If I Could Do It All Over Again

by Ray Waters | Aug 10, 2016 | Achievement, Blog Post

What advice would you give to your 20 year old self? Have you ever thought about that one? It really is a great question. If you are 23 years old reading this you probably don’t see it as very special.  But, if you are 50 years old, it becomes quite significant. What...

Back To School

by Ray Waters | Aug 8, 2016 | Blog Post, Growth

Today many of the students in Atlanta start back to school after their summer break. I remember as a kid how excited I was about getting back to school. The night before each year’s first day I would be so excited I could barely sleep. Then, I would get a little touch...

Lessons From Fat Matt’s

by Ray Waters | Aug 5, 2016 | Achievement, Blog Post

Fat Matt’s Rib Shack is one of my favorite places to eat in Atlanta. Fat Matt’s has been open for business since 1990. It is in a small space. The building previously had been a Chinese Restaurant and before that, a Dunkin Donuts. You have to stand in a pretty long...

Leadership Lessons

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...

Relational Health

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...

Own It

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...