For 10 years straight, I organized a canoe trip for a group of guys. We had fun times paddling down the Guadalupe River in the Hill Country of Central Texas. The Guadalupe is the most popular canoeing river in the state. It offers some of the most advanced canoeing in the United States. Continue →
Is Your Leadership Drifting Like a Paper Airplane?
The other day two of my young grandkids (they call me G-Bob for Grandbob) wanted me to fly their paper airplanes that they had made. It reminded me when I was their age my mom and dad took me every Friday night with them to their couples bowling league. As you can imagine, being a high-energy boy, I was bored stiff. That is until I would find a piece of paper and transform it into a plane with a Continue →
The Business 2-Step: Lead First and Manage Second
My long-time friend and mentor, Jim Lundy, and I would often talk about that managing a business was more like triangulation rather than a straight line. Continue →
Are You Climbing the Wrong Ladder?
We all are climbing a ladder. Everybody’s on some ladder. And there are lots of ladders. You know what is amazing? If our ladder is not leaning against the right wall, then every step we take just get us to the wrong place faster. Continue →
3 Traits That Reflect an Abundance Mindset
When I was a young boy starting in junior high school and through college, I worked with my dad’s moving crews. I took on being the “swampier” for the crews. I did the work the others did not want to do or did not like to do. I took one break from work to their two (The crew often would kid me that they were taking a chewing gum break because I did not smoke). I also would run or walk fast Continue →
Is Your Glass Half Full or Half Empty?
How do you see your glass - half full or half empty? I have observed that people who see their glass as half empty have a scarcity mindset. And once you see your glass as half empty, it’s like wearing a blindfold that limits your ability to see where you are going – your vision. Continue →
A Scarcity Mindset Today Limits Your Vision of Tomorrow
I was saddened to hear of a talented athlete who was recently featured in the national news for unlawful conduct (again). So much talent under so little control. A couple of years ago, he seemed destined to live out a hall-of-fame level career, now he's headed nowhere, and fast. His vision for the future is looking pretty bleak. Continue →
Why Some People Almost Never Know Where They Are Going
A few years ago my wife and I enjoyed a day at Walt Disney World with one of our sons, daughter-in-law, and our two young grandkids. I especially remember riding the Prince Charming Regal Carrousel with our two grandkids. Continue →
Is Life Pulling You Under?
When I was elementary school age, my parents took me on a family vacation to sunny California. One day we went to the beach. And it was the first time I ever saw and heard the roaring ocean. WOW! Continue →
Please Take My 2016 Reader Survey
Have you ever encountered a company that asked you, “How can we serve you better?” Well, that’s exactly what I’d like to learn from you! Continue →