What Can We Learn From Geese?
Geese are seemingly innocuous birds, but there have been some interesting and well-documented principles that can be learned from them, especially from their migratory flying patterns. This...
View ArticleWho’s Your Editor?
My wife Karen was reading through a few of my posts earlier today and noticed a couple of typos. After wishing that I had done a better job in proof-reading myself before pressing publish, I realised...
View ArticleThe Myth of the Herd
One of nature’s great events is the annual wildebeest migration that takes place in Africa. Millions of the large mammals move from one feeding area to another in massive herds. The herds work well for...
View ArticleYour Support Crew for Life
I’ve written a few times about the importance of having a network of support around you when you’re trying to navigate through life. As social beings, to be completely self-reliant is not how we were...
View ArticleThe Injured Brick Layer – A Story About Trying to Do it Alone
The following story is one that I first read in John C. Maxwell’s Developing the Leader Within You. This is what an injured brick layer wrote on his insurance form after he tried to move 500 pounds of...
View ArticleBrain Surgeons Are Allowed to Be Scumbags
Brain surgeons are allowed (in my opinion at least) to be scumbags. They have my permission (for what it’s worth) to act how they want, say what they want, have a terrible attitude, a haughty sense of...
View ArticleHow the Porcupines Survived the Ice Age – A Story About our Need For...
Paulo Coelho tells the story about when the Ice Age came and porcupines had to find a way to survive. At first they decided to group together to keep warm and protect one another. Unfortunately, their...
View ArticleBe a Great Cheerleader
I was watching an NBA game on TV the other day and after a great dunk by one of the players, I could see his team-mates in the background stand to their feet and cheer him on. They didn’t dunk the...
View ArticleHow To Become a More Positive Influence
If you’re a leader or someone who works with others, then understanding how you influence others is important. From the most timid person to the most charismatic individual, the reality is that we all...
View ArticleThe Value of Teamwork
Tigers are the largest of the big cats with male Siberian tigers reaching a length of up to 3.5 metres from nose to tail. They live in isolation and hunt alone, meaning that for all of their size and...
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