As 2025 begins, we have a unique opportunity to start over once again. We can look back on 2024 and think about all of the various things that went right and the equal, if not greater, number of things that did not turn out as desired. This new beginning is a time of alignment or, in many cases, re-alignment. We need to challenge ourselves and see if what we think is aligned with what we say and then what we actually do. It appears simple, but it is a struggle when working with many leaders.
A new year is upon us. New hopes, dreams, and challenges await the next 300+ days in our future. It is critically important that we never lose our hopes and dreams. They propel us and allow us to persevere under some of the most challenging events of our times. We do not know what tomorrow brings, but together, we have great capacity to get through it and thrive and build upon it. 2025 will be a significant launching point for the good our society has to offer. Let us not be distracted by the noise that offends our ears and clouds our minds.
A toast to an outstanding outcome in 2025 for whatever you are pursuing!
2024 is complete, and we welcome a new calendar year tonight. In the past year, we have traveled one revolution around the sun and experienced many ups and a variety of downs. The good news is that we can use this time to give thanks for the past and look with a positive attitude toward the future.
Have a safe New Year’s Eve, and welcome 2025 with new aspirations for a better life and peace for all!
As we close another calendar year, we take this time to reflect on all that has taken place in 2024—the good, the bad, and the unfortunate. It is a time to rekindle hope for our future and be vulnerable enough to allow ourselves to truly learn from the past so we can be collectively better in the future.
Happy New Year!
May 2025 be all you desire it to be.
Christmas is a celebration of life! It is the birth of a Savior. A creator made human, so a real-life experience was present here on Earth. Regardless of your faith affiliation or none at all, as human beings, we cannot dismiss this experience we call living. Life is more significant than all of us, and we are all better off for having a creator we celebrate the birth of on Christmas.
May you and your loved ones enjoy a Blessed and Merry Christmas.
Another calendar year has flown by. In the final days of 2024, you need to pause and look back at the accomplishments and challenges you navigated during the past 300+ days. If we simply keep pushing forward and do not learn from what has happened, we limit our ability to grow at a more complete rate of speed.
Two of the more feared words in business are responsibility and accountability. Depending on one’s position and view of the organization, these words can be feared for various reasons. Fear is not necessarily a bad thing. In fight-or-flight situations, the human mind kicks in and causes some pretty remarkable things to happen, which might be the difference between a good or poor outcome.
Authentic feedback is one of the most valuable growth tools a leader can use and accept. Without a feedback loop in your organization, leadership is increasingly isolated. For feedback to be of the greatest value to navigating current and future growth, it must be of the highest integrity, and thus, it starts with real trust amongst all parties—owner, employees, vendors, customers, and the community.
The word “Choice” is a very interesting part of our vocabulary. By definition, it states:…
When you hear this word, the sound or thought of it can raise the hair on the back of your neck. Its meaning is heavily dependent on the context in which it is associated. Fear of failure creates one dynamic, while fear of success creates a different set of dynamics. Fear itself can be very valuable and stimulating, prompting urgent action, such as in fight-or-flight scenarios. Fear can also cause stagnation or procrastination as one overthinks one’s next steps. Get comfortable with understanding your fears so you can navigate them to assist rather than distract.