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If you did not grow up on the coast, when you think of surfers many of us think of Bode, Patrick Swayze’s character from the movie Point Break. Many people on the coast might think of him too, who knows, but when a friend recommended that I read Laird Hamilton’s book “Force of nature: mind,… Continue Reading
On January 29, 1986 I turned on the TV as the Space Shuttle Challenger climbed gracefully and powerfully into the sky, then watched as it exploded. The public affairs officer narrating the launch said those fateful words heard ’round the world: “Obviously a major malfunction.” In 1977, two Boeing 747’s collided on the runway on… Continue Reading
We live in an interesting world. As a species, we are pre-disposed to follow the person who seems to know what’s going on. It’s probably a survival instinct. We often will see a visionary leader, someone who is inspirational and colorful and full of initiative, courage and new ideas. Then everyone gets on board behind… Continue Reading
It seems the term “hot mess” has made it into our cultural vocabulary so in that spirit, let me say that our lives are a hot mess of our habits. Depending on your habits, that can be a good thing or a bad thing. I imagine its a little bit of both. Charles Duhigg explores… Continue Reading
The last three pieces of Head Trash addressed by Tish Squillaro and Timothy I. Thomas in their book, HeadTrash!: Cleaning out the Junk That Stands between You and Success, are Anger, Guilt and Paranoia. While anger it is normal for everyone to experience at times, anger typically doesn’t make anything better. It may solve a short-term problem but… Continue Reading
“I’m not over controlling, I just know what’s best and if it wasn’t for me, these people would be lost.” We all know this boss – the control freak. The “Control” type of Head Trash can be hard to avoid because in some cases, the boss does have to step in and make some decisions, and… Continue Reading
Authors Tish Squillaro and Timothy Thomas in their book HeadTrash!: Cleaning out the Junk That Stands between You and Success, believe that insecurity is the most crippling of all the Head Trashes (40). … and I believe it. Of all the Head Trashes, fear, arrogance, insecurity, anger, control, guilt and paranoia, insecurity is probably the one I’ve… Continue Reading
Paralysis by analysis. It’s a problem that plagues a lot of organizations, particularly those organizations which are entrenched, often after years of success, and are afraid to make any decision which could result in failure. Better to wait and gather more information than make a bad decision, so goes the thinking of the fearful leader.… Continue Reading
It is one of the oldest jokes in the world and it has about 1,000 variations on the thing. It usually goes something along the lines of, “yes I’m having a daughter and yes I already bought the shotgun.” I have heard this joke so many times that now I just give a polite smile,… Continue Reading
In 2012, the issue of perimeter security made headlines numerous times. From a jet-skier swimming to shore and accessing the ramp at JFK, to a drunk driver slamming through the perimeter gates at Phoenix-Sky Harbor, to a former airline pilot jumping the fence at St. George’s, Utah where he proceeded to access a regional… Continue Reading