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…
Do you know that all of life is really made up of one thing - relationships? Almost everything that we do involves a relationship with another person. And, because of that, we listen to them and allow them to influence…
It never ceases to amaze me how some things which are so simple can get mixed up so easily. Whenever there is a little bit of confusion on the front-end of a situation, it always leads to challenges and big…
I have a friend who has been in the banking business for many, many years. One day as we were having lunch together, we discussed bank loans. I asked him if it was difficult to get a bank loan. He…
Around this time of the year, shopping, Christmas parties, family get-togethers, and children’s school plays occupy a lot of our time. I don’t know about you, but sometimes I feel as though there are not enough hours in the day…
Not long ago a situation took place in my business that was a little painful, but I thought I would share it with you because it teaches such a great lesson. Occasionally, we get an order for some of our…