Congressional Reform Needs To Happen First
The health care bill is being debated in the House of Representatives tonight and may well pass. I certainly hope not, but even if it does, there are plenty of opportunities for it to go away before it ever becomes law.Nevertheless, set aside what is in it for the moment. Many of us may never know everything that's in it. Certainly those voting on it don't know what's in it.Ten pages short of 2,000 - not counting last minute amendments that we don't hear about until after the fact - is absurd. If it can't be explained and spelled out within a page or two it's probably overly complicated.It is being suggested that none of those people actually voting

Empowerment
Some people feel that they could do more if they were empowered - as if they are waiting on someone else to inspire them or give them permission to be successful.However, we take empowerment, it is not given. Once adopted, we use empowerment to affect outcomes and make a difference.We should aspire to and grasp power for the right purposes and use it to run our businesses and sales operations effectively. Empowerment is something we decide for ourselves. It not presented to us.In my podcast message today, "EMPOWERMENT," I

Thursday's Thought - Exciting
Thursday's Thought - Exciting. The fall is such an exciting time of year. The leaves change, the temps get cooler, football season is in full swing, and thoughts turn to indoors and families. Embrace the fall spirit.

National Tea Party Tomorrow
This is exciting! Rep. Michelle Bachman of Minnesota has issued a call for all Americans to show up at noon tomorrow on the steps at the west entrance to the Capitol.I surely wish that I could be there. What a show of force it will be - thank you for arranging this, Michelle. This meeting has two major purposes as far as I am concerned: (1) to show Nancy Pelosi that her strongarm tactics are not welcome or appreciated, and (2) that we as Americans do not want and will not accept passage of the Pelosi health care bill. The timing is necessarily condensed because Pelosi has determined that the bill will be put to a vote on Friday or Saturday. Suppos

The 11th Hour
November is upon us - the 11th month. Only a few more weeks until the end of 2009.As we enter final weeks and days of 2009, we may find that we have tasks remaining to be done that we need to accomplish. There is no time like the present to get them done - nothing like waiting until the 11th hour.I use the phrase "11th hour" because this is the 11th month and time is just about up on 2009.In my podcast message today, "THE 11TH HOUR," I encourage all of use to move those forgotten or overlooked tasks that have been on our lists all year back to the