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To Lead People, Walk Beside Them
There's not much left to say when you have a saying that is so profound and valuable as this one. The saying listed below hung in every office I…
May 12
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Gene Wood
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Who Was Your Last Teacher?
Have you ever rejected an idea, then later realized it was correct? Maybe a day or so or even a few years later? It is frequently humbling when this…
May 4
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Gene Wood
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April 2023
Coaches. Mentors. Good Parents.
Things taught are only as good as they are remembered. My aunt Janet taught me about honesty and how to achieve it through conversation. Today we had a…
Apr 27
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Random Thoughts Tied Together
Can the rush of modern-day living destroy us? When was the last time you sat in the sun, shut your eyes, and reflected on the day or where your life is…
Apr 20
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I Just Can’t Trust Them!
Trust is imperative in life, yet we have such a profound lack of it; how in the devil do we survive without it? In the mid-eighties, I managed an…
Apr 13
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Just Be You! Why Not?
Easy to say, tough to do, so many people say, or ya right, as the eyes glaze over. But, it's complicated, is the most logical answer. And would you…
Apr 7
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March 2023
A Paradigm Story
I saw this maybe a hundred years ago and heartily laughed as I read it. And I have laughed every time since. And what's best about it; it needs very…
Mar 30
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Finish Each Day and Be Done With It
You just decided to take action on an issue and immediately knew it was wrong, so you made corrections, but it still wasn't good. The next day you are…
Mar 21
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Finding Happiness
I'm happy, thank you, is what most will quickly say when asked, even though they are not! So why do people say they are? Why not be honest and tell the…
Mar 14
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To Eat or Fish?
In the mid to late 80s, I worked at a manufacturing plant that will always be my favorite location. I came to it as the first manager from outside the…
Mar 7
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February 2023
The Complicated Art of Making Life Simple
Life is, and should be, simple. Unfortunately, we human beings, one by one and collectively, make it complicated and often stressful. Can we make it…
Feb 28
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The Wisdom of Farmers
Growing up on the farm allowed me to learn all sorts of lessons nearly daily. Lee owned the farm east of Dad's, raising sheep, corn, oats, and alfalfa…
Feb 21
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