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Thank you, Cheshire Cat from Alice in Wonderland

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When I was a child, I was blessed to have a mother who really wanted me to be healthy, and as such, would go through a number of health kicks. During one of them, she made me take a spoonful of cod liver oil every day. ...

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/just-a-spoonful-of-sugar-helps-the-medicine-go-down","title":"Just a spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down...","summary":"When I was a child, I was blessed to have a mother who really wanted me to be healthy, and as such, would go through a number of health kicks. During one of them, she made me take a spoonful of cod liver oil every day. ...","date_modified":"2026-07-08T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/youre-simply-the-best","html_content":"

It is a beautiful moment when a business owner has succeeded beyond their vision. They've bootstrapped the business, proven the concept, served the customer and have filled up their capacity. This is the pivot point to...

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There is a wonderful book that I recommend (and often gift) to my clients. It is \"Finish Big,\" and I learned about it from the Small Giants Community. Bo Burlingham is the author, and he writes wisely about the intervi...

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\"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.\" Jack Welch

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-house-that-mike-built","title":"The House that Mike Built","summary":"\"Before you are a leader, success is all about growing yourself. When you become a leader, success is all about growing others.\" Jack Welch","date_modified":"2025-09-10T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/i-can-see-clearly-now","html_content":"

\"When you have a clear vision of your goal, it's easier to take the first step toward it.\" LL Cool J

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/i-can-see-clearly-now","title":"I can see clearly now","summary":"\"When you have a clear vision of your goal, it's easier to take the first step toward it.\" LL Cool J","date_modified":"2025-09-09T18:59:28Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-lion-queen","html_content":"

\"I may not be a lion but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart.\" Elizabeth Tudor

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-lion-queen","title":"The Lion Queen","summary":" \"I may not be a lion but I am lions cub and I have lion's heart.\" Elizabeth Tudor","date_modified":"2025-09-09T18:59:14Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/charming-gardeners","html_content":"

“Let us be grateful to the people who make us happy; they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom.”\n― Marcel Proust

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As part of some “light summer reading,” I’ll share some more leadership insights from another fictionalized real person. Uhtred of Bamburgh was a real person. He was ruler of the northern stronghold of Bamburgh/Bebbenbur...

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/destiny-is-all","title":"Destiny is all","summary":"As part of some “light summer reading,” I’ll share some more leadership insights from another fictionalized real person. Uhtred of Bamburgh was a real person. He was ruler of the northern stronghold of Bamburgh/Bebbenbur...","date_modified":"2025-08-12T02:37:16Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-once-and-future-ceo","html_content":"

\"I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be. \" Arthur Pendragon, Excalibur

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-once-and-future-ceo","title":"The Once and Future CEO","summary":" \"I must ride with my knights to defend what was, and the dream of what could be. \" Arthur Pendragon, Excalibur","date_modified":"2025-07-30T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/thinking-or-doing","html_content":"

\"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.\" Santayana, Burke or Churchill

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/thinking-or-doing","title":"Thinking or doing","summary":"\"Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.\" Santayana, Burke or Churchill","date_modified":"2025-07-23T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/magic-fairy-dust","html_content":"

Magic Fairy Dust

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/magic-fairy-dust","title":"Magic Fairy Dust","summary":"Magic Fairy Dust","date_modified":"2025-07-16T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/head-and-heart","html_content":"

“There’s enough on this planet for everyone’s needs but not for everyone’s greed.” Mohandas Gandhi

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\"There but for the grace of God go I\" Many sources

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/homeward-bound","title":"Homeward Bound","summary":"\"There but for the grace of God go I\" Many sources","date_modified":"2025-03-11T19:59:59Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/can-you-hear-the-people-sing","html_content":"

\"Love one another.\" Yeshua Ben Yosef

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\"Understanding is deeper than knowledge. There are many people who know you, but very few who understand you.\" Nicolas Cage

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/you-get-me","title":"You Get Me","summary":"\"Understanding is deeper than knowledge. There are many people who know you, but very few who understand you.\" Nicolas Cage","date_modified":"2025-02-26T12:37:05Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/lets-give-them-something-to-talk-about","html_content":"

