Howdy folks! Before you dive into this week’s topic about what you NEED before you can be a success, I’ve got some great news! My beautiful and super-talented wife, Shannon Jamail, has published her newest book, The Retreat Leaders Playbook (hmmm is this a copyright name issue here?). I’ve watched her labor over this book using…
Hi folks! I mentioned last week that we have quite a bit in the works at the Retreat Ranch. People often wonder how I balance it all, the ranch is just one of my businesses and so are my roles as an Executive Coach and Keynote Speaker. What I can say, is I’ve created a…
Hi y’all! It’s been a pretty hectic few days as the 2023 coaching season is officially picking up. I have to say, I thrive during these periods because I know that my methodology, if correctly applied, makes a big difference in the organizations I work with and creates big believers within the teams. Today I want…
Hey guys! Can you believe we’re officially at the end of 2022? I continue to be grateful to you, my readers, for your continued support. This will be my final blog for 2022, so I decided it would be fitting to do a 2022 leadership playbook review with you. My intention is that you will…
It’s back to school time already and I’m struggling to see how we got here so soon. I swear, the summer zoomed on by much faster than normal. I was going over some source material recently and came across a list I put together of the five biggest management traps ever. I know we’ve spent…
I hope everyone had a great fourth of July weekend! My holidays were dedicated to getting in valuable family time with my beautiful, but equally busy wife, Shannon and my amazing kids and grandkids (yup, I’m a grandfather but I’m definitely the cool kind). I say it all the time, rest and recuperation are necessary…
Over the Easter weekend, I had a rare moment to sit back and take in the beauty of Marble Falls. We have a small herd of horses at our Retreat Ranch, and I took a keen interest in observing them in their natural element. Horses are majestic creatures, there’s also a lot that we can…
Too often emails are sent with the word urgent in the title. Frankly, I’ve found the matter in the email rarely is actually urgent and I firmly believe this term is quite overused in the workplace lexicon. As a leader in the middle (LIM), my time is limited, so I tend to ask, “but is…
Success is there for those who want it and are willing to do what it takes to achieve it. This desire and willingness to succeed make up what I call a winning attitude. It’s not a passing thought or feeling that you get every once in a while. It’s the air you breathe, the beating…
Success in any business is not something you achieve one day and keep forever. You have to keep achieving it, every day, no matter how skilled and talented you’ve become. Your attributes, skills, and abilities help, of course, but you also need the will to win each day. Otherwise, you peak, and over the months…