Below is a collection of Dr. McGlaughlin’s most recent observations (500+). Most of these observations are made throughout the course of everyday life, captured by dictation, and added to FlintsNotes.com. You can read more about the observation capture process here. The content here changes 5 days a week, so be sure to check back often. Also, feel free to leave a comment in the comments section of each observation.

February 23, 2016

On Leadership and the Importance of Passion

The leader must cultivate his passions. If you take away a man’s passion, all he has left is the grinding of gears in his soul. Eventually […]
February 22, 2016

On the Essential Questions That Define the Direction of Life

As I ponder those essential questions that each human being might want to consider, I find I have to express my way into the answer. The […]
February 20, 2016

On the Difference Between Breathing and Living

Any man who does not live as though he could be gone at any moment is hardly living. There is a difference between breathing and living. Truly […]
February 18, 2016

On the Disproportionate Amount of Effort Required to Achieve Quality

Sometimes with art, writing for example, it takes ten times as much effort to achieve the last ten percent of quality, but it is the last ten […]
February 18, 2016

On Leadership and Leading from Consensus

The leader should operate from consensus rather than for consensus. One of the first jobs a leader must do, when implementing a new initiative, is to get all […]
February 16, 2016

On the Invisible Form of Self-Sacrifice

What may look like self-aggradation is actually a form of ultimate self-sacrifice. If you allow yourself to be lifted up, you are allowing yourself to be […]
February 15, 2016

On The Danger of Misplaced Courage

Some men brag that they have changed while others brag that they have not. There is no virtue in either condition. We confuse the means with […]