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The Mentor Leader
Coach Dungy is admired for many things, but time and time again people compliment him on his leadership and the way that he motivates people. More than being a leader, Tony has taken on the role of a mentor…developing long-lasting, personal relationships with the people that he encounters. Tony models his style of leadership after examples in his...
Fear and the Future
Look to your future…that’s your future!” Natalia, the camp counselor, yelled, pointing to the stand at the end of the tight rope 30 feet in the air. Donna, the teenage camper, with tears streaming down her face, cried “I can’t…I can’t do it” as she struggled to place one foot in front of the other on this ropes course sh...
Working “on” the Organization
Have you ever taken time to stop and examine things from a bird's eye view? Do you schedule time away for reflection? Recently I was able to do just this. It was a nice change of pace. I was able to get out of the middle of the "grove" and I was able to work "on the grove." Here's what I mean... Do you think getting away is important? I'd love to hear...
Great Leader, Great Father
Frank had a small place in Sharon Township, North Carolina. It was a dairy farm, but it wasn't much of a living. His children often remember him with a sun-browned face, walking out onto the hot, dusty path back to the farmhouse. In the 1929 stock market crash, he lost his entire life savings -- $4,000. But his children, especially his son William, remem...
The Duty of Fatherhood
Behind a successful person we often find the legacy of a loving father. We may not know their names. Some are shopkeepers or farmers or shoe salesmen. Nothing these men did in their jobs made them famous. But what they did as fathers changed the course of history. This week, as we celebrate and honor our dads on Fathers’ Day, I am going to discu...
Seeing the Entire Landscape
I’m surrounded by orange groves here in Lake Placid FL today. Here’s a picture in the groves. As you can tell, you can’t get the big picture view of what’s happening with your crops when your in the middle of it. You spend most of your time fertilizing, inspecting fruit, and ensuring there is no pest infestation. Most days I'm working in the grov...
What’s Your ‘Dash’?
When you look at a tombstone, you'll see the the dates of the person's birth and death. What really matters the most however is the 'dash' in between... D - Determination A - Awareness S - Service H - Humility ...