A great deal of intelligence can be invested in ignorance when the need for illusion is deep. – Saul Bellow, author and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature The story is often told that the Blackfeet Indian tribe discovered ingenious ways to hunt, but none more interesting than when hunting buffalo. The tribe devised ...…
Hunger is insolent and will be fed. – Homer (Greek poet, author of the Iliad and the Odyssey, 9-8th Century BC) One night after delivering a sales tele-coaching session, one of my students told me that he had mentioned to his team while listening to the call that I was very aggressive in my approach, ...…
There’s a difference between interest and commitment. When you’re interested in something, you do it only when circumstances permit. When you’re committed to something, you accept no excuses, only results. – Author Unknown This week I had the special privilege of meeting a Hollywood celebrity, Mark Wahlberg. A Boston native, Wahlberg was in town for ...…
It is better to lead from behind and to put others in front especially when you celebrate victory when nice things occur. – Nelson Mandela As I write this the Boston Celtics are in the midst of the greatest turnaround in NBA history playing in the championship against their greatest rival the Los Angeles Lakers…(even ...…
By failing to prepare, we are preparing to fail. – Benjamin Franklin The point has certainly been made that many of us do not have any idea what it is that we really want and how important it is to sit still and write down some clear goals. However, once that exercise has been completed, ...…
