Booklist

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business When I came across Atomic Habits at my local library, I was struck by these two sentences in the book description: “You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.” It seems obvious, right? Setting goals is only half the battle – achieving them requires precise steps that lead from the … [Read more...] about Excellence is a Habit

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business There is a way to do it better. Find it. – Thomas Edison I’ve always been fond of Thomas Edison. He’s the inventor behind the light bulb, the phonograph and one of the first movie cameras – and, since I like seeing when it’s dark outside and watching the latest Avengers movie, Edison is an OK guy in my book. From a … [Read more...] about Find a Way to Be Better

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor, Plastics Business With an apology to any New England Patriots fans… This year’s Super Bowl was quite the disappointment. I’m a diehard Indianapolis Colts fan living in Kansas City Chiefs territory, so my football season was going pretty well until Tom Brady interfered. Luckily, my favorite former Colts coach wrote a new book to provide a … [Read more...] about Inspiration from the Sports World

by Dianna Brodine, managing editor Plastics Business On my bulletin board at work, I have a small business card-sized reminder. It reads, “There’s no point in doing well that which you should not be doing at all.” That card was given to me – and every other attendee – in 2012 at a MAPP Benchmarking & Best Practices Conference by speaker and author Tom Connellan. For … [Read more...] about Productivity and Prioritization