by Ray Waters | Aug 3, 2016 | Blog Post, Leadership
I have led many groups of people for over 30 years. During that time, the teams I led experienced some great victories and some pretty ugly defeats. When reflecting on those wins and loses today, I thought about things I did that hurt our chances to succeed. There...
by Ray Waters | Aug 1, 2016 | Blog Post, Health
I wrote a book a few years ago called The Tightrope Tango, Unleashing the Power of Balance. It was a parable book on work/life balance. One of the principles in the book was the importance of nurturing replenishing relationships. Here’s what I mean . . . There are...
by Ray Waters | Jul 29, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
I have counseled with scores of people who have repeatedly failed in the same ways again and again. Many of them still are affixing blame and cannot imagine how they are culpable in their most recent failure, even though it is a pattern that has happened other times...
by Ray Waters | Jul 27, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth
In the ancient Hebrew Scriptures it is recorded, “As a person thinks in their heart, so are they.” It is a simple yet profound thought. You determine what your life will be. You can choose today to think lofty, loving thoughts or you can spend your time contemplating...
by Ray Waters | Jul 25, 2016 | Adventure, Blog Post
Orthodoxy means “correct belief.” Orthopraxy means “correct practice.” Too many of us hold to the right beliefs about most things, but never get around to putting any of those beliefs into practice. Many will argue that all that really matters is...