Complain More

Stores are filled with people returning gifts on December 26.

Complaining done well increases happiness.

Don’t get the wrong impression. Curmudgeons are toxic. Big shots are never happy. They complain because the world doesn’t revolve around them.

Enjoy the value of complaining.

The Soul Felt Its Worth

Friends who don’t celebrate Christmas wish me Merry Christmas. It’s generous and kind. I feel respected. One website says “Oh Holy Night” was written by an atheist, Placide Cappeau. My reading indicates he… Continue reading

Christmas, Deadlines, and Urgency

Christmas is motivation for procrastinators. The goal of showing love makes this deadline matter.

Deadlines don’t matter until goals have meaning.

Urgency is a function of caring. When you own goals they create focus, decisiveness, and action.

10 Questions to Establish and Evaluate Urgency

The Question I’ve Never Asked

Two young men, in a small coffee shop, taught me about leadership.

George and Tyler left on Christmas Eve to serve at a children’s home in Beirut. They’re back for classes. Yesterday, we met to talk.

I asked a question I’ve never asked.

5 Actions That Grow Heart

The Grinch hated Christmas – the whole Christmas season. Now, please don’t ask why.

But I think that the most likely reason of all… may have been that his heart was two sizes too small.

5 Actions that Grow Heart

Questions Aren’t Curiosity

There’s no curiosity when you know the answer.

Questions that end with verbs aren’t curious. They’re controlling.

“We agree this was the best option, don’t we?”

“That’s what we decided, correct?”

Leaders ask questions but haven’t learned to inquire.

Work questions move work forward. Curious questions move people forward.

How to practice curiosity?