by Bryan Yager | Dec 14, 2020 | Kindness, Leadership
First a quote: ““You make a living by what you get. You make a life by what you give.”– Winston Churchill Dear friends, It has been, and is, my pleasure to bring you these missives each Monday morning. This coming February 8th will be my third anniversary of sharing...
by Bryan Yager | Dec 7, 2020 | Leadership, Relationships, Unconscious Bias
First a quote: “Persons appear to us according to the light we throw upon them from our own minds.” – Laura Ingalls Wilder Please take a moment to visualize yourself in any of the following situations: Your manager walks by your cubicle without saying good morning or...
by Bryan Yager | Nov 23, 2020 | Attitude, Gratitude
First a quote: “Gratitude and attitude are not challenges; they are choices.” – Robert Braathe Like a photographer chooses what lens to put on his or her camera, we all choose, each day, what “lens on life” we will use to view our respective worlds. The lenses we...
by Bryan Yager | Nov 16, 2020 | Leadership
First a quote: “Hard times arouse an instinctive desire for authenticity.” – Coco Chanel I find the art of leadership fascinating, in large part, because it includes a long list of conflicting demands, behaviors, actions, themes, and dichotomies. When it comes to...
by Bryan Yager | Oct 26, 2020 | Leadership, Self-confidence, Self-Worth
First a quote: “Confidence isn’t thinking you’re better than anyone else, its realizing that you have no reason to compare yourself to anyone else.” – Maryann Hasnaa I have always found self-confidence and self-worth to be curious things. Both seem fragile,...