by John G. Blumberg | Dec 25, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
It’s been said that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks! It must not only be true about dogs, since only 14% of people over 50 actually achieve their New Year’s resolution each year. This year, a study in the Journal of Clinical Psychology at the...
by John G. Blumberg | Nov 28, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
A friend of mine used to quote her grandfather as saying, “Nothing truly great happens quickly.” It’s insightful wisdom that has stayed with me for over two decades. It may also explain why most stop short or settle for less. In a world of rapid...
by John G. Blumberg | Oct 30, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
I’m more convinced than ever, that values are the fuel of every leader. The clarity and quality of the fuel determine the depth and direction of any leader. There are no leadership skills or techniques that will ever replace the impact of the fuel that fills the...
by John G. Blumberg | Sep 26, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
Recently, a great friend texted me a quote she’d come across. It simply said, Your beliefs don’t make you a better person … your behavior does! On the surface it made a lot of sense. A lot of quotes make sense on the surface. However, it immediately...
by John G. Blumberg | Aug 28, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
In a world of more and more … there seems to be a growing desire for embracing less and less. You might say there is more focus on the importance of less. There is also more focus on the potential value of less. French designer, Antoine de Saint-Exupery, might...
by John G. Blumberg | Jul 31, 2014 | Vintage Front Porch Articles |
There are more points of data, more images … and one could even argue … more insights put before us today than ever before. It would seem we have incredible resources at our disposal. And in so many ways we do. There are certainly downsides to the volume....