Selfish Altruism: Taking care of yourself first but making sure to take care of others too. Learned this phrase 23 years and love it. You can’t be totally selfless or you’ll lose yourself. You can’t be totally selfish or you’ll live a lonely life. Selfish Altruism is the perfect blend. THON is the biggest student-run philanthropy in …
Good leaders have your back. OK. But good leaders need to have your “front”. But what does that mean? Teach – Lead – Guide – Pattern – Protect. Good leaders keep the noise away from their team, shield them from tough situations until they’re ready, show them how to stand on their own. Don’t just …
At work and in life, be sure to recognize your leaders and be their champion. You can define leadership in many ways but, simply, you know it when you see it. In my opinion, leaders aren’t made, they’re born…it’s innate. Leaders lead because that’s who they are. I’ve always tried to spot young leaders and help them …
Don’t be the person who crushes a dream. In 2005, I helped coach my son’s little league baseball team to the championship. At the end of the season, a father said to me that his son wanted to quit baseball after the prior year; the coach didn’t give his son a chance, played favorites, wasn’t …