Many of you are familiar with the stories and exciting movies about the fictional English detective, Sherlock Holmes. His reported insight and brilliance are legendary. He was once asked by his assistant, John Watson, how he was able to see…
I have often shared personal experiences with you from my days as a school principal. I enjoyed that part of my past life very much. It was always a delight to interact with teachers, students and their parents. I especially…
When I played football in high school and college, I would often hear the coaches yell at us, “Finish the drill!” That meant that we were not to stop until the whistle was blown. It meant, “Keep playing! Keep pushing…
Years ago, I was in Singapore visiting my business partners and conducting a training session. We had a wonderful time together. Singapore is an astonishing country full of life and vitality. Although it is a very small country geographically, it…
A friend of mine told me of an incident that happened as he sat in the parking lot of a grocery store as he was waiting for his friend to return from picking up a few items in the store.…
A lot has been written about living your life with intention and direction. Some call this a “proactive life”. To be a proactive person simply means that you face life and prepare ahead of time, as much as possible, for…
A while back, I was teaching a training program and I made the comment that some people tend to be too territorial in nature and that they sometimes overstep their boundaries by being “control freaks.” All of us have probably…
In talking with a friend of mine recently about an upcoming event, I asked if he was looking forward to it. He replied, “I don’t like to look forward to things too much because I don’t want to be disappointed…
Patrick Pettibon is the Vice President of Personality Insights, Inc.. He and his wife, Christie, live on a farm near Dallas, Texas. They have eleven children. Being with their family is one of my favorite things in all of life!…
Most of you know that I teach information about personality styles. In the Model of Human Behavior, the left side of the model represents people who are more task-oriented and the right side represents those who are more people-oriented. Of…