My friend and colleague Carmen Perez wrote “How Do You Measure a Year” today on LinkedIn: How would you sum up your 2021? So many ways! I’ve spent a lot of time working on measurement

What does back to basics mean?  I often heard this term when some very wise leaders engaged our team in problem-solving.  To this day, that concept still leads me on my journey and I would

The Most Precious Experience in Life I just spent two fantastic and intense weeks in a kinder version of real life — full of friendship, family gatherings and long walks in a beautiful nature. I

Now that I have your attention with a picture of puppies. . . Do you remember Pavlov’s dogs? Anyone? Buehler, Buehler, Buehler? Well, if you need a refresher, Ivan Pavlov won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or

In the course of the Master Key Experience (MKE), I found out how easy it is to see that happiness is inside of me. If you are anything like me, you will surely have thought

It’s been a while since I have used the art of invention and told a story, so gather around and listen closely.  You might be saying: what is Bedford doing now?  Ok, glad you asked,

This week I am feeling like a hen picking and scratching the ground here, there and everywhere! I have been involved in many things this week, but a thread has been my role as a

Have you ever had a day full of realization, belief, camaraderie, unity, excitement, and tears? Oh, I had a week of it!  And, yet, at the close, I was motivated beyond my self-inflicted restrictions to

The journey has begun. It’s week 3 and the Master Key Experience (MKE) class is naming two Personal Pivotal Needs (PPNs): Liberty, Recognition for Creative Expression, Legacy, True Health, Helping Others, Spiritual Growth, Autonomy My

Choose victory! Every morning when we wake up, we need to power up and get our minds going in the right direction. This is going to be a good day: I can handle anything that

Something occurred to me today! I was practicing the piano, just as I do almost every day, when suddenly I began to laugh!  I have never been great at math, but today I realized that I’m using math when

Truth: the petals gracefully unfold from the enclosed bud as a delicate spring sun warms the earth and the blossoms abound. The gentle shades of pink soften and melt the beholder’s eye and heart, the