BIG WINDSHIELD Looking Forward, Small Mirror Looking Back
Bud's article, "Looking Forward, Small Mirror Looking Back" was published in the AMA Quarterly, Spring 2021. You can download this issue of the Quarterly by clicking here. One of the bedrock truths supporting my career is the need to approach life from the viewpoint of the driver’s seat, with a “big windshield looking forward and a small rearview mirror looking back.” “Looking back over 2020, are the identified ground rules being followed? If not, what is the next action to create a better environment for everyone? Awareness and small changes, with appropriate follow-up, could be the forward navigation that steers away from future chaos and team division.” This truth has gained more relevance considering the challenging year we all have endured. To effectively lead entering the summer of 2021, we…
Bud Hendrickson on the James Cooley, It’s Your Life Podcast
Bud Hendrickson is passionate about enjoying life’s journey. He is the youngest of seven children with six older sisters. He was raised in a one-bathroom house next to the family business where he developed his strong work ethic at an early age. Raised in a small town, Bud played three sports while in high school while also working to earn money to put gas in his car. After being baptized just before getting married, both Bud and his wife enjoyed a spiritual growth journey together that laid a foundation upon which to build his bedrock truths. A family man with a career in Engineering and Maintenance Leadership, Bud has worked in numerous industries. He graduated from South Dakota School of Mines and Technology with a degree in Mechanical Engineering in May…
God’s Plan Unfolding
As we gathered for New Year’s Eve Celebrations on December 31, 2019, I don’t think that any one of us would have thought that the New Year of 2020 would have unfolded as it did: economically, medically, emotionally, financially, coupled with a national election and associated political strife seen in immense divisions societally. Much of this crisis environment was driven by a virus, or so we were told. Our country and indeed our world have gone from one negative event to another. The effects on people are as varied as the people themselves, but it would be safe to say we all have been impacted significantly by the events of 2020. The publisher of my book Enjoy your Journey - Ten Bedrock Truths to Improve Everything About You wanted to assemble…
Great Results with Less Effort
I have had this thought running in my mind for a while about getting Great Results with Less Effort. I have been reflecting on my recent five years with two job changes, relocating from a community we lived for twenty years, and a terminal illness that ended up in the passing of Nancy, my high school sweetheart and wife of twenty-eight years. What I have learned through the experiences of my Life Journey was the importance of using the Bedrock Truths to focus on the highest priority issues, and tapping into relationships and perspectives so that I am making the most informed decisions I can. The first Bedrock Truth is “Ninety Percent Today and Ten Percent Tomorrow.” This Bedrock Truth is about prioritizing what is most important and investing in…
Enjoy Your Chemistry!!
I always knew humans are affected by chemistry (hormones) in our body. I never really looked into it until recently when my son Grant shared a video by Simon Sinek: Why Leaders Eat Last. The gold nugget or ah ha moment for me was when Simon went into detail about the hormones and their role. It was like a light bulb went on inside my head – Enjoy Your Journey and the 10 Bedrock Truths is all about Enjoying Your Chemistry!! What we do and how we respond affect how our hormone system engages. The two hormones I want to focus on are Oxytocin and Cortisol. Oxytocin is like an antidepressant and it has a positive effect on prosocial behaviors. When we have good levels of Oxytocin we are relaxed,…