Part V - "Don't eat the marshmallow" “I had a dream last night, I was eating a ten pound marshmallow. I woke up this morning and the pillow was gone.” - Tommy Cooper Dear Shawn - As you move through your working career and its ups and downs one thing will remain constant; rewards and …
Part IV - Navigating the ups and downs of a career in sales "All of life is peaks and valleys. Don't let the peaks get too high and the valleys too low." - John Wooden Dear Shawn - It's great to see that you have found your passion engaging with people and a career in …
Part III "What's the ONE THING?" “The most important thing is to keep the most important thing the most important thing.” - Jim Kwik Dear Shawn - Congratulations on your new role! I have all the knowledge to know that you will do well. You will even surprise yourself at how much personal and professional growth …
Continue reading “Letters to my 22 year old self” – Part III
Part II "What's the worst that can happen? “Two roads diverged in a wood and I – I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference - Robert Frost" Dear Shawn - By now you've settled nicely into your working world; schedules are clear, routines are comforting, and you've spent …
"Keep an eye on the gas gauge" This summer I am celebrating 25 years of work and in the spirit of the celebration I am committed to sharing 25 insights that I have acquired over the years and hold close to help me to manage myself and to lead the teams I have had the …
As I sit here in June 2021 I can’t help but think about the world reopening and with it many companies’ encouraging employees to return to the office. Personally, I miss the personal connections and the random interactions that, for me anyway, are a huge source of energy and inspiration. Here are a few insights …
I think it goes without saying that the last 100 days have been anything but normal. We have seen disruption to our personal lives, our work lives and with that, disruption to all of the routines that we have relied on for years if not decades. All that being said, the last 100 days have …
Continue reading 9 things I’ve learned about Leadership in the last 100 days…
UPDATE - Recorded a great podcast that dives further into these predictions - Click here to listen! Ever since we started hearing about the COVID-19 crisis conversations seem to continuously gravitate to "when will things return to normal" or "what will a given industry look like post COVID-19?". Will life return to what is was …
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With 2019 is coming to a close I thought I would take a few moments to reflect on the predictions I laid out in my blogs last year, reflect on the progress in 2019 and delve into what might lie ahead in 2020. For your reference my 2019 prediction blogs are here 2019 Trends I'm …
"The best classroom in the world is at the feet of an elderly person" - Andy Rooney On the eve of Remembrance Day 2019 I sit here thinking about my grandparents. In full disclosure, none of my grandparents fought directly in either world war however all of them had their lives completely uprooted over 75 …
Continue reading Learnings from my grandparents – on Remembrance Day
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