Tremendous Tracey
read to succeed
Books, books, good for the soul
The more you read the more you know.
The more you know, the more you achieve
So read great books, if you want ...
four things in four years
Four years ago this week I made a decision that I knew was coming for the past 45 years. In the words of ole blue eyes, “I've lived a life that's f...
Are you Slacktose Intolerant?
Offer the lazy an egg, and they'll want you to peel it for them.
- A Proverb
Slacktose intolerance, also called loser phobia and hypomalaisa, is ...
Deconstructing the Bull
I recently attended a board meeting where the members discussed whether or not the organization should purchase a building. The overwhelming majori...
How I finally became the most popular kid in school
I confess I wasn’t very hip when I was in school. Part nerd, part band geek, and part quasi-athlete, I mixed with a wide range of kids and never ma...
When Your Best Isn’t Good Enough
There are times in everyone’s life when we cannot get to the end goal we desire despite how much effort, hope, or prayer we apply. One of the keys ...
I lived life and all I got was this lousy T Shirt! Or, Failure Is an Option
If no one is responsible for the consequences of their mistakes or can claim victory for their successes, what’s the point of living? We may as wel...
livin la vida laissez
The phrase laissez-faire is French and broadly implies "let it be", or "leave it alone." Helen Keller put it perfectly, “Science may have found a c...
sticks and stones may break my bones and words can always hurt me
I’ve spent the last two months teaching leadership principles to elementary school students with my dog, Mr. Blue. It’s the closest thing to being ...
i’m proud to be a coal miner’s doggie, by Mr. Blue
My Mom is not really a coal miner, but she is from Pennsyltucky, so maybe there’s a little bit of it in her. I am halfway through our “pawtograph” ...
just plane wisdom
On a recent fight, I had the pleasure of being upgraded to first class and sitting next to an entrepreneur, who was a voracious reader and leadersh...
the judas principle
I was recently at a meeting where a member shared that a teammate had committed an act that was incongruent with what we stood for. The member was ...
what’s on your shelf?
Books were a constant presence in my house for as long as I can remember. I was started on the habit of reading at a very young age; so young, in f...
let’s get the “h” out of there!!!
Swearing was verboten in my house growing up. Decades later I still shudder thinking about the consequences if we had. The closest we ever got to p...
