by rick_patterson | Sep 22, 2017 | Achievement, Psychology, Shame, Uncategorized
The psychology of employee recognition has always caught my interest – maybe because I’m so motivated by it myself! I speak to this in great detail in my book relative to how I saw it running throughout my employment in corporate America and how I used it...
by rick_patterson | Sep 20, 2017 | Achievement, Christianity, Fear, Psychology, Shame
“God’s call for me” has been a life conundrum of mine. From Corporate America To Ministry and Back In 2001, I left corporate America (the paper industry) to go full time into ministry since I had recently received my Master’s Degree in Divinity. It...
by rick_patterson | Jul 22, 2017 | Achievement, Growth, Shame, Success
I am a trophy hunter – not with a gun – but I love a good trophy and I tend to hunt for them. That desire is key for thriving in corporate America – you got to love getting the big win and the big award recognizing your greatness. Trophies have a lot of forms. Sports...
by rick_patterson | May 11, 2017 | Achievement, Courage, Success
To be nobody-but-yourself in a world which is doing its best, night and day, to make you everybody but yourself- means to fight the hardest battle which any human being can fight – and never stop fighting. —e. e. cummings (1955) In the 1990’s – as I was making a...
by rick_patterson | May 10, 2017 | Achievement, Courage, Growth
Mistakes are what make us human and apologies are what help us survive our humanity. — Rick Patterson, Shame Unmasked This quote comes from the first story in the first chapter of my book and emphasizes what I believe is the most important aspect of being human...
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