“The only thing worse than being blind is having sight but no vision. “ -Helen Keller, American author, political activist, and lecturer. I’m concerned that many leaders today lack a Grand Vision which causes confusion, fear and lack of hope for the future. A Grand Vision inspires hope...
It never fails that when the holiday season rolls around, stress and anxiety rear their ugly head. Apply these 9 strategies and keep your sanity:...
It never fails that when the holiday season rolls around, stress and anxiety rear their ugly head. Apply these 9 strategies and keep your sanity: Let go of guilt and… Don’t "Should” On Yourself Guilt, guilt, guilt is…the most devious of fears because underneath it...
Get action. Do things; be sane, don’t fritter away your time . . . take a place wherever you are and be somebody; get action. —THEODORE ROOSEVELT, twenty-sixth president of the United States In 1973, on an eighty-nine-day cruise around the world, I met a very special person....
It's difficult to overestimate the impact of your leadership style on your company. Your influence is felt in a variety of ways; from the mood you project within your office to the expectations you establish through your policies. Some of your effect is tangible and...
He who knows much about others may be learned, but he who understands himself is more intelligent. He who controls others may be powerful, but he who has mastered himself is mightier still. —LAO-TZU I have a beautiful handcrafted brass kaleidoscope that sits on the corner of my desk. It’s...
If you have always done it that way, it is probably wrong. —CHARLES KETTERING, inventor of the electric starter for automobiles/ Founder of the Sloan-Kettering Foundation In my previous blog I addressed how and why resistance gets in the way of creating positive change. Now, let’s look at the...
Change is the law of life and those who look only to the past or the present are certain to miss the future. —IRVING JANUS, GroupThink Clasp your hands together as demonstrated in the diagram below: Now take your hands apart and clasp them back together, moving your fingers over...
The future belongs to those who believe in dreams. —ELEANOR ROOSEVELT, humanitarian and diplomat A tiny speck appears on the horizon. It’s hard to see. It begins to move closer and closer. It looks like a shapeless blob, but as it moves closer, it starts to...
Descarte said, “I think, therefore I am.” Since we are thinking, we must certainly exist. But it is also true: I think better and I become better. Effective thinking is the strong foundation for everything that happens. It’s where dreams and plans begin. Thinking casts a vision...