by Will Ratliff | Feb 10, 2016 | Leadership Stories, Personal Development, Youth Leadership
It’s a lot of fun to watch children grow up as a parent, especially when they start to come into their own as a person. I have two kids and both are pretty amazing in their own ways. My 9-year old son loves sports and works hard at each of them and is very...
by Will Ratliff | Mar 4, 2015 | Creativity, Leadership Development, Leadership Stories
You might have seen one of these “creatures” before, but you probably didn’t know just how dangerous they can be. They are prone to wandering outside the box. They upset the status quo and have dangerous ideas. They are often hard to manage and...
by Will Ratliff | Sep 23, 2014 | Leadership Development, Leadership Stories, Personal Development
I was standing on a rail looking down into the water. It looked very, very far away. Fear of heights, my old friend, was trying to pull me back off the ledge. My heart was racing, palms sweating, not from the warmth of a summer day in Northern Wisconsin, but from the...
by Will Ratliff | Sep 16, 2014 | Communication Skills, Leadership Development, Leadership Stories, Team Building
When we consider who we work with and how we interact with our team mates and clients we serve, picture your mom serving these people. How would she react? What would she do to make their day? How can we serve others like our moms serve us? Serve ‘em Like Your Mama...
by Will Ratliff | Aug 22, 2014 | Leadership Development, Leadership Stories, Member Spotlight
I am really excited to introduce you to one of my subscribers (and just to let you know, I don’t think of people as merely subscribers, but members of this adventurous community). His name is Pedro Balcita, and he is from the Philippines. Pedro was one of my...
by Will Ratliff | Jul 8, 2014 | Leadership Development, Leadership Stories, Team Building
Last week, I went on a kayaking trip with my family and some of my wife’s extended family. We rented kayaks and SUP’s (Stand Up Paddleboards for the newbies reading this) 🙂 at a local marina in the town where we were staying. We went on a 2-hour jaunt on a...
