Wanting to Matter

by | Sep 29, 2017 | Uncategorized

“Too often we underestimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around.” ~Leo Buscaglia I have a friend who checks his email...

Us and Them

by | Sep 27, 2017 | Blog

“If you want to make peace with your enemy, you have to work with your enemy. Then he becomes your partner.” ~Nelson Mandela Republican, Democrat, Independent. Us and Them. Christian, Jew, Muslim. Us and Them. Wolverine, Buckeye, Spartan. Us and Them....

5 Reasons Robo-Callers are Anti-Networking

by | Sep 25, 2017 | Blog

“All deception in the course of life is indeed nothing else but a lie reduced to practice, and falsehood passing from words into things.” Robert Southey I was the victim of an activity I will call “anti-networking” this morning and I’m mildly enraged. Most...

Lessons from the Labyrinth: Mental Models

by | Sep 8, 2017 | Blog

“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...