It’s been a challenging eight months since the post entitled Attitude and Gratitude was posted to this blog, and it will likely be another three months before this one publishes for you to read, but for some reason, this stubborn lady is still struggling with having an attitude of gratitude and appreciation. What’s ironic, is …
Category: Leadership and Culture
Side-by-Side Conversations
“Teamwork makes the dream work.” Yes, I have actually uttered those words, and during a recent endeavor between athletics and academics where we all contributed items for a successful luncheon and were standing in the gymnasium lobby, I heard one of the coaches voice this phrase about cooperation too. For many of us, teamwork is …
Pot Roast
I’m not exactly sure when I first read the Pot Roast story; however, I believe it came from a Chicken Soup for the Soul book. According to Forbes, “Chicken Soup For the Soul began in 1993 when motivational speakers, Jack Canfield and Mark Victor Hansen, decided to incorporate 101 inspirational stories that they and other speakers …
Appreciating Differences
As I sit here in the midst of conducting research in preparation for a presentation entitled Generational Remix, which is about understanding and appreciating generational differences, I am reminded once again of how utterly mesmerizing our Creator is. Not only in the intricate way He designed various personalities, but in the way He communicates with …
Givers and Takers
In the research to discover some of the best strategies for assisting emerging generations in their pursuit of a flourishing life, I’m frequently astounded by how often the concepts seem so simple on the surface, a bit of common sense even; however, when it comes to pursuing these practices that develop the Habits of a …
First to Help
Several years ago, my attempt at a pilot program designed with the objective of encouraging our sport management students to broaden their familiarity of the sport industry, (especially to encompass sports outside of the one they presently identified with) was met with a mediocre response from leadership and students. With an approach more akin to …
TransforMissional Leadership
Some people may call it coincidence, but I do not; I choose to believe in Divine Direction which is exactly what occurred when I uprooted the book Fit & Flourish from the bookshelf in my home office on a recent July day. Considering the book has been in my possession since before life changed with …
Listening Tour
In the world of education, we frequently discuss the importance of feedback to the learning process, but no one is immune to how vital feedback is in all areas of life, whether communicating with someone we love, acquiring a fresh skill, or mastering a new sport. Often that feedback is interpreted into some form of …
Leaders Who Flourish
When attempting to flourish in any capacity, it’s important to know the person God created us to be and this can be accomplished by pursuing a Habit of Awareness. Learning about ourselves and others opens our eyes to see the talents, gifts, and strengths that each person possesses along with the unique situations where various …
Generational Remix
If I requested that you provide a definition for the term “remix,” what explanation would your mind evoke? For most of us, our immediate response would be musically focused. In her book, The Remix, Pollak states, “In music, of course, a remix is a song, usually a well-known classic, that has been changed from its …
Flourishing @ Life 