A vision should inherently and directly benefit the people meant to be lead by that vision. As leaders each of our visions should be about serving others....
Read MoreCircumstances aren’t inherently good or bad. We decide whether they are good or bad and whether we are fortunate or unfortunate. Accepting the perception of others about whether a situation is good or bad will only hold you back from progress....
Read MoreMotivation is a feeling that we allow to take power over our decisions and our actions. Motivation only opens us up to having a new excuse for not getting done what we need to get done....
Read MoreThis simple quote guides me every time I ask myself what it takes to be successful. As human beings we have a tendency to complicate what it takes to be successful, but at our core we all know that the only difference between failure and success is persistence....
Read MoreBecause no obstacle is too big with persistence and the willingness to commit everything you have.
This week reports have been released showing the performance of the new offices around the country and my office has fallen drastically short of where we want to be....
Read MoreEach year, the ACerS Basic Science Division sponsors a ceramographic competition at the Society’s Annual Meeting. The competition’s top award is the Roland B. Snow Award, presented to the Best of Show winner of the competition. All of this year’s entries went on display at the recent MS&T’09 conference in Pittsburgh where they wowed the participants. The best of the entries also appear on the back covers of theJournal of the American Ceramic Society throughout the year....
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