhaps the hardest physical and mental…
Our refrigerator has been a source of constant angst in the Clark household for the last three months. There is some undiagnosable issue rendering the middle of the refrigerator freezing, and the top and bottom hot. Sub-optimal. Unfortunately, the coils…
Too often, we experience appreciation in hindsight. –The Resilient Worker As the youngest of five kids, I was used to getting dragged around on wild family adventures. But the road trip we took from Washington, DC to Tampa, Florida in…
Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you. —Walt Whitman If ever there was a year that tested our resilience, 2020 was it! The global pandemic brought us to our knees in so many ways. As…
Just nod if you can hear me. Is there anyone home? –Pink Floyd Nothing has brought me more pleasure than delivering my motivational talks to numerous sales organizations over the years. (Well, maybe the birth of my children. And my…
When we are disoriented and disillusioned, we need to understand where we are in the journey. And that orientation and plan will give us hope. Resilience is a reservoir. When it is low, we need to simplify. We need to minimize negativity. We need to form a plan and find the right people to help us execute. And we need to know there is a well-lit path to rescue us from the darkness. That will fill our reservoir and fuel our resilience!