by Dave McAuley | Jan 9, 2015 | Leadership Development, Summit Life Today
“Don’t give up at halftime. Concentrate on winning the second half.” ~ Paul “Bear” Bryant. It’s not over until it’s over! It is so important to be more “growth-oriented” than “goal-oriented” as a leader. Goals are important, however “goal-oriented” leaders tend to...
by Dave McAuley | Jan 8, 2015 | Leadership Development, Summit Life Today
“I think we consider too much the good luck of the early bird and not enough the bad luck of the early worm.” ~ Franklin D. Roosevelt Are you lucky? Both of my parents were born in Ireland and I grew up hearing the phrase: “It’s the luck of the Irish”. I often hear...
by Dave McAuley | Jan 6, 2015 | Leadership Development, Summit Life Today
“Security is not the absence of danger, but the presence of God, no matter what the danger.” ~ Anonymous There is nothing more freeing than to feel secure. “Safe” and “secure” don’t necessarily go together. Being secure doesn’t mean that you’re always going to play...
by Dave McAuley | Jan 2, 2015 | Leadership Development, Summit Life Today
“If trouble comes when you least expect it then maybe the thing to do is to always expect it.” ~ Cormac McCarthy The Everly Brothers had a hit song back in the late 50’s called “Problems”. The opening lyrics are: “Problems, problems, problems all day long. Will my...
by Dave McAuley | Dec 30, 2014 | Leadership Development, Summit Life Today
“Plans are worthless, but planning is everything. There is a very great distinction when you are planning for an emergency; you must start with this one thing:…it is not going to happen the way you are planning.” ~ Dwight D. Eisenhower When my “Plan A” doesn’t work, I...
