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Dec 30, 2019

A Leader’s Primary Job Is To Create Opportunities For People To Step Into Their Zone Of Genius. Period.

How often have you heard that leaders ought to develop other leaders? I would dare say, if you’ve been around the leadership space for any period of time, you probably ha…

Oct 29, 2019

Why Leaders Should Reject Being Called A Boss

“A boss, bosses. A leader leads.” You can be a leader or boss but you cannot be both. The twain never meets. Trying to be a leader and a boss is like trying to mix water …

May 24, 2019

Skyrocket Your Leadership Status With These 7 Communication Secrets by Kingsley Grant

+++ LEADERSHIP TO THE SKY +++ Suppose you were able to discover the key or keys enabling you to take your leadership to the next level and beyond, would that be something…

Jan 17, 2018

CONFIDENCE: COULD IT BE OVER-RATED?

While at the gym this morning, I was thinking that confidence is overrated. Yes, I work my body and my mind at the same time. This is the only time I can say that I can t…

Jan 12, 2018

CHANGE IS HAPPENING AND IT’S NOT CLIMATE CHANGE

Here’s what I know. Change is happening whether you like it or not. START WITH THE MIRROR Take a look at your body. Is it the same as it was a few years ago? I don’t thin…

Jan 11, 2018

CHANGE YOUR LIFE OR DRIFT THROUGH LIFE

CHANGE YOUR LIFE  “You can either drift through the next ten years of your life or you can have direction over the next ten years” ~ Rick Warren. So many people are simpl…

Jan 10, 2018

YOU ARE PART OF THE 1% SO STOP WHINING

YOU ARE A PART OF THE 1% I am currently reading a book written by a friend of mine—Andres Valdes, entitled: Leader By Choice: 7 Decisions That Spark Your Purpose, Passion…

Jan 9, 2018

YOU ARE THE RESULTS OF YOUR RITUALS

You are the results of your rituals” or another way to say that is “you are the result of your habits.” “What do you mean by this,” you may ask. YOU CHOSE! Well think abo…

Jan 8, 2018

CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU ARE

CHANGE WHAT YOU ARE I’m not sure you have listened to much of one of the most prolific speakers of our time – the late Zig Ziglar. If you did you would have heard him say…

Nov 13, 2017

Create a Culture of Curiosity That Won’t Kill The Cat Or Your Business

You can create a culture of curiosity in the workplace or at home but not until you get rid of this old adage: curiosity kills the cat.   I grew up hearing that phrase. I…

Nov 8, 2017

LEADERSHIP AND CULTURE IN ORGANIZATIONS ARE IMPROVED WITH THIS TWEAK

“I’m mad at you!”   “I’m angry with you!”   These are two often use phrases people use to describe their feelings when they are highly upset or frustrated about something…

Nov 8, 2017

THIS LEADERSHIP STYLE LEADS TO MORE PRODUCTIVITY

What leadership style are you using to motivate the people you lead at work or at home? Does your style of leadership generally leads to a conflict of some kind when you …

Sep 18, 2017

ELEVATE YOUR LEADERSHIP ABILITY WITH PERSONALITY PROFILING

“Leaders are a dime a dozen!” This is not often how the phrase “dime a dozen” is used but I think in a world often it seems so many people call themselves leaders, it nee…

Sep 18, 2017

TRANSFORM YOUR PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL LIFE BY DEVELOPING A LEARNER MINDSET

What’s your reaction to someone who comes off as a “know it all?” What about someone who tries to be what they’re not?    I don’t know about you but I have little patienc…

Sep 7, 2017

You need a Framework and not a Formula and here’s why

Have you ever tried to buy items in a given country using currencies that are not accepted by that particular country? How did that work out for you? How many items were …

Aug 28, 2017

Be Clear On What You Want Before You Ask

Do you know what you want in life? Do you know how to get what you want?   These are two of the most basic questions that so many people cannot answer. Are you one of the…

Oct 24, 2016

Why Hiring a Coach Is Critical to Your Success by Andy Andrews

Stop for a moment and think about your favorite sports teams. Picture the best moment you’ve had watching them play. Relive their biggest accomplishment during your fando…

Oct 13, 2016

3 Must-Do’s When Your Leadership Plans End in Failure

How do you as a leader rebound from failure? As a leader who have experienced failure have two options from which to choose: 1. Remain in the pit of failure or 2. Valiant…

Oct 5, 2016

Making Decisions Is Never Easy But Is Necessary For Success

Every leader knows that at some point, if he or she doesn’t step away from the business at hand, burnout will be the inevitable result. He also knows he is tasked with ma…

May 3, 2016

5 Midlife Reinvention Lessons Learned From Transitioning To Natural Hair

Just thinking about transitioning to natural hair triggered a flood of memories for me. It’s amazing how much memory we have, which can be so easily triggered by a conver…

Apr 26, 2016

5 Simple Tips To Stop Procrastinating On Following Your Passion

If you are anything like me, being able to stop procrastinating would be a massive improvement. For many years, I would tell people that I am a procrastinator. I had resi…

Apr 19, 2016

Avoid These 3 Disastrous Results When Trying To Crush Your Competition

We hear a lot of talk about how to crush the competition and how we need to outsmart, outwork and out-perform them if we are going to become successful in whatever endeav…

Apr 5, 2016

3 Business Card Ideas To Not Get Thrown Away

Business card, business card, business card. This was one of the “must have” item wherever you go. We were told you are not business savvy if you went places without your…

Apr 3, 2016

Experience Successful Relationships With These 3 Secret Habits

To be successful in life requires that you have successful relationships both personally and professionally. Your overall success is directly linked to how well you are a…

Mar 28, 2016

Feeling Stuck And What To Do About It

Feeling stuck is one of most common phrases that I have encountered as I speak to those who are pursuing building an online business. I’m not sure if this is also true of…

Mar 19, 2016

5 Reasons To Start An Online Business At Midlife

Many midlife professionals are hesitant to start an online business for a number of reasons. One of the main one that I hear from time to time is not being technologicall…

Jun 17, 2015

How Thirty Five Cents Brings Me One Step Closer To Being A Millionaire

Today, I’m $.35 closer to the $1,000,000 goal. “What’s a measly $.35?” you might ask. “What difference will it really make?” It might not be to you a significant amount o…

Apr 22, 2015

Avoid These 5 Regrets Of The Dying

Bronnie Ware, an Australian palliative nurse, wrote a book entitled “Top Five Regrets Of The Dying.”  She did so after she had written an article with the same title and …

Mar 24, 2015

3 Reasons Entrepreneurs Fail At The Early Stage Of Their Business

The words failure and entrepreneur tend to go hand in hand. It’s very rare that you find a successful entrepreneur who have not failed along the way … at least I have not…