I have bad news for you…you are filled with excuses. That’s right…SO many excuses that you don’t even know it. In fact, the average person makes excuses all throughout the day…everyday. We are excuse filled people, always conjuring up a reason why we can’t do something. Wether it’s not wanting to exercise, eat right, study, […]
I have always loved and tried to live by this motto: Live as though you’ll die tomorrow, learn as though you’ll live forever. The most successful people live in the balance of these two truths. One maximizes today, the other maximizes the future. The secret to a great life is to live fully today, yet […]
Being that we just celebrated Thanksgiving here in the states it is fitting that we talk about a leadership thanksgiving. The more a leader can be thankful to his/her people the greater the success. Leaders need to express gratitude in 3 distinct ways: verbally, visually, and valiantly. Verbally There is a powerful force that comes […]
I recently read a great book called “Presence” written by Harvard Physocolgist & TED Talk star Amy Cuddy. My wife and I had watched her TED talk on “Your body language shapes who you are” a few years ago and were greatly impacted by it. In fact, we still do power posses every now and then (you have […]
Everyone has problems. No one is immune from having difficulty in life. Though we strive to live a problem-free life we will never truly attain it. And if you do…you aren’t truly living anyway. We know we’re growing when we have problems. Problem-free living is actually a bigger problem that not having problems. You see, the bigger the […]
Confrontation is never enjoyable. No matter what personality type a leader possesses, they have to learn how to be candid and honest with their team. Trust is lost on the grounds of shady, shy, intimidated leadership. I admit candor has been a struggle for me as a leader because of my desire to please everyone. […]
The greatest enemy of growth is sameness. In fact, the only way we can grow is through change. We all know that if you keep doing what you’ve always done, you’ll only get what you’ve always got. The only way to break out of staying on the same level you are on now is to […]
Grace is defined as unmerited favor. Leaders must be the most grace centric people on the planet if you want to get the best from people. What drives great behavior and performance from the people you lead is gratitude. When people are grateful to you as the leader, they will do more than work for you, […]
You are an entrepreneur; no matter if you own an official business or not. The word entrepreneur is defined as: a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk. Your enterprise is you and it requires considerable initiative and risk to accomplish great things! Every entrepreneur knows […]
What is more important strength or willingness? If you are looking for new up and coming leaders what trait is more valuable? Of course both are, but if you had to choose one or the other what would it be? Check this out… Numbers 13:1-16 13 The Lord said to Moses, 2 “Send men to explore Canaan, which I’m giving […]