Life In Nature

We think in limited terms. We, as individuals, aspire but simultaneously place limits on ourselves. This prevents us from our success. I am a believer in learning to say no to doing things. Saying no I won’t do this or that, is not limiting ourselves, it’s practicing good personal leadership. …

Separate Fact from Fiction — Opinions are not facts. Opinions are plentiful. Like other things, everyone has one. Opinions are easily owned and fueled by whatever the holder feels is appropriate. Opinion, if repeated enough and constructed carefully, becomes a perceived “fact.” What’s more, these opinions passed off as facts, are designed to stir emotions…

Leadership requires direct honesty. — Maybe it’s a cultural fault but too many people are taught that passive-aggressiveness is a good thing. It is not. One of the worst things a leader, at any level, can be, is passive-aggressive. A quick reminder of what this causes: Being passive creates an image of weakness. You are…

A Short Guide For Personal Development — Growing up, many of us are given a script to follow. You will do this, then that, then this, and in the end, you will have what you were told you wanted. It’s all by design. Except that script is created by other people for you and you’re not those…

Using time wisely is personal leadership — Have you considered giving true value to your time? We place values on everything in our physical world. The value of a car, real estate, that baseball card collection. Each thing we interact with is given a valuation. Money is the biggest valuation there is. Yet, what about our time? …

Simple questions lead to results — Creativity is a funny thing. We laud those we think are super creative. All the artists, musicians, and writers. In business, creativity is ranked up there with other leadership qualities. To be creative is to be near heroic. Yet creativity is elusive. Our own creativity deceives us. Just when we…

Inspiration is truly all around us. — Yesterday, I experienced a moment of shared inspiration with my young daughter. It was one of those spontaneous moments brought to us live by nature. Our kitchen windows look out onto our front lawn. While my lawn is crying out for me to get mowing, the taller grass provides opportunities…

Simplicity is a wonderfully sounding word. The connotations of an easy, relaxed way of living are truly appealing. But let’s be real, life isn’t always simple. Yet, we spend significant energy on trying to make our lives more simple. In a way, it’s counterintuitive. The harder we try to simplify…

Stuff. We have a ton of stuff. Each of us, most of us, owns more stuff than we actually need. Each of us owns stuff that, upon reflection, we never really wanted. Admit it, we all buy things for the action of being able to buy something. Yet, ultimately, a…