A few months ago I began meditating. I have read so many books and listen to many podcasts that talked about mediation in their daily routine. I was intrigued. In the past, I also thought mediating was a foreign concept that only very spiritual people or hippies did. I knew I couldn’t do it alone, … Continue reading Mediation: My journey within a journey
Trust Every Attribute of a Member
Have you ever heard these sayings? “Team is not just a group of people but a group of people who trust each other.” “There is no ‘I’ in TEAM. But there is a ‘me’ in team!” “TEAM stands for Together Everyone Achieves More.” All the above statements can be considered true, but the last two … Continue reading Trust Every Attribute of a Member
Book Summaries with Jeremy
Born to run: A hidden tribe, superathletes, and the greatest race the world has never seen by Christopher McDougall Summary: A writer has a foot injury and that starts a journey to learn more about distance running. In particular, there is a culture of Tarahumara Indians that are legendary for their epic runs, simple diet, … Continue reading Book Summaries with Jeremy
10 Questions to Give You Direction in Life
A few times a year I like to take time and reflect where I am at in my life and evaluate my goals and aspirations. These ten questions are a great way to reflect and help you on your journey. Take a look at my most recent reflection I have done. How do you want … Continue reading 10 Questions to Give You Direction in Life
Using Tech to Connect, Right
Texting is an essential form of communication these days. Type some words and the person can look at it whenever they have time. Communication met with convenience, especially since you can text in a room without others knowing what you’re saying. It can be a lifeline for a dangerous situation or a bad date. There … Continue reading Using Tech to Connect, Right
Putting the Big 4 into Practice
Over the last few weeks, I have been conducting performance reviews with my team at work. I had a wonderful opportunity to sit down (about an hour at a time) with each employee to talk about their work performance and to gain valuable feedback about our work environment and how we can improve. This got … Continue reading Putting the Big 4 into Practice
Your Community: Your inner core of true friendship
Yes, I regret my younger years in school and not creating life-long relationships. I was selfish and so focused on a goal that I didn’t let others in. I got good grades, achieved a lot of accomplishments, spent many sleepless nights, and in the end, I don’t have any good memories. This all changed in … Continue reading Your Community: Your inner core of true friendship
Book Summaries with Jeremy
The Starfish and the Spider: the unstoppable power of leaderless organizations by, Ori Brafman and Rod Beckstrom Summary: Organizations can be categorized into either a starfish or spider organization. This metaphor relates to the characteristics of the animal. A spider has a central head and body with legs extending out. This is an organization with … Continue reading Book Summaries with Jeremy
Be Kind and Rewind
I work in an industry where people feel that they have the right to be rude to you and at times down grade you because of the position you are in. There are days I am still blown away by people and the things they say to me. Of course, I don’t let it bother … Continue reading Be Kind and Rewind
Sounding Board for Ideas
A friend of mine called me to share some ideas. He was giving a team building workshop with some high school athletes and wanted to share his ideas on the workshop with me. Even though I had a semi-busy day, I made time to talk with him. It is an honor to have someone wanting … Continue reading Sounding Board for Ideas
