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Monthly Archive: December 2020

Leadership / Learning

#Listening December 21

The next sentence I write about LISTENING is attributed to Alan Alda and is personally humbling. “Real listening is a willingness to let the other person change you.” One of the real hard things for any...

Music / Song Lyric Sunday

#SongLyricSunday December 20

This week our host Jim Adams for Song Lyric Sunday has given us the prompt to write about the following shapes Circle/Polygon/Square/Triangle. Here are the “rules”:• Post the lyrics to the song of your choice, whether...

Learning

#Streaks December 19

There are a lot of notable STREAKS in the world of sports. The 56 game hitting STREAK of professional baseball great Joe DiMaggio. Cal Ripken Jr. STREAK of playing in 2632 consecutive baseball games. When it...

Events / Learning

#Exquisite December 18

I got to revisit a Tim Ferris Podcast where his guest was Jim Collins. During the course of their 2 hour conversation the word EXQUISITE came up. I really got into their banter about the qualities and...

Learning

#Rearrange December 17

It is amazing when you just simply REARRANGE a thought, a phrase, or even letters how it changes everything. Social scientists have studied how changing our thoughts delivers big results. Just like in the...

30 Day Challenge / Learning

#Memory December 16

One of the benefits I am receiving this month by participating in the 30 Day Photo Challenge is MEMORY. I am reliving some of my own personal MEMORIES when I reexamine a photo I have taken....

Learning

#Frost December 15

Over the past two weeks my golfing buddies and I have had to delay our morning start time for a round of golf because of FROST. Today with morning temps in the 30’s we...

Learning

#Observations December 14

Writing a blog post everyday has changed me. I have no doubt that most of ideas come from reading and OBSERVATIONS. Retirement has helped me refine my ability to OBSERVE my surroundings and environment...

Leadership

#Time December 12

At Christmas TIME people share with each other gifts. Most holiday gifts are material things. Presents wrapped up and delivered for family, friends and colleagues. When it comes to giving to others the majority...