“I find out what the customer wants and I sell it to her.” Marshall Field

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/lets-give-them-something-to-talk-about","title":"Let's give them something to talk about","summary":"“I find out what the customer wants and I sell it to her.” Marshall Field","date_modified":"2025-02-12T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/step-by-step","html_content":"

“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes/moccasins.” Mary T. Lathrap

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/step-by-step","title":"Step by step","summary":"“Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes/moccasins.” Mary T. Lathrap ","date_modified":"2025-02-05T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/who-are-you","html_content":"

“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/who-are-you","title":"Who are you?","summary":"“What’s in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.” William Shakespeare","date_modified":"2025-01-29T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/we-are-family","html_content":"

\"We are so different, yet so much the same.\" Gloria Steinem

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/we-are-family","title":"We are Family","summary":"\"We are so different, yet so much the same.\" Gloria Steinem","date_modified":"2025-01-22T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/try-to-see-it-my-way%E2%80%A6","html_content":"

“Reality simply consists of different points of view.” Margaret Atwood

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\"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step\" Laozi

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/its-a-kind-of-magic","title":"It's a kind of magic","summary":" \"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step\" Laozi","date_modified":"2025-01-08T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/%E2%80%A6a-little-help-from-my-friend","html_content":"

\"(in scary times) Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.\" Nancy McFeely (Mr. Rogers’ Mother)

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/%E2%80%A6a-little-help-from-my-friend","title":"…a little help from my friend","summary":"\"(in scary times) Look for the helpers. You will always find people who are helping.\" Nancy McFeely (Mr. Rogers’ Mother)","date_modified":"2025-01-01T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/let-it-shine","html_content":"

“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Nelson Mandela

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/let-it-shine","title":"Let it Shine","summary":"“And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.” Nelson Mandela","date_modified":"2024-12-25T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/buy-one-get-one-free","html_content":"

“Synergy, the bonus that is achieved when things work together harmoniously.” Mark Twain

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\"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life\" Charles Darwin

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/waste-not-want-not","title":"Waste not, want not","summary":"\"A man who dares to waste one hour of time has not discovered the value of life\" Charles Darwin","date_modified":"2024-12-11T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/break-those-plates","html_content":"

\"When you are spinning plates, try not to drop the plastic ones.\" My Best Boss and Sponsor

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/break-those-plates","title":"Break those plates","summary":"\"When you are spinning plates, try not to drop the plastic ones.\" My Best Boss and Sponsor ","date_modified":"2024-12-04T14:36:04Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/back-to-the-future","html_content":"

\"The best thing about the future is that is comes one day at a time.\" Abraham Lincoln

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/back-to-the-future","title":"Back to the Future","summary":"\"The best thing about the future is that is comes one day at a time.\" Abraham Lincoln","date_modified":"2024-11-27T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/here-comes-the-sun","html_content":"

\"To see a candle's light, one must take it into a dark place.\" Ursula LeGuin

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\"Helping others is the way we help ourselves.\" Oprah Winfrey

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/one-way-or-another","title":"One way or another","summary":"\"Helping others is the way we help ourselves.\" Oprah Winfrey ","date_modified":"2024-11-13T13:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/a-drop-in-the-bucket","html_content":"

\"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman.

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/a-drop-in-the-bucket","title":"A drop in the bucket","summary":" \"Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” — Benjamin Franklin, inventor and statesman.","date_modified":"2024-10-30T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/just-dont-do-it","html_content":"

“The best way to find out what we really need is to get rid of what we don’t.”\n― Marie Kondo

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“Documentation is a love letter you send to your future self.” Damian Conway

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“Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.” William Faulkner

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/pen-to-paper","title":"Pen to Paper","summary":" “Get it down. Take chances. It may be bad, but that's the only way you can do anything really good.” William Faulkner","date_modified":"2024-10-09T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/balancing-act","html_content":"

“The key to keeping your balance is knowing when you’ve lost it.” Anonymous

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\"Ask for help. Not because you are weak, but because you want to remain strong.\" Les Brown

