by Mack | | Communication
What’s your favorite way to be greeted? Hello? Hey? Greetings? I think my favorite way is the one below. Of course to make it real, you have to hear it with a heavy Filipino accent: “Ah Pet-ty Officer Moon-row, What Can I do to Make Your Day a Whole Lot Better?” As...
by Mack | | Problem-Solving
Last January, I took my car into the Mazda dealership so they could figure out why my fan blower motor was making noise. Dealer said the motor was shot. $1,400 later (as they had to remove the entire dashboard to replace it) problem solved. A week later while on...
by Mack | | Goal Setting, Motivation, Personal Mastery, Professional Development
To everything, turn, turn, turn. There is a season, turn, turn, turn. Ecclesiastes chapter 3 as sung by The Byrds It’s true isn’t it? Our environment is characterized by seasons. Right now we’re in Summer but for you Summer-haters, Fall is just around the corner. When...
by Mack | | Motivation, Personal Mastery, Problem-Solving, Professional Development
Jesus is coming. Look busy. – bumper sticker from the 1990s “I’m too busy.” This is something we’re all fond of saying isn’t it? Most of the time it’s true. But sometimes it’s not. We’re all pretty good at confusing activity with accomplishment. Activity is...