by Bryan Yager | Sep 30, 2022 | Coaching, Leadership, Mentoring
First a quote: “The best way to succeed in life is to act on the advice we give to others.” – Mother Teresa Good morning and happy Monday! When I determined this week’s missive would be about giving advice, I had to chuckle when I came across a quote by P.G....
by Bryan Yager | Sep 21, 2022 | Intentions, Unconscious Bias
First a quote: “Try hard not to offend others, try harder not to be offended’.” ― Dan Crenshaw Good morning and happy Monday! When facilitating workshops, I enjoy sharing stories as a way of passing along lessons I have learned throughout my career and lifetime....
by Bryan Yager | Sep 14, 2022 | 9/11, Leadership, Wisdom
First a quote: “It has always been easy to hate and destroy. To build and to cherish is much more difficult.” – Queen Elizabeth II (the Queen’s 1957 Christmas message) Hello and happy fall! Queen Elizabeth II’s passing this last week is now already old...
by Bryan Yager | Jul 18, 2022 | Choices, Intentional Thinking, Leadership
First a quote: “Life is a matter of choices, and every choice you make… makes you.” – John Maxwell As parents, one of our philosophies in raising our two children was to teach them about the importance and power of choices early in their life. The first lesson: no...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 20, 2022 | Father's Day, Leadership, Parenting
First a quote: “My father didn’t tell me how to live. He lived and let me watch him do it.” – Clarence Budington Kelland Happy belated Father’s Day to all the dads out there in the world. I hope everyone was able to enjoy some aspect of the...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 13, 2022 | Action, Planning
First a quote: “Go fast enough to get there, but slow enough to see.” – Jimmy Buffett Hello and happy Monday, (from a Jimmy Buffett “Parrot head” in Idaho) I begin today’s missive with a question. Which mental mindset is worse? Ready, fire… aim!orReady, aim, aim, aim,...
by Bryan Yager | May 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
First a quote: “The first step towards getting somewhere is to decide you’re not going to stay where you are.” —J.P. Morgan This past weekend, my wife and I were able to attend a “farewell/best wishes” party for our son’s girlfriend, Kate. She was leaving a job she...
by Bryan Yager | May 9, 2022 | Leadership, Self-confidence
First a quote: “Having low self-esteem is like driving through life with your hand-break on.” – Maxwell Maltz How often have you “berated yourself” in the last 24 hours? How many times have you chided yourself for something you said or did, or perhaps, didn’t say or...
by Bryan Yager | May 9, 2022 | Self-confidence, Self-Image
First a quote: “Talk to yourself like you would to someone you love.” – Brené Brown Reprinted from September 28, 2020 (I took the day off to treat Becky to a nice Mother’s Day and to celebrate Mothers everywhere. Where appropriate, happy belated Mother’s Day!) Please...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 27, 2022 | Conflict, Perspective, Respect, Truth
First a quote: “Let us make a special effort to stop communicating with each other, so that we can have some conversation.” – Mark Twain Hello and happy Monday. How are you today? No, I mean really, how ARE you today? If you asked that question of me while drafting...
