Setting and Re-Setting Cornerstones

I was lost, late and frustrated on a country road in Louisiana. I asked directions from an old gentleman, who said, “Go down the road a piece, turn left where the old oak tree used to be. Go on ‘bout five miles. You’ll meet up with the freeway presently!”

He was so matter of fact about it. I had gone a “piece” before

As to Three…

“Today’s column is brought to you by the number Three!”
— Spoken by Big Bird on “Sesame Street”
Children’s Television Workshop

It’s odd.  And yet, it’s evenly balanced — on three legs.  It’s symmetrical, and strangely comforting.  It’s ubiquitous and omnipresent.  It’s

“WIN!” or “win.”

“If a string is too tight, it breaks!
Too loose, and it won’t play.”
—Buddha

Politics Divides! Leadership Unites! But the only path to Leadership is Political.

“The fundamental challenge of rising

Speech or Presentation…

A tale of two minds

“We all have the same tools, but some people seem to use them better.”
— J. E. Morrow

Let’s focus on the two different mindsets that you might employ to solve two different communication

Surface/Substance

“Don’t stop. Don’t stop the dance.”
— Bryan Ferry, Boys and Girls

It’s a world of illusion. A marketplace.
Everyone seems to be buying, shopping or selling.
“Cutting Deals.” Dancing in circles, or madly dancing in place.

Now,