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/lets-give-a-hand-toeach-other","title":"Let's give a hand to...each other. ","summary":"\"Ask for help. Not because you are weak, but because you want to remain strong.\" Les Brown","date_modified":"2024-09-18T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-wisdom-of-the-hive","html_content":"

\"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.\" Helen Keller

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-wisdom-of-the-hive","title":"The Wisdom of the Hive","summary":"\"Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.\" Helen Keller","date_modified":"2024-09-09T15:50:11Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/ensuring-its-right","html_content":"

Always do things right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/ensuring-its-right","title":"Ensuring it's right","summary":" Always do things right. This will gratify some people and astonish the rest.” Mark Twain","date_modified":"2024-08-28T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-it-done-1","html_content":"

\"We build too many walls and not enough bridges.\" Isaac Newton

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-it-done-1","title":"Getting it Done","summary":"\"We build too many walls and not enough bridges.\" Isaac Newton ","date_modified":"2024-08-21T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-best-of-both-worlds","html_content":"

People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones. Charles Kettering

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-best-of-both-worlds","title":"The best of both worlds","summary":"People are very open-minded about new things - as long as they're exactly like the old ones. Charles Kettering","date_modified":"2024-08-16T14:02:18Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/potato-potahto","html_content":"

“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. “ Mark Twain

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/potato-potahto","title":"PoTAto PoTAHto","summary":"“The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug. “ Mark Twain","date_modified":"2024-08-07T14:44:01Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-it-done","html_content":"

“Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan.” – Winston Churchill

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-it-done","title":"Getting it Done","summary":"“Those who plan do better than those who do not plan, even though they rarely stick to their plan.” – Winston Churchill","date_modified":"2024-07-31T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-no-no-song","html_content":"

“Focusing is all about saying no.” Steve Jobs

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/the-no-no-song","title":"The No-No Song","summary":"“Focusing is all about saying no.” Steve Jobs","date_modified":"2024-07-24T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/exit-stage-right","html_content":"

“Every company needs an exit strategy and an exit plan. Ideally, the exit strategy should be agreed upon by the founders before the first dollar of investment goes into the company.” — Basil Peters.

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/exit-stage-right","title":"Exit stage right","summary":"“Every company needs an exit strategy and an exit plan. Ideally, the exit strategy should be agreed upon by the founders before the first dollar of investment goes into the company.” — Basil Peters.","date_modified":"2024-07-17T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/what%E2%80%99s-your-number","html_content":"

\"Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business.\" Bill Gates

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/what%E2%80%99s-your-number","title":"What’s your number?","summary":"\"Know your numbers' is a fundamental precept of business.\" Bill Gates","date_modified":"2024-07-10T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/change-agents","html_content":"

\"A change would do you good.\" Sheryl Crow

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/change-agents","title":"Change Agents","summary":"\"A change would do you good.\" Sheryl Crow","date_modified":"2024-07-03T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-caught-in-the-net","html_content":"

\"Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.\" Sallie Krawcheck

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/getting-caught-in-the-net","title":"Getting caught in the net","summary":"\"Networking has been cited as the number one unwritten rule of success in business. Who you know really impacts what you know.\" Sallie Krawcheck","date_modified":"2024-06-26T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/its-about-time","html_content":"

\"If I could keep time in a bottle\". Jim Croce

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/its-about-time","title":"It's About Time","summary":"\"If I could keep time in a bottle\". Jim Croce","date_modified":"2024-06-19T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/dashboard-scorecards-and-metrics-oh-my","html_content":"

You've always had the power, my dear. Glinda, Wizard of Oz

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/dashboard-scorecards-and-metrics-oh-my","title":"Dashboard, Scorecards and Metrics, Oh My!","summary":"You've always had the power, my dear. Glinda, Wizard of Oz","date_modified":"2024-06-12T12:00:00Z"},{"id":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/get-cooking","html_content":"

Are you ready to serve dinner? Deliver your product or service with energy, focus and purpose.

","url":"https://bridgebuildingstrategies.com/f/get-cooking","title":"Get cooking!","summary":" Are you ready to serve dinner? Deliver your product or service with energy, focus and purpose. ","date_modified":"2024-06-05T12:00:00Z"}]}