Tag Archives: Simplicity

How to Become Foolishly Foolish in One Easy Step…


Who listens to fools? Fools do… Your Simple Leadership Lesson: Beware of listening to fools and doing what fools do, for you will quickly join them in their foolishness. The fastest way to foolishness and folly is to listen to … Continue reading

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This is Why Every Christmas is Joyous and Precious


I can’t count my blessings. I can’t count that high… I’m sitting on the front porch of my stepson’s house at The Hammocks in Miami. It’s early on Christmas morning and the neighborhood is quiet. So is the house. No one … Continue reading

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Why You Never Seem to Have Enough Time


There’s never enough time in the day. I can’t ever do all the things I need to do… A Simple Leadership Lesson: HOGWASH! There are so many things wrong with that quote. Let’s review some simple and basic facts: Basic Facts: There are precisely 24 … Continue reading

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This is Why Everybody Has to Define “Tough” Their Way


Tough is personal. It’s yours, and mine, and everyone else’s. All at the same time… Yours is not mine. Mine can’t be yours. Theirs? It’s just not going to fit us. Because it’s so unique and personal. Tough defies definition and … Continue reading

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What Do You Do When Your Tank Is Bone Dry?


Even passionate people can grow weary I’m bone tired. Not so much physically, although I could only squeeze in 4 hours of sleep last night. This after a midnight dinner of a Wendy’s spicy chicken sandwich, fries and a lime aid. Yikes. Yes, I know the formula. 7 … Continue reading

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As An Aspiring Leader, How Can You Demonstrate Skills and Value?


The best way to get an opportunity to lead is to act like you already are… Simply Ending Your Week: Historically the way to get a promotion to a leadership position was to make it known you were interested and then stand patiently by, waiting … Continue reading

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Why It’s Important for Injured Lions to Continue Roaring


What would we choose to talk about if we knew it was going to be the last thing we would be able to say? As in FOREVER… You can’t squeeze 20 years of living into 6 months. Can you? If we could stand in … Continue reading

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Some Things, They Just Change You and You NEVER Forget


https://unsplash.com/@hermez777 Some memories are good. Some sad. Many good and sad… We emigrated to the United States from Cuba in 1958. Mother, Grandmother, brother and I. It was a rainy night in Miami. The flight attendant held an umbrella as we … Continue reading

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You Need to Hit the Reset Button to Stop the Insanity


https://unsplash.com/@randomlies   Your Simple Thought of the Week: Chaos boils slowly like water in a pot and eventually drives us insane… Contemplation It is said that if you drop a frog in a pot of boiling water it will immediately jump out. But … Continue reading

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Do You Want to be Merely Effective or Awesomely Fulfilled?


https://unsplash.com/@nikarthur Simply Starting Out Your Week: We have choices Every day we face a multitude of choices. Some easy. Quick. Simple. What shirt do I choose? Should I wear my hair up or let it loose? Triple Shot Venti Americano or Grande Low … Continue reading

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