Success Lesson From Strikeout Kings

Success Lesson From Strikeout Kings

Everyone knows Alex Rodriguez (A-Rod) is a great baseball player.  He ranks among the top of all offensive categories.  In fact, he ranks 5th all-time in Home Runs!  That’s very impressive.  Do you know what list he ranks even higher on?  Strikeouts.  Yes,...

Leave The World A Better Place

I love to help others perform at their best. There’s an old adage from scouting that I was taught growing up, “leave a place better than you found it”. We can apply this principle to almost everything we do in life. The idea of “leave the world a better...

Real leaders don’t take the easy way out

If you know me at all, you probably know that I am an avid supporter of Boy Scouts.  I’ve been part of the scouting movement almost my whole life.  I’m an Eagle Scout and the father of an Eagle Scout.  A couple of years ago, after serving as...

Taking Credit or getting things done

“It is amazing how much you can accomplish when it doesn’t matter who gets the credit.” I don’t know who is responsible for this quote.  Some say Abraham Lincoln, others refer to a similar quote made by Ronald Reagan, and still others...

Assess then Act

Over the years I’ve noticed that one area that many leaders (including myself) can often improve on, is the ability to take action at the right time, based upon the right amount of information.  Leadership is often about setting a direction.  That direction...