On Reflection...

Happy Holidays @Home!

By Tony McLean Brown | December 17, 2020

3 Tips for Remote Thriving in 2021 Before we get started today … from our home to yours … Happy Holidays! Be safe, be healthy, and most importantly be happy! Today’s topic is Remote Thriving in 2021. None of us wants to just survive … most of us wanna thrive. Time is a wastin’ ……

Albert Einstein “Do You Believe in God?”

By Tony McLean Brown | October 19, 2020

When Einstein gave lectures at U.S. universities, the recurring question that students asked him most was: “Do you believe in God?” from Google images And he answered, “I believe in the God of Spinoza.“ Baruch de Spinoza was a Dutch philosopher considered one of the great rationalists of 17th century philosophy, along with Descartes. Here…

5 Mins. @ Sunset: R U Sad?

By Tony McLean Brown | September 20, 2020

If you believe your career should be an integrated part of your life, then reflecting on how happiness and/or sadness affects your performance is good professional development. If you are sad, it is likely you can not optimize your humanity … much less whatever you do to earn a paycheck. Let’s go to work. Mrs.…

5 Qualities of Great Leaders

By Tony McLean Brown | September 10, 2020

I got a computer-generated SPAM email from Susy Jackson, News Editor for LinkedIn, and she asked me two very specific questions related to Leonard Mlodinow’s post about his friend Stephen Hawking’s thoughts on great leaders: “Is the ability to pivot or change course critical to being a good leader?” “What qualities do you think make…

5 Mins. @ Sunset: PLAN

By Tony McLean Brown | September 9, 2020

Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan Make Sure You End Up Where You Want to Be! This week’s episode is about Plan Your Work, Work Your Plan. We’re here at Penley Produce where I first learned about the fundamentals of work planning. I work here on this family farm with my granddaddy (Mr. Lloyd Adam…

5 Mins. @ Sunset: BUILD UP

By Tony McLean Brown | September 1, 2020

Humility, Appreciation, Love, Forgiveness, Hard Work, Efficiency, Generosity https://youtu.be/fq6hxAGJ8zsHere is the full length video. Transcript follows below. Thanks! Good evening and welcome to 5 Minutes @ Sunset. I’m Tony McLean Brown and thank you for joining us for another beautiful sunset and a quick chat. If you like the energy or if I hit a…

5 Mins. @ Sunset: CHANGE

By Tony McLean Brown | August 19, 2020

https://youtu.be/me4VTD5r1wI5 Mins @ Sunset: CHANGE with Tony McLean Brown Well, I think what we’re going to talk about is the idea of change, and as we reflect on change there’s two types. There’s the type that you adapt to because it’s happening to you and you make that adjustment. There’s another type of change where…

QUINCY JONES: HAPPY LIFE

By Tony McLean Brown | August 13, 2020

5 Traits to Celebrate and Emulate for YOUR Career Development 5 Traits to Celebrate and Emulate for YOUR Career Development I don’t care if you like Quincy Jones (Q) or not. I don’t care if you like his lifestyle, music, religious beliefs, or politics. Hell … I don’t even know or care what they are,…

HERE TO LISTEN & LEARN. I’m uncomfortable. Are You?

By Tony McLean Brown | June 24, 2020

#Heard. Tweet If you have watched the YouTube series “Uncomfortable Conversations with a Black Man,” then I expect you will find it to be as impactful as I do. Mad, sad, angry, embarrassed, disappointed, guilty, confused, defensive, and at times … hopeless. My friends, co-workers and clients know me for my old school real talk…