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When Larry Prince, CEO, Prince Leadership, used a well-known and beloved movie to talk about leadership at a workshop he led recently, it made me realize that the topic I speak about and teach has deep roots and lasting relevance. The movie he mentioned was first released in 1939 and adapted from a book written … Read More

Tombstone. The word conjures up thoughts of death and finality, symbolized typically by the end of someone’s life. For me, it represents a new beginning. Huh? It means burying the limiting beliefs that keep you from doing what you want, from getting everything out of life you desire and deserve. He’s my story of how … Read More

When you were a kid, I bet you used to pretend a lot. You pretended you were a doctor and played the game “OperationR.” You pretended to be a millionaire as you gobbled up all the properties playing “Monopoly.R” You pretended to be a wizard, like Harry PotterR, or a gymnast or baseball player. You … Read More

How do you progress in life and your chosen field or career? Say, YES. Be a YES person. Without fail, every time I said YES to something I thought could help me become better at who I am and what I do, good things happened to me. I went the extra mile, did the work, … Read More

I remember these moments vividly. The day the President of a company I worked for said to me, “Mary Lou, you’re better than you think you are.” The day I opened a small package that arrived at my house from a colleague I worked with. In it was a small note that said, “Just a … Read More

The power of giving cannot be underestimated. Give away love, get lots of love back. Give away money, more $ comes back to you. Give away stuff, and it makes room for more and better things to come to into your life. P.S. Teach your kids to give away their toys and games so they … Read More

I once heard a keynote speaker at a conference ask the audience this:  When’s the last time you asked your boss what they want? The question is designed to get at what’s beyond the here and now, and look at the horizon, the bigger picture. The speaker went on to say, if you haven’t done … Read More

How does a corporate executive who grew up in a traditional educational system learn how to prosper from a meat and seafood salesman hawking frozen food door-to-door?   That’s cognitive dissonance at play.   What should happen, what’s logical, is this. I BUY meat and seafood from a door-to-door salesman. If I know the man, trust him … Read More