

What!?!? Why did it take 2 years?
When I received the below email, I got fired up. I remember the conference they are referencing, as well as the talk. Matter of fact,...
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Is it time to recalibrate?
The following is an excerpt from my book, ‘Win at Home First‘. As the Bible story goes in Matthew [14:22]–32, Peter started to walk on...
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Have you reviewed this in your life?
This is the time of year we think strategically about next year – both at work and home. Next year budgeting, New Year’s resolutions,...
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The Prioritized Leader Academy
Two of the most impactful organizations in my life these last three years have been Five Capitals and The New Frontier. I am grateful for...
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Is Your Enneagram Number Helping or Hurting You at Home?
The Five Capitals leadership team has done an incredible job building an Enneagram workshop for businesses. Just in the last couple of...
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‘Win at Home First’ was in Forbes!!
Holy cow!!!! My book ‘Win at Home First’ was just in a Forbes article!!!! Forbes magazine’s article, ‘7 Books Everyone On Your Team...
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Do you feel like you are wandering?
Holly and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this summer with an incredible trip to Napa / Sonoma. I will share more of that trip...
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Will this choice really lead to my dominance?
I love when a blog resonates with people! Last week I sent out a blog about how our bad choices, even small or ‘one degree’, can and...
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Will this choice really lead me to destruction?
Recently I had a few long flights that gave me an opportunity to watch two documentaries, both with contrast outcomes. Yet, both had a...
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How to overcome tension in your marriage.
Holly and I rented a car recently for our 20th wedding anniversary trip. We knew this vacation was going to be special. We were...
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How do we empower employees?
The following section is an excerpt from Chapter 25 of my book Win at Home First. One of my favorite bosses was Max. He knew my wife’s...
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Do you need a personal strategy day?
Are you struggling with paralysis by analysis? Do you need time away to just think? A few weeks ago I felt buried and was not motivated...
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Why I cried when I received Brian Tome’s foreword.
I know the title sounds extreme, but it is true. I pulled into the gym parking lot for a late afternoon workout and checked my email one...
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Do you want to destroy your competition?
Somedays I see other executive coaches or keynote speakers in this space and I am completely discouraged. Why do they have so many more...
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Can you make the climb?
I had a drop in revenue of twenty-five percent from March to April. What?!?! How? Why? I had all kinds of thoughts running through my...
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What are your phrases?
We all have a set of values in our home and company, whether they are stated or not. We know our actions are louder than our words. ...
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Drum roll……….here is the book cover!
I am very excited to share the book cover of Win at Home First. Instead of just posting the picture on social media, I wanted to provide...
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How do you fire yourself up?
About twenty years ago there was a very popular and funny skit on Saturday Night Live called “Daily Affirmation with Stuart Smalley.”...
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In your niceness, are you accepting mediocrity?
At this time of year, most business leaders experience the same tension. We started off the year with big goals for ourselves and our...
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If your business decreases, you are a loser.
If our business decreases in revenue from one year to the next, then we think we are a loser. For that matter, when anything we manage is...
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