Keeping Hope Alive

A message from Sandy. Life is full of uncertainty, disappointments, and moments of indecision. However, when times get dark and perhaps intimidating, if we keep hope alive—-we can achieve anything. There are countless stories of people overcoming what seemed to be impossible odds. This is because hope is more than an idle wanting and wishing [...]

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Make Yourself An Enlarger

A message from Sandy. From John Maxwell’s book, “Becoming A Person of Influence”–he makes it a point to remind us to learn something new today. Albert Schweitzer maintained that “The great secret of success is to go through life as a man who never gets used up.” When you make it a goal to continually [...]

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Inspiration Through Acceptance

A message from Sandy. We all have many roles to fulfill each day—a team member, a mom,a  daughter, counselor, friend, chauffeur, mediator, encourager, seeker of peace, and writer to name a few. We all feel the pressure of our responsibilities bearing down on us, feeling pulled in many directions from time to time. As you [...]

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Reward Your People

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 [...]

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What Do Post-It-Notes, Liquid Paper, & Columbus Have In Common?

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 [...]

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Rise Above Your Personal Preferences

A message from Sandy. When someone you don’t like or respect suggest something, what is your first reaction? (be honest!) I’ll bet it’s to dismiss it, before giving it any real thought–for some people it’s like a reflex. If I don’t particularly care for you, I won’t particularly care for your idea. You’ve heard the [...]

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THE POWER OF AN INDEX CARD – PART 2

A Message from Terry:  Are you ready to challenge yourself to achieve something beyond your daily routine? If not, be sure not to read this next batch of quotations that I’ve gathered for you. But if you suspect that there may be more greatness in you than you’ve shown to the world  lately, then these [...]

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KNOWING THAT YOU KNOW

A message from Terry:  Neil Pasricha is a wise, wise man. Faced with a series of disheartening reversals in his life, he instead chose to focus on life’s little delights, eventually gathering many of them into “The Book of Awesome.” It’s fun to leaf through his list of simple delights, including such commonplace gems as [...]

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What Lessons Have You Learned in 2010?

A message from Sandy. 2009 feels like only a few months ago, and 2010 is already over, quick isn’t it? This is the time of year we reflect on our lives. What have you done well this year? I will get the ball rolling with some responses: Passion is king, when you breathe it,the transformation [...]

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Breaking Down The Barriers

A message from Sandy. So you have some team members that aren’t crazy about each other, now what? Much of the time we like or dislike someone, based on how well we understand them. It also seems most of us enter adulthood ill-equipped to deal with the myriad of personalities we come across in life. [...]

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