Posted by Sandy on September 29th, 2011 at 9:30 am
Anything is Possible By Unknown If there was ever a time to dare,
to make a difference,
to embark on something worth doing,
IT IS NOW.
Not for any grand cause, necessarily…
but for something that tugs at your heart,
something that’s your inspiration,
something that’s your dream.
You owe it to yourself to make your days here count. HAVE FUN. DIG DEEP. [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 28th, 2011 at 10:41 am
A message from Sandy. From John Maxwell’s book Developing the Leaders Around You, he discusses the importance of rewarding behaviors and qualities you value. Educational psychologist E.L. Thorndyke did work in behavior modification around the turn of the century. It led him to discover what he called the Law of Effect. Simply stated, it is [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 26th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. Dealing with difficult people at work is a fact of life. Taking steps to make things better, begins with you! You must be willing to accept , recognize, or play with the concept that the reason you are dealing with difficult people is because you have a part in it. You [...]
Posted by Terry on September 25th, 2011 at 2:07 pm
“A man can fall many times, but he isn’t a failure until he begins to blame somebody else.” John Burroughs A message from Terry: Things go wrong. Despite our best planning and preparation, despite all of the precautions that we put in place, things all too frequently go wrong. It’s a fact of life. Few [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 23rd, 2011 at 9:01 am
A message from Sandy. Your life can be bigger than you think, but there are a few things to remember: First —you can’t get it all done! (What! Who said that?) It’s just not possible–there will always be more to do. If you are one of those people who push through to complete your list [...]
Posted by Terry on September 20th, 2011 at 10:04 am
Now, where were we…? Oh yes! We were in the middle of figuring out how a dental office is like the Ryder Cup golf tournament. When we left our hero, Paul Azinger, he was ready to look in some unusual places to find a winning strategy for transforming the fiercely independent U.S. golfers into a [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 19th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. There are many different aspects that live inside us——-two of them Marcia Wieder depicts as the Dreamer and the Doubter, from her book Dreams Are The Whispers From Our Souls.” When it comes to pursuing our dreams the Dreamer is often gung-ho while the Doubter can provide a laundry list of [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 16th, 2011 at 8:16 am
A message from Sandy. Some words of wisdom from John Maxwell’s book Failing Forward. As usual he nails it, asking the right questions and targeting and issue that can really make a difference in your everyday life. He tells us, “Failure is an inside job.” So is success.(“Duh!” you say—-but it’s not so easy is [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 14th, 2011 at 9:30 am
The Will To Win If you want a thing bad enough
To go out and fight for it,
Work day and night for it,
Give up your time and your peace and your sleep for it If only desire of it
Makes you quite mad enough
Never to tire of it,
Makes you hold all [...]
Posted by Sandy on September 12th, 2011 at 9:30 am
A message from Sandy. All made mistakes. Post-It-Notes (and who can live without those?) came about because a scientist creating it didn’t get the stickiness of the glue quite right. Liquid paper was invented in a kitchen, by a typist, who wasn’t so good at typing, and Columbus set off for Asia and landed in [...]