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...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 27, 2022 | Continuous Learning, Experience, Strength
First a quote: “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that an airplane takes off against the wind, not with it.” – Henry Ford I suspect most of us secretly wish life was easy, smooth, and free of problems and challenges. Who doesn’t wish the last...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 11, 2022 | Agility, Engagement, Risk
First a quote: “The biggest risk a person can take is to do nothing.” – Robert Kiyosaki Hello and happy Monday. Several years ago, I had the good fortune of facilitating a “risk management” workshop for a national defense contractor. The curious thing about that...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 4, 2022 | Leadership, Problem Solving, Vision
First a quote: “Every day each of us has a choice, we can choose to be vision-led or problem-driven.” — Bryan Yager Today’s article is a nod to my dad who would have been 94 today. Besides loving his family, he loved to fish (for Walleyes mostly) and in his later...
by Bryan Yager | Mar 21, 2022 | Change, Change Management
First a quote: “Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.”— Henry David Thoreau I am often asked to facilitate workshops and deliver keynote messages designed to help organizations and leaders guide people though tumultuous times of never-ending change. ...
