In case you’re wondering that picture… it’s of my dad, Lowell Conklin. This is a photo of his baseball days in high school and how I love to remember him… well, like this or throwing a softball with me or shooting hoops or some other sports activity!! As we approach the middle of June and…
Dedication… Desire… Determination… I call these the 3 D’s – or Diane’s 3 D’s. There is a fourth that I live by… Can you guess what it is? If you guessed Discipline, you’re right. (And, it should go first, not last) With those three things, you can do almost anything you want to do. If…
Do you always look for great marketing and business stories? Well… …look no further than Nike and A’ja Wilson’s shoe release. There’s a lot of background about this – and you can look that up if you’re interested (and you should) – about this shoe release. A’ja Wilson was a standout basketball player at the…
The Women’s SEC (Southeastern Conference) Softball tournament was last weekend in Athens, Georgia, and since it’s only 63 miles from my house, I got tickets and went. (I’m not great at doing things by myself, so that in and of itself was a stretch.) My plan was to just drive back and forth each day……
Who do you spend the most time with in your lifetime? … Yourself Right? Last week in the Mastermind with my clients, one of my clients, who does amazing work in their business, was talking about some things and it dawned on me they were their worst critic… like most of us are. So, being…
May 1st! For most of us that means Spring has arrived – and depending on where you live, it may already seem like summer based on the temperature. What does spring mean to and for you? Spring cleaning Cinco De Mayo Mother’s Day Memorial Day The end of the school year Summer vacation Maybe it’s…
Who are the greatest communicators in the world? Speakers? Writers? Copywriters? Salespeople? Teachers? No! It’s none of those… It’s kids… Think about it… How many times, and how many ways will a young child ask for something they want? (Look how happy that little girl in the picture is…she got her juice box because she…
When was the last time you had a truly WOW experience? You know, the kind you can’t stop talking about or telling others about… Seems like these happen less and less these days, huh? Well, while I was in Tampa a few weeks ago I had one that truly blew me away. It was a…
I was in Tampa, Florida last weekend watching the Women’s College Basketball Final 4. This is the third year in a row I’ve had the privilege of attending. As I was watching the games, with all the fanfare and hoopla that surrounds the event, it struck me that winning comes down to just a few…
Spring has definitely sprung in Georgia. The pollen count was over 14,000 this past weekend. That shattered the previous record of over 9,000. Everything’s covered in yellow. As I was washing all that yellow off my car Saturday, I started thinking about how we all need to wash things off in our businesses once in…
