In my travels across Canada and the U.S., I often come across people who have a job that may not be considered by most people as a Great job, but have had the guts, courage and initiative to raise the bar on “Ordinary.” Let me give you a recent example of one of my...
Several years ago, I was invited to speak at a Conference in Ottawa. When I arrived, I checked into the downtown Courtyard Marriott, and when I gave my name at the front desk the staff member said, “We were expecting you Mr. Koehler, We are glad you are...
To OWN YOUR LIFE is YOUR Ultimate Freedom! So many people don’t own their life and they don’t even realize it. Many people when things go wrong in their life are very quick to find someone or something to blame and take on the role of being a VICTIM. Blaming is easy,...
When something unfavorable happens in your life, such as a difficulty, challenge, frustration, setback or whatever, develop the Practice of saying to yourself… “It IS what it IS!” When you say this, it reinforces in your mind, the fact that what...
Talks about… Choosing to be EXCEPTIONAL I have a client whose Mission Statement is simply, to be so great at how they do what they do, that the people they serve become, “RAVING FANS”. I am not a big fan of Mission Statements only because many of them are...
Talks about… “We always feel better about ourselves when we leave” Several years ago I was invited to Winnipeg to make some presentations to the staff of three levels of government. I was there for two days and met some very “Amazing” people. After...
