The Front Porch
​Blue Ridgers know the front porch to be more than a place. It’s an experience where ideas are shared, people are challenged, questions are answered, and stories are shared. This “Front Porch” blog is a virtual place to gather.Â
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It Ain’t All About You….. But Some of it IS!
Many Blue Ridgers will know where this saying comes from.... If you don't, it is explained in my latest Forbes article..... Â complete with a link back to the BRI website I might add! Go Forbes! Anyway, since it's Forbes content (and Dennis Ray's), I can't simply copy...
Taller or Smaller?
Coaching an executive recently, he told me that his CEO had a way of making people feel smaller instead of taller. That really hit me. It was as if my client was now coaching ME. So I started asking this question: When I come into the presence of those I lead, do they...
Let’s CHAT!
Happy New Year Ridgers! It is still new, after all. This post is an invitation to all of you to sit on the virtual front porch with us a bit, and share what you are up to this year! Use the comments section below to share your goings on! What is new in your...
A Year of Yoga
So, How you doing? We are five days into 2017 and I am wondering how those resolutions are going? Me…of course I am working on mine, it’s still January, check back with me come Valentine’s Day! My resolution is more like an insurance and investment strategy for my...
Not Another Advisory Council
I’m not being self-deprecating when I claim to be one of the least innovative people around. I exhausted all my creative ideas around 2004. Since then, I’ve been an avid believer in stealing, plagiarizing, and improving on others’ creative concepts. That being...
Being a Ridger
People simply don’t understand. They look at me with a hint of concern when I try to share with them the “magic” that is BRI. Yes, it is still a tad hokie. It is also imperfect. It is a long week, and it is tiring. But it is pure magic. To be slightly more specific,...