Posts by Brandon Johnson

Life Lesson #18:  SQUIRREL! There is a character – Doug the dog – in the movie “UP” that inspired this lesson.  In the movie Doug loves everyone and life, yet is easily distracted by thinking there is a squirrel in his midst.  And so there are many times that he’s doing something and then all…

Life Lesson #17:  Control is an obstacle to growth. You can’t grow your business if you feel you have to control everything. You can’t grow and develop your team if you feel you have to control everything. You can’t grow and develop your kids if you feel you have to control everything. You can’t grow…

Life Lesson #16:  Life is an echo. Over 325 years ago Sir Isaac Newton stated in his Third Law of Motion that: For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction. I didn’t necessarily “get it” while in science class growing up, but boy do I see it coming true in the world today.…

Life Lesson #15:  Ask for help. It is quite entertaining in our children’s growth and evolution – that they want to do more and more things by themselves.  In fact, they can be downright demanding at times – “No!  I do it myself!” I wonder if some of that energy has carried over into our…

Life Lesson #14:  You matter. I spent much of my life wondering if I mattered.  Often asking myself, does what I have to offer benefit others?  And unfortunately many times I didn’t think that I did. Once I started to really study success and happiness I learned that many of the world’s most successful people…