Highfill Performance Group

It was my first day as a disc jockey for a country western radio station. I sat in my chair, heart pounding, and looked with my extra large pupils at a sound board that looked like something found in a helicopter. There were dials to bring in ABC news, dials to bring in the weather, [...]

I don’t know about you, but I hear and see enough disturbing news stories by 10:00 a.m. to depress Tigger. So this morning I decided to look for something inspiring. While reading Seth Godin’s blog , I came across this motivating story about a very young entrepreneur. Even if you have seen this before,  I encourage [...]

I sat in a meeting watching colleagues pass by the glass wall. Generally, these folks walked this hallway much like a ship’s plank, with heads down and sober looks.  On this day, however, I heard laughter. I watched those same zombies smiling, laughing, and actually running into a big conference room. I was stunned. When [...]

I spend a lot of time coaching executives in the corporate world, and one of those executives recently asked what advice I most often provide to leaders.  As I pondered this question over my Starbucks Grande-Skinny-Peppermint-Mocha-Frappuccino-2%-No Whip, an old nursery rhyme came to mind: A wise old owl lived in an oak The more he [...]

I’ve read a lot of self-help books over the years. A few have helped me change my life, and many have left me slightly nauseated. Martha Beck’s “Finding Your Own North Star” is one of the best books on personal change that I have ever read. Here’s why: Her introduction starts with these words from [...]

There’s something about Tim Tebow that stirs my heart. I’m not sure New Yorkers are going to feel the same way, but Denver certainly did. I have to admit that even I found myself rooting for the guy who could inhale the testosterone, steroid-pumping world of football and exhale hope and humble words of wisdom. [...]

I sat in a room listening to a consultant drone on about his change plan. It was a lot like listening to an oak tree deliver the I Have a Dream speech. He had the big name behind him and used all the right words, but his actions didn’t back him up. “Change is about people,” [...]