by Bryan Yager | Jul 30, 2018 | Intentional Thinking, Leadership, Time Management
First a quote: “A crisis forces us to heed things which, during normal times, we choose to ignore.” –Dr. Mardy Our health is always important; always! Eating smart and moderate daily exercise are always important. And yet, so many of us tend to largely ignore...
by Bryan Yager | Jul 23, 2018 | Coaching, Leadership, Mentoring
First a quote: “The growth and development of people is the highest calling of leadership.” –Harvey S. Firestone Farmers fertilize their fields and crops, craftspeople sharpen their tools, IT professionals upgrade their servers and software,...
by Bryan Yager | Jul 16, 2018 | Continuous Learning, Habits, Leadership
First a quote: “Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it… he who doesn’t… pays it.” – Albert Einstein Most of us know the benefits of compounding interest and have heard, for most of our adult lives, why it is...
by Bryan Yager | Jul 9, 2018 | Continuous Learning, Leadership, Time Management
First a quote: “If I had eight hours to chop down a tree, I would spend six hours sharpening my ax.” – Abraham Lincoln Luckily, I haven’t had to chop down too many actual trees in my life; maybe a couple in Boy Scouts many years ago… just enough to know how much work...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 25, 2018 | Beliefs, Intentional Thinking, Leadership, Success
First a quote: “If you think you can do a thing, or think you can’t do a thing, either way, (you’ve decided) you are correct.” – Henry Ford Have you ever said, or heard, anything that sounds something like this, “I remember faces, not names?”; or, “I can’t...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 18, 2018 | Communication, Leadership, Listening
First a quote: “We put little effort into real listening, we just take turns talking.” – Bob Conklin Years ago, when I first started my consulting practice, I attended a local networking event hosted by our Chamber of Commerce. Anxious to meet potential clients and be...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 11, 2018 | Energy, Leadership, Momentum, Persistence
So Much Energy, So Little Progress? First a couple of quotes: “The ‘start’ is what ‘stops’ most people.” – Don Shula And a bonus: “Momentum builds success.” – Suzy Kassem Have you attempted any one, or more, of the following: Launching a new business, product or...
by Bryan Yager | Jun 4, 2018 | Attitude, Encouragement, Gratitude, Leadership
First a quote: “We are all having a ripple effect on others, the question is, what kind of ripple effect, negative or positive, do we want to have?” — The Slight Edge by Jeff Olson. Years ago, while on my way to facilitate a leadership workshop early one morning...
by Bryan Yager | May 28, 2018 | Uncategorized
Memorial Day Gratitude First two quotes: “We must dare to be great; and we must realize that greatness is the fruit of toil, sacrifice and high courage.” — Theodore Roosevelt. And, a bonus quote this week: “Feeling gratitude, and not expressing it, is like wrapping a...
by Bryan Yager | May 21, 2018 | Continuous Improvement, Leadership, Learning
First a quote; What can be more painful than learning from experience? Not to learn from your experience.” — Laurence J. Peter I often hear people describe the amount of experience they have in terms of their tenure, or length of service in a given business, industry...
