Lessons from the Labyrinth: Mental Models

“Society bristles with enigmas which look hard to solve. It is a perfect maze of intrigue.” ~ Honore de Balzac As I mentioned in the last post, we recently went to the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island for a brief family vacation. While there, we decided to explore the...

The Potato Chip Plan

“I love it when a plan comes together!” ~  John ‘Hannibal’ Smith, the A-Team Shortly before our second daughter, Abby, was born, I spent some time focusing on my physical health. By the time she arrived, I had achieved my ideal weight and...

Speak Up or Freeze

“The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails.” ~William Arthur Ward It was a little breezy around here last week, and by “breezy” I mean a windstorm with gusts around sixty-five miles per hour that toppled...

Book Excerpt: Sales Focus/Relationship Focus

“From the moment I picked your book up until I laid it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Someday I intend reading it.” ~ Groucho Marx As promised, here is another excerpt from my soon-to-be-released book, “Hello and a Handshake”. Here...

I Want To Be Like Kaylie

Kaylie and I had just finished our Karate class. We decided to stop upstairs at the coffee shop to get a little snack. As always, she got her favorite – a fruit and yogurt parfait. We headed further into the store to pick up a spoon so she could dig in. On our way, we...