by Barry | Aug 31, 2012 | Awareness, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development
How much is enough? I recently finished reading the book Enough by Will Davis Jr. Davis has done an incredible job of describing the relationship between our quality of life and all the “stuff” that we have around us. Simply put, we in the Western...
by Barry | Aug 29, 2012 | 21 Laws, Attitude, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Teamwork
Early last year I experienced a great example of the power that momentum can produce. Unusually warm temperatures and heavy rains on Mt. Hood in Oregon produced runoff that forced the Sandy River over it’s banks washing out a road that had previously withstood...
by Barry | Aug 27, 2012 | Attitude, Character, Influence, Leadership
John Maxwell says “leadership is influence, nothing more, nothing less.” I think that many people do not view themselves as potential leaders simply because of the job position they hold. I disagree completely. In every job, there is opportunity to...
by Barry | Aug 24, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Influence, Listening
When we face adversity and have to make choices that will impact the way we deal with the challenge we have two choices. The first choice is to focus on the who or the what that was responsible for the situation. The second choice is to understand and accept that we...
by Barry | Aug 22, 2012 | 21 Laws, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Respect, Teamwork
The Law of Victory says that “Leaders find a way for the team to win.” I just spent four incredible days with my team, The John Maxwell Team. Four days of adding value to each other and showing appreciation throughout. I could go on and on about the...