Without vision people fail. OH Jin-Heyk is the number one archer in the world. He is the first Korean male archer to win an Olympic individual gold medal and his team took third place in the 2012 summer Olympics. Still, if you took OH Jin-Heyk and spun him around and blindfolded him, he would miss […]
View PostHow do you tell the difference between a leader and a follower? Personally, I have always defined the two based on a simple question, who is making decisions and who is waiting for someone to make the decisions for them? This doesn’t mean that every decision a leader makes is the correct one. I have […]
View PostRecognition is stepping beyond yourself to put a focus on someone else – your wife, husband, child, friend, co-worker or someone you don’t know but have seen do something worthy of your positive words. Recognition of someone’s great value, worth and accomplishments of pursuits can be, and frequently is, far more valuable than the monetary […]
View PostRubber bands are meant to be stretched. In fact, they are fulfilling their purpose and are most useful when they are stretched fully. Think of yourself as a rubber band, are you stretching yourself or are you lying loose on the table or in a drawer? Do you know how far you can stretch yourself? […]
View PostHow is it possible to start a new company, enroll over 200,000 new members, run twelve marathons, spend time with family and friends and volunteer with charities all in one year? The answer is in effective and deliberate planning and prioritization. Without a plan, there is no way to have a high degree of productivity […]
View PostFear is the creation of an unwanted outcome within our imagination. Everyone has felt a level of fear at some point in his or her life and business. This scenario in our mind becomes more tangible the more energy we put into it. Fear may have a foundation or a basis in the past, but […]
View PostWhen we were children, we saw the world differently. Cause and effect were more closely related and we believed in the impossible. Over the Easter weekend, a friend told me a story about two young brothers. The youngest, just turning five years old, was excited for the Easter Bunny to stop by their house and […]
View PostAt some point everyone will face a difficult challenge personally or professionally. People react in a variety of ways to these events; some will try to ignore it, some will be frustrated and decide they can’t move forward, some will just give up and some will look at the challenge as an opportunity for growth. […]
View PostProductivity is less about plowing through a series of tasks on a to-do list and more about efficiently and effectively accomplishing the work you are skilled at doing. When using your strengths in work, you are more likely to work faster, with higher-quality results, feel better about your work and allow your team members to […]
View PostEvery once in a while we have the opportunity to make a big and positive impact on someone’s life with only a little extra effort. It is these opportunities, when we choose to take them, that remind us of the importance of going just a bit further to provide assistance. You hear stories like this […]
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