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new beginnings
My father once told me that, as a kid growing up the 1940s Scottish Highlands, they didn’t really celebrate Christmas. New Year’s was the …

never give up
St Paul famously wrote, “Without Love, I am nothing.” That is hard to argue with. Anyone who has children knows exactly what Paul was …

mission statement
When you wake up in the morning and think about what you’re going to fight like hell for, it’s probably not going to sound …

humanity is our ultimate competitive advantage
Nobody fondly remembers their hospital or medical practice because of all the shiny new equipment. Some doctors and nurses are remembered simply because they …

the light within
The Three Kings followed the Star of Bethlehem. Of course, it’s just a tale. The real star is the light within us. That is …

fear not
What is it about the Angel Gabriel’s visit to the Virgin Mary that sticks with us, enough that Christians are still telling the story …

beauty is everywhere
Anne Frank wrote in Diary of a Young Girl “Where there is hope, there is life.” It fills us with fresh courage and makes us strong …

everything matters
One of the most insidious things you can to do is to think that an effort is ‘good enough’. That book report, design, invite, plan, …

happy patients
Newsflash: Mindset and environment directly affect medical outcomes. Of course, all medical people know this, or at least, have it in the back of their …

psychological sharpnel
When a company culture is in peril, you can tell. You can tell by all the needless psychological warfare flying around the place. …

business is change
Business is a liquid state. We get in trouble when we think it’s a solid state. Ergo, business is in a constant state of …

beauty is connection
It’s amazing how in business, so many words are completely misused. When I say, “misused”, I mean, when what people say is 180-degrees opposite …
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