Author Archives: RTG

One of the incredible things I learned from my mother was to “Enjoy the process.” Now she did not come out and say “Bobby, you have to learn to enjoy the process.” No, she taught me through her actions and … Continue reading →

I was fortunate enough to have been able to play some major college baseball back in my days at The University of Detroit. It gave me the opportunity to go to college and to meet a lot of interesting people. … Continue reading →

Working as a Business Consultant for Dale Carnegie Training, I run into this question time after time. People are too busy or have too much on their plate to set aside time for personal development or employee training.   I … Continue reading →

According to Wikipedia No pain, no gain (or “No gain without pain”) is an exercise motto that promises greater value rewards for the price of hard and even painful work. Under this conception competitive professionals such as athletes and artists are … Continue reading →

Ahhh, one of my favorite lines in any song, taken from the Don Henley classic, ‘The Last Worthless Evening’. Last Friday as my wife I and I were driving over to the Tampa area for the weekend, this song came … Continue reading →

Last Friday night my wife and I were out to dinner on a perfect evening in St. Augustine Florida. We had taken our youngest daughter and her friend downtown to walk around and shop while we walked to a nice … Continue reading →

Somewhere in the year 1973 I was introduced to the music of Bruce Springsteen and immediately became a fan. Over the last 40 plus years I have seen him so many times in concert that people might think that it … Continue reading →

So many of us have aspirations to be successful, to make it to the top and to excel. Many of us reach those dreams through education, hard work and maybe even a break or two along the way. Many of … Continue reading →

Last week while teaching a class, I was handed a small piece of paper that had the headlines, “Networking the GT Way”. I quickly perused it and put in my briefcase to read later. Sunday afternoon I picked it up … Continue reading →

I started this blog a few years ago and then let it drop…I did not post anything for years, and now I have resurrected the ideas and thoughts. As I read back through some old posts that I had, this … Continue reading →