The Soapbox is a blog all about conversations. We want to explore multiple topics and share what we're learning so we can grow a community which fosters the development of people skills, leadership skills, and learning skills. The point of these blog posts is to expand upon our podcasts and to create a setting in … Continue reading Welcome to the Soapbox!
Become The Person Who…
Everyone wants to change something. Some of us want to change our career, others want to change the way our body looks or change our health. Some people want to make their marriage better or to be better parents; others want to become better leaders and managers. Many people want to change the quality of … Continue reading Become The Person Who…
Expectations and Temperaments
I'm a big reader. I believe that leaders are readers and by reading someone's thoughts and opinions on an important set of topics, I'm receiving decades of lessons and experiences in less than a month. So when people ask me about some of my favorite books, I tend to begin with "What are you really … Continue reading Expectations and Temperaments
How Do You Want To Feel?
Common questions are sometimes very dangerous questions. In our culture, we aren’t taught critical thinking - we’re often taught to turn our brains off and let others think for us. So while questions are healthy for us to ask ourselves, we must make sure they are the right questions. So let’s discuss one of those … Continue reading How Do You Want To Feel?
The Greatest Investment
There are only two options when it comes to money: either educate yourself about money and YOU will master IT, or don't educate yourself about money and IT will master YOU. There are plenty of financial programs out there. Of course, I have my favorite that my wife and I have used to learn from … Continue reading The Greatest Investment
How Do I Know Where to Grow?
Author and leadership speaker Terri Brady gives an example of learning a new song, in relation to the growth process. She's a musician and loves to learn new music, across several different instruments. As is the case with most musicians, certain specific things about music stand out to her. She describes that when she first … Continue reading How Do I Know Where to Grow?
Survival Mode
"You're not lazy, unmotivated or stuck. It's just that after years of living life in survival mode, you're exhausted." - Raylene MacNamera After nearly a year and a half of chaos in the world, this line from Mrs. MacNamera really hits home for many of us. As for me, although I've continued my own process … Continue reading Survival Mode
“White Noise” for your Mind
White Noise refers to sounds that mask other sounds that might occur naturally in an environment. During my day job (pre-pandemic), I work in a large office building that uses white noise to drown out some of the noises that might be heard in complete silence. Have you ever been in complete silence, then heard … Continue reading “White Noise” for your Mind
Use Information for Transformation
In the digital age, information is as easy to find as oxygen. But unfortunately to find good quality information, sometimes we need someone to hook us up to a good supply (and sometimes we need to carry a tank around with us!) Although information is plentiful, finding the right stuff is difficult. And even when … Continue reading Use Information for Transformation
Keeping Death at a Respectable Distance
Jim Rohn has a great quote: "Life is a struggle to keep death at a respectable distance." This could be interpreted in a hundred different ways, and I would like to share my perspective on it. I was once sitting in the crowd during a teaching done by Chris Swanson, a motivational speaker who is … Continue reading Keeping Death at a Respectable Distance
Crazy in Quarantine
It doesn't really seem like there needs to be another blog post about life in quarantine... everyone has posted their opinions a million times - probably because they have nothing better to do! As for me, today was my 14 week anniversary of working from home; since I work in technology, I've been able to … Continue reading Crazy in Quarantine
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