ARecently I had the opportunity to work with two high school seniors. Both were stellar students with great GPA and ACT scores. One had a great outcome and the other, not so much. This is really the tale of preparation...
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Tonight was my dad’s yahrtzeit, the Jewish anniversary of his passing. It’s hard to believe it has been 13 years since I sat beside his bed and talked to him the night before he slipped into a non-reversible coma. For...
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You may think you want to make a decision, are ready to make a decision, or “should” make a decision. Probably Not. Often people think they are in the decision making phase or want to be in the decision making...
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Up until Sunday’s boring Emmy telecast, I thought Sally Field’s 1985 acceptance speech would go down in history as the most memorable. When Field won her second Oscar for the drama Places in the Heart, the actress, then 38, ecstatically declared, “I can’t deny...
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Years and years ago I interviewed a “car salesman” for a sales job in another profession. I remember his hesitation to leave his profession of selling cars. It was way before the Internet. Even then rarely did anyone pay the full...
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The Story Have you ever watched a horse race where one horse was so far behind the others that you couldn’t tell if that horse was first or last? Sometimes in the pasture, the leader is either so far ahead...
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You may think that as long as you don’t walk in front of a horse, then this rule does not apply to you. Think again. Ask yourself, how do I figuratively put myself in danger of getting figuratively hurt? Then...
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This is lesson #70 from my soon to be published book, HorseTalk: Lessons in Leadership. Each lesson is divided into 4 parts. The 4th is the call for action, ways to implement the lesson outside of the pasture! The Story...
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A gaffe is defined as an unintentional act or remark causing embarrassment to its originator. Through-out Joe Biden’s 120+ years in elected office he has been hounded by gaffes. Some real, some imagined and some magnified by viral and social media....
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A week ago, a Tim Ryan supporter asked me a question. “If”, he asked, “I can get your suggestions to Tim, what would you suggest he do to improve?” This question was posed while the second night of the second...
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