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Does Past History Help to Predict Future Performance?

by Mike Lejeune | Sep 26, 2017 | Blog, Business, Design, Future Trends, Motivation

The recruiting process is supposedly designed to ferret out talent a potential employee possesses, to provide insight in selecting the right person to join our team. So why do people appear to succeed in previous roles, then fall short of expectations when we...

Small Steps

by Mike Lejeune | Aug 8, 2017 | Blog, Business, Design, Future Trends, Motivation

The search for dramatic change in our lives, to make a quantum leap forward is a quest that I believe possesses most of us. There is a hunger inside of us (sometimes self-imposed and sometimes from external forces... i.e. parents, spouses, bosses) to break bad...

A Father’s Day Reflection on the Most Important Gift You Give

by Mike Lejeune | Jun 8, 2017 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation, Testimonials

You would think the scoreboard would indicate how successful a professional football team is. "That's only part of the equation" explained Jamie Roote, President of the Houston Texans. We were discussing what it took to build world-class high-performance teams....

How to Make a Dream a Reality

by Mike Lejeune | May 10, 2017 | Blog, Business, Design, Future Trends, Motivation

Many of us have dreams that almost seem like a fantasy. Today I’m witnessing a dream become a reality right before my eyes. When Nikki was 10 years old she walked up and boldly declared “I want to be a Vet.” When I asked why she explained, “I saw...

So you think you had a hard day at work? Talk to Louie…

by Mike Lejeune | Apr 19, 2017 | Blog, Business, Motivation, Sport

I walked into the house, sighing as I drop my keys on the counter with a thud. It’s been a long day of grinding through reports, dealing with irritated customers, co-workers expounding on how management doesn’t understand the strain everyone is working under,...

The Power of the Pen, the Clock and the Spoken Word

by Mike Lejeune | Apr 13, 2017 | Blog, Business, Motivation, Sport

Every now and then, someone comes along as an example of authentic leadership, whose keen insight into the hearts of others compels people to stretch the horizons of their possibilities. Every so often, someone shares a profound message that on the surface has...

2017: Ready to Follow the Early Explorers to Achieve Your Dreams?

by Mike Lejeune | Dec 29, 2016 | Blog, Business, Design, Future Trends, Motivation

I have often wondered what it might have felt like for the early explorers to set foot on new land, horizons yet to be discovered. As 2017 is about to unfold, can we follow in their footsteps and consider the New Year as uncharted territory waiting for you to...

The Choice of Focus

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 20, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

Each morning a battle rages as my eyes open, signaling the start of a new day. One eye stares at the clock trying to determine if night had truly ended and morning arrived or is my brain still slightly in a dream state. As I muster the energy to throw at least...

Social Media Is Only a Contact Sport

by Mike Lejeune | Oct 4, 2016 | Art, Blog, Business, Design, Future Trends, Motivation

Connectivity... You finally did it! The perfect lamp that both accents the room and casts just the right amount of light rests next to the couch. The one shrouded elegantly, yet with warmth by a shade matching the accent colors of the small stitches in the...

Will You Open the Door?

by Mike Lejeune | Sep 27, 2016 | Blog, Business, Future Trends, Motivation

Saturday night I peered through a door opened over 30 years ago. On stage Faith Ayers “brought down the house” at a concert at Ovations, an intimate nightclub in Houston. I sat mesmerized by the power of her voice, captivating the room with her heart and soul....