“None of us is as smart as all of us.”
— Ken Blanchard

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

What if they think I’m incompetent? When I left the Army and went to work for the telephone company, I became the new guy. I knew almost nothing about the telephone business or how the systems and processes worked. Yet I was responsible for 40 to 50 people who...

“It is not hard to make decisions when you know what your values are.”
— Roy E. Disney

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Have you ever struggled to make a decision because you couldn’t predict the outcome with certainty? Have you ever made a snap decision only to regret it shortly afterward? If I am honest with myself, I am certainly not batting 1.000 when it comes to the...

“The greatest mistake you can make in life is to be continually fearing you will make one.”
— Elbert Hubbard

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

What if tomorrow you were shown the person you could have become? The leader you could have been.The impact you could have made.The lives you could have changed. And what if the thing standing in the way was not lack of talent or opportunity……but fear? Looking back on...

“A good plan violently executed now is better than a perfect plan executed next week.”
— George S. Patton

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Are you waiting to pull the trigger on a decision waiting for perfect clarity? What if the thing holding you back isn’t perfection… but fear? Wouldn’t it be wonderful if every decision were easy?A no-brainer.Barely a blip on our consciousness. Perhaps with perfect...

“Fatigue makes cowards of us all.”
— Vince Lombardi

by Krystal Gail | Jun 9, 2026 | Reflections

Have you ever reached the end of the workday only to arrive home and immediately face another problem that surfaced while you were gone? If you are anything like me, you probably reached your breaking point pretty quickly, searched for a scapegoat, and burned a few...