Archive for July, 2011

Back in January I asked a question: Do Leaders Understand Their Influence? I asked that question because I’ve been talking a lot about this concept of influence in other places and, at least in my mind, influence and leadership go hand in hand. The strange thing about it all is that it seems many people […]

I tell it like it is, which means sometimes I tell stories that involve real people; okay, I always tell stories that involve real people. I often hope that if it’s a lesson post, like this one is about to be, that the person accepts it as it is, if they actually decide to stop […]

Back in 2001, when I decided I was going to work for myself, I decided I needed to stock up on supplies. I drove to the office supply store and started buying things I felt that every office needed; stapler, pencils, tape, pens, packs of paper to print on and pads to write on, and […]

Last week was a strange one for me. I lost a client and I lost the opportunity to bid on a client. I got some initial interest in a book I’m working on. I did an experiment where I only drank water for the week. I heard from my mother that my grandmother is actually […]

We’re coming upon the end of the Harry Potter saga, at least in the movies. The saga actually ended in 2007 with the final book, but the movies take a little while to get through. The importance of this series of books will be debated by many people who really have too much time on […]