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 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...
by Bryan Yager | May 14, 2018 | 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 choices early in their life. The first lesson; no matter the situation, we almost...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 30, 2018 | Leadership, Self-confidence, Vision
First a quote; “Too many of us are not living our dreams because we are living our fear.” —Les Brown Who among us did not fear the “monsters” we were certain lived under our beds as young children? I know I did. The monsters I feared were different almost every night;...
by Bryan Yager | Apr 23, 2018 | Leadership, Legacy, Vision
First a quote; “The true meaning of life is to plant trees, under whose shade we do not expect to sit.” —Nelson Henderson My mother (who also raised 6 children) worked in an assisted living facility as a dishwasher for almost 25 years. She is well remembered at that...
