by Steven Vaughan | Apr 10, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement
When I was 12 years old, my older sister entered me in the Bi-Centennial Celebration hotdog eating contest. At 12 years old I weighed in at about 75lbs soaking wet. I asked my sister why she would enter me into this contest, and her response was, “I’ve seen you eat! I...
by Steven Vaughan | Apr 6, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Principles of Life
As a kid, I always wanted to be on stage. Somewhere. Anywhere. I imagined myself hearing the Director announce through his megaphone, “Lights! Camera! ACTION!” That last command set everything in motion. Without that command, and subsequent response to do something,...
by Steven Vaughan | Apr 1, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Principles of Life
Our family loves The Dick Van Dyke show. In fact I think we own all of the seasons, well, my oldest daughter Ashley owns them, but she let’s us watch them when we want to. Anyway, in Season 5 Episode 24 (Talk to the Snail), Sally (Rose Marie), had a date with Doug...
by Steven Vaughan | Mar 29, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Principles of Life
In the Seminars and Retreats I give, I will ask everyone to raise their hand if they have ever been purposely hurt by someone in their life. Every hand goes up. Then I ask if anyone them have ever on purpose hurt someone else. And you know, the same hands go up....
by Steven Vaughan | Mar 19, 2021 | Business Management Consulting, Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
When I was a kid, I was the object of what today would be called verbal bullying. It started when I entered my teen years and continued through the end of high school. Surprisingly, the kids dishing this abuse out had at one time been my friends. It became so intense...
by Steven Vaughan | Mar 17, 2021 | Keynote Speaker, Performance Management Consulting, Productivity Improvement, Purpose-Driven Organizations, Small Business & Entrepreneur Coach
My dad used to say, “Old Principals never die, they just lose their Faculties. And, old Teachers never die, they just lose their Principals (i.e. principles).” This is also the man who said, “I’d give my right arm to be ambidextrous.” Yeah, I had an interesting...