19 Oct 5 Ingredients For Creating A Unifying, Inspiring Grand Vision
A unifying vision is vital to achieving true success. It is at the core of motivation and is like a lighthouse that gives us direction....
09 Aug HOW TO EXPLODE YOUR CREATIVITY: THE CYCLE OF DISCOVERY
Posted at 17:57h in James Mapes Blog
As long as you’re green, you’re growing; as soon as you’re ripe, you start to rot. —RAY KROC, founder of McDonald’s Learning is a never-ending cyclical process of discovery. We uncover possibilities within ourselves, transform them into reality, and discover new possibilities again. Following are the four...
09 Feb EIGHT STRATEGIES FOR SUCCESSFUL BRANDING by James Mapes
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Why brand yourself? For one primary reason. Branding shines a light on you and your business. Branding reveals the essence of who you are and what you offer. Your brand separates you from the crowd. Branding is mandatory for any entrepreneur’s company to be noticed, respected,...
12 Oct TRUE LEADERSHIP: A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON AN EVASIVE SUBJECT
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"Leadership is hard to define, and good leadership even harder. But if you can get people to follow you to the ends of the earth, you are a great leader." — Indra Nooyi, CEO, PepsiCo How would you define love? How would you define justice? These are extremely...
03 Dec IN SEARCH OF MASTERY by James Mapes
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“True mastery is really, really hard. I think that’s one reason why few people achieve it. It requires enormous amounts of work and persistence. It requires time. It requires grit. It requires effort. It requires setbacks. And many of us aren’t willing to accept that deal. We want to achieve...
18 Jun VISION FIRST – GOALS SECOND & THE POWER OF FORESIGHT
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Some time ago I was hired to present a keynote and to develop and facilitate a series of half-day programs on leadership, communication and the power of imagery to both mid-level and senior management of a large oil company....
15 May In Praise of Entrepreneurs, Persistance & a Gourmet Food Truck
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Here’s to the dreamers, visionaries and risk takers! Here’s to the entrepreneurs! ...
08 Jan My Top Secret Tips for Achieving Successful Resolutions and Goals
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First, let’s get some facts straight. Research shows that more than 80% of us fail at keeping our New Year’s resolutions because we unconsciously set ourselves up for failure. One of the main reasons is, without awareness, we focus on the downside of not achieving...
31 May THE PRICE OF PASSION
Posted at 09:21h in Articles
Defining passion can be tricky, playing with your mind. When you think of passion, you may have images of someone enthusiastically pursuing a goal, preaching a sermon or having a strong sexual desire for someone. ...