Through It All
"I was just doing my job," the tree might have said as it accepted Large Tree of The Year Award. But imagine what it had endured. The...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
No Score
They don’t keep score here anymore. Who knows how the last game ended? A called third strike, or maybe a walk off homer? It doesn’t...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Without The Ands or Buts
HIGH FIVE, Y'ALL! It's time to kick some "but." Here's a turn-of-phrase that must be retired if we're going to create a truly happy and...
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tim
- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Please, Go Play
Please go play. Did you read of the guy whose out-of-control work from home lifestyle almost killed him? His heart attack was the product...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Two Penny Candy
Let's give others grace and time. There was a small family-owned grocery just up the hill from where we lived. Mom would send me up for a...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 1 min
Come With Us
“Come with us,” she said. The words we choose matter. Practiced early they can teach us. Spoken later, they reveal us. It was my first...
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- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
Hard To Ask
Can people ask you a hard question? If so, what is it? We stood around the lobby for our weekly 10-minute kick-off chat. The talks were...
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tim
- Jul 7, 2021
- 2 min
The Time I Knew It All
The time I knew it all. How about that for an opener? Of course, that time has never existed. There were, however, many times when I was...
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tim
- Sep 30, 2020
- 1 min
I Don't Know
Don’t Know? There’s a lot of power in that. Are you an expert? It feels good to have the answers, but it can also feel good when we...
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tim
- May 20, 2020
- 1 min
They Want To Be Seen
What can Instagram Story emojis teach us about leading and working with others?
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tim
- Dec 9, 2019
- 1 min
Like is Nothing to Hide
Instagram may hide your likes, but you can still be likable (in real life). It won’t depend on how cute your picture is, how connected...
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tim
- Dec 4, 2019
- 1 min
You're Ok
“You’re ok,” the sign proclaimed. And I thought about it all weekend. I thought about how the people around us need to hear it. So...
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tim
- Mar 31, 2019
- 2 min
Forever View
The view looked over tropical flora and across the sea. It was breathtaking. The two friends walked along the property line. One with...
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tim
- Mar 23, 2019
- 2 min
A Bad Taste
It was early, maybe too early to be at work. Still the staff was in a good mood and eager to please when the wife and I stepped up to the...
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tim
- Mar 18, 2019
- 2 min
Positively Contagious
Our actions, emotions, and attitudes are contagious. Like a friend's yawn or a laugh they spread to us. Like when the boss is in a bad...
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tim
- Aug 13, 2018
- 2 min
It's not luck, it's like
A workday is full of things that people should be spending their time doing. In retail, their time should be spent doing things that will...
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tim
- Aug 1, 2018
- 2 min
One Pound Fish
Author and speaker Nilofer Merchant says the first step to unlocking talent in the #SocialEra is celebrating something she calls...
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tim
- Jul 15, 2018
- 2 min
How to Stand Out
One hundred years ago, Billie Holiday, as she later became known, was born in Philadelphia.The legendary singer would have an enormous...
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tim
- Jun 30, 2018
- 3 min
Making Hits
In 2000, NPR’s listeners voted Al Green’s 1971 hit “Let’s Stay Together” one of the 100 best songs of the 20th century. With its plea for...
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