photo by Satoru Kikuchi on Flikr Small is beautiful. Katie Tallo, from Momentum Gathering, gets credit for spurring the thoughts behind this post. Her post, Small is Beautiful, caught my attention. A couple of years ago I moved from a small town to a metro area. Seven years prior, I had moved to the small [...]
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Contentment
Photo by Nishanth Jois on Flickr There is power behind contentment. Not an overt power that seeks to control, but an inner power that says I’m ok with who I am. This kind of power seeks to serve, seeks to make a difference, seeks to make the world a better place.
The Secret of a Good Leader
Photo by Saxon on Flickr The secret of leading well is to follow well. I’ve worked with many leaders over the years. The ones that left the biggest impact are those that also followed well. They also happen to be the the ones I most enjoyed working with.
Leading Others
As an introvert, I sometimes struggle in large group situations. Put me in a small group or one-on-one, I’m fine. Put me with more than 4-5 people, I will struggle…unless…. Unless I am a designated leader of that group. Then, I’ll be fine. As introverts, sometimes we think too much about our ‘ineptness’ in group [...]
Authentic is Better Than Awesome
Photo by Nana B Agyei on Flickr What will you be to the world today? Authentic or awesome. Actually, I don’t think they are mutually exclusive. I think you can be both, but it depends on which one you focus on. “It’s more important to work at being authentic than to work at being awesome.” [...]
Saying No to Get to Yes
We often have a hard time saying no. As a result, our lives become scattered and unfocused and we live life drained. We have a hard time saying no because we want to help, we want to matter, we want to be valued. When we say yes we feel valued, we feel like we matter, [...]
What Will You Stop to Start
Photo by angietorres on Flickr Goal setting is great. Creating vision is important. Dreaming is necessary. But, the rubber needs to hit the road. From my own experience this is often the most difficult step. We set goals, we create vision, we dream to help us go in the right direction. But often those steps [...]
Choices Plus Follow Through Make You
There is a choice you have to make in everything you do. So keep in mind, in the end, the choice you make, makes you. -John Wooden Did you catch what isn’t said in the quote above? It’s not circumstances that make me, nor friends, nor family. It’s not even certain conditions, or money. It’s [...]
Believe You Matter
I am a fan of the blog Leadership Freak. Dan Rockwell does a great job of discussing leadership topics – and keeping it brief. The byline of his blog is “helping leaders reach higher in 300 words or less.” When we think of leadership, many attributes come to mind: integrity humility visionary communicator confident courageous [...]
From Time Management to Purpose
Time management is a good thing. Managing your time so you are spending time doing the things that are important to you is a very good idea. But, time management can be a rather short-sighted perspective. Living life well is so much more than about managing our time. It’s about living out what really matters [...]
