Fenwick Consulting & Training

“In the final analysis, it's all improvisation. We're all tap dancing on a rubber raft.” - Alan Arkin -- Life is a series and constant and continuing adjustments. We need to think on the spot and make good choices. Your choices should be confident, courageous, cooperative and enhance positive continuity. ,

The Week in Review

Monday: "He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali -- To be fulfilled, you must break the tedium of routine. Routine is not discovery, it is process. Process does not drive personal accomplishment

Tuesday: “Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.” - Julia Alvarez -- It's one thing to be organized, but don't be so tightly scheduled that something is bound to break. Add a little creative tie or reaction time to your schedule so that you have the tie and space to respond to life's little surprises.

Wednesday: “If things don't go as expected, make the unexpected work in your favor.” - José Andrés -- Stuff happens. When the unexpected happens use it as a guide rather than an issue. It can be a distraction or an influence; choose influence.

Thursday: “When you’re in a competitive environment, you can’t stand still. You always have to try to improve a situation.” - Mario Andretti -- Increase your value by not only doing your work well, but analyzing, tweaking and adjusting your work to make it more efficient, effective and therefore, more valuable.

Friday: “Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.” - Maya Angelou -- Change facilitates progress. Embrace and fight for change for the better. It is those willing to embrace change that drive social and professional evolution.

“Make every effort to change things you do not like. If you cannot make a change, change the way you have been thinking. You might find a new solution.” - Maya Angelou -- Change facilitates progress. Embrace and fight for change for the better. It is those willing to embrace change that drive social and professional evolution.

“When you’re in a competitive environment, you can’t stand still. You always have to try to improve a situation.” - Mario Andretti -- Increase your value by not only doing your work well, but analyzing, tweaking and adjusting your work to make it more efficient, effective and therefore, more valuable.

“If things don't go as expected, make the unexpected work in your favor.” - José Andrés -- Stuff happens. When the unexpected happens use it as a guide rather than an issue. It can be a distraction or an influence; choose influence.

“Don't plan it all. Let life surprise you a little.” - Julia Alvarez -- It's one thing to be organized, but don't be so tightly scheduled that something is bound to break. Add a little creative tie or reaction time to your schedule so that you have the tie and space to respond to life's little surprises.

"He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life." - Muhammad Ali -- To be fulfilled, you must break the tedium of routine. Routine is not discovery, it is process. Process does not drive personal accomplishment

The Week in Review

Monday: “A player who makes a team great is more valuable than a great player.” - John Wooden -- Help, your team, your organization, your company be the best they can be and professionally you will be the best you can be. Do the same for your family, friends and community and you will simply be amazing!

Tuesday: “Success is the maximum utilization of the ability that you have.” - Zig Ziglar -- Give it everything you've got. Don't underestimate your own abilities. When you give it everything, you've made success that much easier to achieve.

Wednesday: “Big things are often just small things that are noticed.” - Markus Zusak -- Don't let something unexpected overwhelm you. Take a breath before tsking action. What may seem gigantic is tiny once evaluated.

Thursday: "What drove me were the low expectations people had for me, especially in new situations. I insisted on showing them what I could do." - Jim Abbott -- Believe in yourself first. Don't let other's expectations influence your performance. You can go as far as you believe you can.

Friday: “Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.” - Adele -- Believe in what you are doing and give it everything you've got. When you act from a position of conviction even in failure you can be confident in your motivation.

“Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you're making it for a good reason.” - Adele -- Believe in what you are doing and give it everything you've got. When you act from a position of conviction even in failure you can be confident in your motivation.

"What drove me were the low expectations people had for me, especially in new situations. I insisted on showing them what I could do." - Jim Abbott -- Believe in yourself first. Don't let other's expectations influence your performance. You can go as far as you believe you can.