Ramblings From a Glass Half Full
Last week we launched our contest to find a song for me to sing at the opening reception of SOBCon Colorado on September 17th, and the response has been fantastic – nearly 40 songs have been nominated! Now it’s time for YOU to pick the winner by selecting your 5 favorite songs from this list of …
You have a very important team meeting at 9 AM. Success or failure is on the line, and your leadership and inspiration is badly needed. You spent the night before going over and over the speech you wanted to make, making sure the words you were choosing fit the bill. Now, over your breakfast, the anxiety level really …
It’s no big secret in my SOBCon circles (or any of my friend circles, for that matter) that I like to sing. In fact, I sang “You’ll Never Walk Alone” - in an opera voice, no less – during my recent keynote speech at our 2010 event in Chicago. Given this predilection (I waited 652 posts …
I’m a big fan of “So You Think You Can Dance” on FOX TV. It’s really inspiring to watch these youngsters prove themselves on stage week after week, in front of expert judges and a national television audience. They do amazing, lyrical, and athletic things with their bodies that I can only dream about. The great …
(This post originally appeared way back in 2006, when I was still on my blogging training wheels. Since about 10 people read it then, I thought I would reprise it here) I remember how being called nice didn’t exactly work to a person’s advantage, especially in the dating arena. “Oh, you are such a nice guy” …
The advent of summer brings us the promise of warm and sunny days spent outdoors with friends and family, as well as the potential for an extended period of the “blahs” in the workplace. It’s the natural rhythm of the calendar, reinforced by our ingrained memories of the school year, where summer meant “gear down, because …
You know that part at the end of the classic movie musical Grease, where Sandy and Danny finally realize they are really made for each other? And then Sandy really goes for it and sheds her “Sandra Dee” image once and for all? I’ve been thinking about that movie a lot lately (probably because of the …
As a leader, I do not often think of myself as a scientist. Scientists collect data, conduct experiments, observe behavior, calibrate measuring devices, and make and test hypothesis, among many other things. (and I have to note that I never really wanted to be a scientist, since I wasn’t very good with chemicals and bunsen burners – …
Recently I read this quote in Entertainment Weekly magazine: “I just really want to work when I want to work. Life interferes, you know. When you’re young and all you have is your career, some of your life can be in second place. And then you want your life to take first place, and other people …
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