Doug Clark: Linchpin
“My heart leaps up when I behold a rainbow in the sky…”
Doug Clark, College Prep English teacher at Olathe North High School in the fall of 1987, burst into our classroom on the first...
Sometimes you just have to step it up
Sometimes you need new tools. New “things” to do your job better.
Sometimes you need more training. New knowledge or how-tos that sharpen your skills.
Sometimes you need better leadership....
Blow through your glass ceilings
We hold ourselves back.
We’re capable of so much more than we think. We imagine barriers that don’t really exist. We blame other people for limitations we set in place.
It’s time...
The guy with the “golden” voice
Ninety percent of me likes this story.
That 10% is nothing to sweep under a rug, though.
On one hand, we’ve got a guy who had a career, loved it as far as we know, did well with it as far as we...
Reach out to the one
Many years ago I received some great advice from an ecclesiastical leader that has been on my mind the last two weeks.
We were talking about the truly great, yet unsung leaders.
They share something...
The Age of Cool
And it came to pass that there was an Industrial Age. And the Industrial Age begat The Information Age. Some say we’re now in The Digital Age. Or The Connected Age.
I think we’re actually...
18 lessons I’ve re-learned in the last 30 days
I’ve re-learned many lessons over the last 30 days. None that will change your life, but all are good reminders of how to live better. On the list:
Patience is indeed a virtue.
It pays, literally,...
Sing this with me, this is forty
Sometimes you have an opportunity to take part in something special. You can’t turn those chances down.
You don’t do it for money. You don’t do it for acclaim. You don’t do it...
Appreciating the things right under your nose
I spent the end of last week and all-day Saturday in Portland, Oregon.
I was lucky enough to have my wife and 10-month-old daughter with me on this one.
Apart from the great work I personally got done...
How not to frame a conversation
Group dynamics are real.
In a group, it’s not uncommon for some people to give way to the first person to speak and/or the loudest person. I’m not a card-carrying non-conformist, but I do...
It’s not a hill, it’s a mountain…when you start out the climb
That title comes to us from U2 (iTunes link). A variation is bandied about in the Hull home with increasing frequency:
Everything is hard before it’s easy.
Alright, it’s not a perfect metaphor....
Grit: The differentiator
What is the one that would help you enjoy lifelong success in your career?
Is it confidence? It’s hard to win at anything in life without believing in yourself. Or how about intelligence? Assertiveness?...
Loose isn’t the same thing as lose
For those of you keeping score at home or the office, you already know that I try to provide value in a number of ways here at BrandonHull.com.
Business advice. Career advice.
Spelling advice, however,...
Words with Friends: A lesson in humility
Bruce Roach, you’re killing me.
The man is at least 14-0 against me in Words with Friends on our iPhones. He’s a modest guy, so he would tell you I’ve won one or two for sure.
But when...
