Entries by Bill Prettyman

The Value of Living in the Present Moment

Are you living in the present moment? Many of us would like to think we are but unfortunately are weighed down by the past or anxious about the future. We may have regrets or guilt over our past and we need to let these go because they are circumstances that we may not be able […]

How to Make the Right Hire the First Time

Making a bad hire can be incredibly expensive—not only do you end up spending recruiting and training money on someone who’s not going to work out over the long haul, but it’s also expensive when you think about the opportunity cost. What could you have been doing with your time had you not been investing […]

The Value of a Stewardship Attitude

What is stewardship? In its simplest form it is managing what we have for someone else. In other words, it is the management of something or someone entrusted into our care. We are given many gifts and abilities that we are to use to help others whether customers, employees or suppliers. From a personal and […]

Overcoming Fear

Do you have the desire to face down your fears? Overcoming fear takes will, courage, and the right attitude. Here are a few ideas on overcoming our fears of anything. Relaxed Focus To overcome fear we need to be relaxed. Fear tenses us up as it fills us with negative thoughts. We need to first […]

Leaders: When Being Nice Isn’t Nice at All

Long gone are the days of the cold blooded business executive sitting behind his expansive mahogany desk, twirling his moustache as he dreams up new ways to torture and terrify his underlings. Ok, that might be the Hollywood version of the mean CEO, but business today has definitely changed. Most leaders are encouraged to be […]

Do You Procrastinate? Stop Wasting Time with These Tips

Do you procrastinate? I’m sure most if us have our moments, where we set off to tick everything off of our to do list, then find ourselves staring out the window into the sunshine. Procrastinate is defined as “to put off or defer (an action) until a later time; delay; to postpone until tomorrow”. There […]