by Patrick Allmond | Mar 4, 2013 | Attitude Adjustment, Performance & Productivity, Personal Development
Do you ever reflect on the past? At some point all of us do. That is the reality of learning from mistakes and growing. But at some point, you are going to be old and gray. You are going to have the chance to retire, sit around, and reflect on the amazing life you...
by Patrick Allmond | Feb 26, 2013 | Attitude Adjustment, Performance & Productivity, Personal Development
A simple smile is all it takes...
by Patrick Allmond | Feb 21, 2013 | Attitude Adjustment, Performance & Productivity, Personal Development
I want you to repeat a new phrase with me “I choose not to care”. I use that phrase whenever there is a discussion that I am involved with, and the outcome is good either way with me. I’ll let somebody else care. As long as somebody cares about each...
by Patrick Allmond | Nov 22, 2012 | Attitude Adjustment
Technology. This would be an easy area for me to start blaming cell phones and email for the downfall of humanity. But these wonderful tools did not create themselves. For several decades we have decided that we want more information faster, and we want it in front of...
by Patrick Allmond | Nov 19, 2012 | Attitude Adjustment
When I joined Toastmasters several years ago, I was fascinated by the role of ‘The Timer”. This person’s job was to get the planned times for each section of the meeting and sit there with a stopwatch. They then kept track of how efficient the meeting was moving along...
by Patrick Allmond | Nov 12, 2012 | Attitude Adjustment
Do you ever drive into work, sit down at your desk, and just wait for the emails / tasks to come at you? This is how most people work. They are interrupt driven. Their day has no plan, and they just wait for the emails to start flowing. There may have been a general...
