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Do the Hardest Thing First

December 14, 2022 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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A friend sent me an article about four habits that help people perform at a very high level, and the last of the habits mentioned was really interesting to me. First of all, seems ironic because it was listed last, because the habit is to do the hardest thing first every day. I have heard […]

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Jerry Maguire and Wise Old Owls

October 5, 2022 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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In the movie, “Jerry McGuire”, his mentor, Dicky Fox, is shown in brief clips throughout the movie, dispensing homespun advice that relates to the challenges Jerry is going through. In life, as in the movies, having a wise old owl who can give you advice can be extremely important. If you don’t have a mentor […]

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Keep Going

March 16, 2022 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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Years ago, when I first started running, a friend of mine, who was an avid runner, said,” Run until you feel good.” The reason that he mentioned that is because a lot of people when they start running, and even people who have been at it for a while, find that the beginning of a […]

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How to Get Opportunity to Knock at Your Door

January 19, 2022 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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One of my favorite quotations is from Milton Berle who said,” If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.” It’s a reminder that if there’s something we really want in life, it requires some outside help from the world, and we don’t do anything about it, usually nothing happens. I believe very strongly that the universe […]

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On the Road of Life, Aim High in Steering

January 5, 2022 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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Back in high school I took one of those Triple A driving courses that included watching films that seem like they had been made about 30 years before, with different driving tips. One of those tips was called “Aim high in steering”. And the idea was that, in addition to steering the car based on […]

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It’s Never Too Late to Pursue a Dream

October 6, 2021 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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The legendary founder of Wendy’s restaurants, Dave Thomas, was known for many things including his entrepreneurial spirit and being the humble pitch man for his restaurant chain. Something not so well known is that he dropped out of high school at the age of 15 so that he could work full time. Years later he […]

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The Question You Don’t Ask Can’t Be Answered

September 22, 2021 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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There’s a joke about a man who calls a house and a little kid answers and says,” Hello.” The man says,” Is your mother there?” The kid says,” Yes.” The man says,” Can I talk to her?” The kid says,” No, she’s busy.” The man says,” Is your father there?” The kid says,” Yes.” The […]

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How to Make Someone a Legend

September 15, 2021 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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In the 1979 comedy movie “A Little Romance”, Sir Laurence Olivier plays a devilish, but charming character named Julius. Julius has shared a legend with two young characters in the movie who believe him, but later find out that the legend is a lie. When they confront him about the lie, Julius says,” What are […]

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Try, Try Again

September 1, 2021 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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I was walking through an empty parking lot outside the Starbucks the other day and saw the following: Someone pulled into the lot, got out of his car, and walked up to the front door. It was dark inside, nobody there. He tried the front door and found it locked. He looked inside again and […]

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Be a “Touchstone” for Others

August 18, 2021 / Dr. David A. Weiman / Leadership Blog, Motivating Self and Others
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In ancient times, there was something called a “touchstone.” This was a dark colored stone was used to determine the purity of gold or silver that was scraped across it, based on the color that it would produce. In life, you can be a touchstone for the people that you care about by reflecting back […]

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