Anticipation
Just picture a kid on the morning of his birthday. Wide-eyed and full of life. Looking forward to what the day will bring. Knowing that there are some great surprises in store. Longing for them. Bouncing off the walls. This is a birthday weekend in our house. Gabe turned six, and today was the day his friends came over for a “boy party.” They ran around the house, the neighborhood, and...
October 13th, 2007 by ssh
Being Authentic
Dear Friend, Today is my son Gabriel’s 6th birthday. He has been laughing a lot today, enjoying himself, playing with his sisters, running around the pumpkin farm, and then opening presents and eating cake with the rest of us plus his aunt, uncle, and cousin. I am not sure that there is anything as free and powerful as the open laughter of a child. As Gabe laughed today, it was like the world...
October 12th, 2007 by ssh
Oh-oh… I blew it
Dear Friend, You may know that I provide technology services as part of my strategic business consulting. While working with one of my clients recently, I was responsible for a new phone system installation. I had a couple of service providers doing the work, and it didn’t go well. In fact, it went really bad. Ouch. Bugs in the software, vendors bending the truth a bit, service providers not...
October 12th, 2007 by ssh
Take on the Magic Word
Dear Friend, You can make a difference in the lives of everyone you meet during the day. In fact, you definitely will make a difference for the people you see. More specifically, for the people who see you. If you think about the people who make an impression on you during your days, you will see some common traits. They will be the people who connect with you. Perhaps because they look you in the...
October 12th, 2007 by ssh
You are believing the lies
Dear Friend, From the popular media to the advice you get from family and friends, virtually every message you will receive about your life and success is wrong. “Go to school, get a good job, work hard…” Think about the people you know who are successful in life. Is this how they do it? There are many messages out there. Advertising is trying to sell you success. The new car, the...
October 12th, 2007 by ssh
Are you sure to have trouble?
Dear Friend, Once again, I am flying. Sitting here at 6 or 7 miles above the earth, I get to thinking about life. This time, I’m flying away from my family, again. They are left behind while I go and visit one of my clients. Sometimes, it’s hard. I think about important things when I fly. I think about life. I think about my family. I think about making a difference. I think about what...
October 7th, 2007 by ssh
You Aren’t Going to Make It Today
Dear Friend, I have spent time over the past 20 years or so working to understand what I was missing, what the principles of life are, and how they work. I would try to dig into each principle and really understand it. Then, I would work to figure out how I needed to apply it in my life to make a real difference. If you’ve read the bit of my life story that I’ve put onto my web page at...
October 6th, 2007 by ssh
Why Would You Do That?
Dear Friend, I overhead a pair of leaders at lunch today. As I sat there alone in a Chik-Fil-A in Atlanta enjoying my grilled chicken salad, I happened to overhear them talking about a guy who had bought a hundred hamburgers for 49 cents and then sold them right outside the restaurant for 25 cents. Interesting… The question I heard the second guy ask was this, “Why would he do that?” Think...
October 5th, 2007 by ssh
Are You Ready to Wake Up?
Dear Friend, There are few things in life as exciting as watching someone who is engaged in life. They are excited and full of energy. Every day is a part of their adventure. It’s as though they are doing what they are designed to do. On the other hand, few things are as sad as seeing someone who has lost the essential energy of life. They drag through their days trying to get someone worthwhile...
October 3rd, 2007 by ssh
Do You Know What You Have?
Another new post at CIO Views: Do You Know What You Have?
October 2nd, 2007 by ssh
