Archive for June 23, 2017

Back in 2000, I attended a performance of Joseph and The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat starring Donny Osmond. His performances were electrifying and I was amazed at how he could muster up such energy and passion eight shows a week for all those years. I saw Osmond being interviewed while in Chicago when the show reached its 4,000th performance. In the interview he said, “It might be my 4,000th show, but for the audience, it’s always their first time.” He believed in his core that he must bring his absolute best

June 16, 2017

Recently while on a long drive I was deep inside my own thoughts when I realized that instead of driving the 65 mph speed limit, I had unintentionally slowed down to 45 miles an hour. I was surprised that I had slowed down 20 mph, and I was totally oblivious to the fact.

Has this ever happened to you? I don’t mean literally. I mean in your life. Have you ever lost momentum or lowered your sites about important goals or ethical standards without even realizing it, as if

Years ago, I worked briefly for an organization with a boss, “Kim”, that we all suspected frequently used “alternative facts” when telling us about business matters. He was smart, energetic, likeable and had a great strategic mind, but there was also something going on in him that caused him to “spin” the story and try to make himself look better than reality. Sometimes he withheld information to give himself an edge that others didn’t have (a false belief, by the way). Sometimes he exaggerated, again to position himself in a