Judith, that is Dr. Judith Wright, my wife and partner, met a business turn-around expert and asked him how he did it. “Fooy,” he answered. Judith responded, “No, seriously, how do you do it?” He chuckled in response and said that he meant it and spelled it F. U. E. He went on to say [...]

At our seminar last Thursday I had a pleasant conversation with a mother of three who asked if we had children, to which I said no. She immediately said that children were the biggest blessing in her life and that we probably had plenty of time, that parents don’t have, to work on our relationship. [...]

What is your mission and creed? How will it guide you today? John Quincy Adams wrote, “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.” What are your actions inspiring? Check out this young lady and go forth living your creed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uYafcQ8SV0&feature=relmfu

Meaningful conversations and building our life teams requires persistence and works better with a clear sense of mission. No matter how clear we are, how much clear intent we have, we still need to face rejection. This is how we should face rejection: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RP4abiHdQpc&feature=player_embedded.

I was recently with a group talking about getting off work and going to the bar Friday night “to have some fun.” Have you ever noticed this? The implication was that work is suffering—also that fun requires alcohol. Simply put, is it really fun if you need alcohol? …and if it is not really fun, [...]