IF - Shared by my friend of 30 years Justo Garcia

Rudyard Kipling's Verse
If you can keep your head when all about you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you,
If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting too;
If you can wait and not be tired by waiting,
Or being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated, don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise:

If you can dream-and not make dreams your master;
If you can think-and not make thoughts your aim;
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two imposters just the same;
If you can bear to hear the truth you've spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to, broken,
And stoop and build 'em up with worn-out tools:

If you can make one heap of all your winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your beginnings
And never breathe a word about your loss;
If you can force your heart and nerve and sinew
To serve your turn long after they are gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold on!"

If you can talk with crowds and keep your virtue,
Or walk with Kings-nor lose the common touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt you,
If all men count with you, but none too much;
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in it,
And-which is more-you'll be a Man, my son!





In the final analysis, your attitude determines your effectiveness in everything, every time! LGL

Permanent Change - How?

The immutable three steps to permanent change are:

1. It Must be led by Position Power - ie, the driver-leader.

2. We must discuss publicly and constantly "why" are we doing this?....

3. It must be measured down to the individual and made public on a timely basis.

Then, you must take appropriate action - those that are improving get to
play, those that do not can no longer play.


Most organizations get the first two and believe that change will come about because of the "new" process implemented or the fact that we are talking about it "a lot".

The reality is that most do not want to go to #3 because of their own personal judgements of inadequacy. They forget that their avoidance, or evasion, will be the undoing of their own situation and that of their organization. This inaction is also a violation of the value of Justice. It is an injustice to the producer that the unproductive get the same treatment.

So, here we are, having touched the rim after many, many tries. We can not and will not go back. The leaders will continue forward even as their teams change in composition and they rise to their unknown potential.


In the final analysis, your attitude determines your effectiveness in everything, every time! LGL

I received the wretching news of the passing of one of my hang-out friends from HS last night. It is not that we were such great friends, but I guess it allowed me to reflect on the portions of his life that I recall. I do not judge anyone, but recall a tremendous desire to be liked, to be loved, to be accepted - sound familiar? Dead at 48 from a heart attack. LISTEN, LISTEN, LISTEN!!!!

Next theme....

Ghandhi's Seven Root Cause of Violence
Wealth without Work
Pleasure without Conscience
Knowledge without Character
Science without Humanity
Worship without Sacrifice
Politics without Principles
Commerce without Morality





In the final analysis, your attitude determines your effectiveness in everything, every time! LGL