by Barry | Oct 14, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development, Purpose, Success
I am guessing that you have all been to some type of training seminar in which they talk about how to improve your business. “Do this to improve sales”, “Do that to get more out of your employees” or “BUY this and just sit back and watch...
by Barry | Oct 13, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Inspiration, Leadership, Vision
Yesterday we received the first significant rain in what seems like forever. The season is definitely changing and fall is here. Living almost half way between the equator and the North Pole, I am blessed to see four completely different seasons every year. I always...
by Barry | Oct 12, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities
If someone were to describe you to another person, would they describe you as energetic and full of life or would they refer to you as dull and boring? I am not calling anyone out for their personality, or lack thereof, but think about it – try and think of a...
by Barry | Oct 11, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Leadership, Purpose, Success
If I were to ask one hundred people “how do you define success?” I would probably get one hundred different responses. The responses would include achievements related to money, relationships, notoriety, health and many others. The more important...
by Barry | Oct 10, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Attitude, Decision Making, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities
Today we start a new “Law of the Week” series. For the next fifteen Wednesday’s I will post on one of the laws from John Maxwell’s “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth.” John released this book on October 2nd and it is already...
by Barry | Oct 9, 2012 | Accountability, Awareness, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Listening, Purpose, Respect, Trust, Vision
I have always been intrigued by managers who think they are leaders simply because of their title. In fact, I find it interesting how many people think their title not only defines them but entitles them to certain rights. Two words that I think describe any great...
by Barry | Oct 8, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Personal Development, Purpose
My wife accomplished a life long goal yesterday. She completed her first official marathon and did it under five hours and running the entire way. First of all “Congratulations Michelle, I am very proud of you.” I learned a lot from her accomplishment....
by Barry | Oct 7, 2012 | Attitude, Brand, Character, Coaching, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Personal Development, Teamwork
We have all said it, “Think Outside The Box.” Usually to promote unique thinking that will result in some great new idea or outcome. The problem is that this phrase is used way more than the results are realized. I was watching the Oregon Ducks play the...
by Barry | Oct 6, 2012 | Awareness, Coaching, Decision Making, Influence, Intuition, Leadership, Listening, Relationships, Vision
As a coach, I am expected to help others to achieve more. But what about me – the coach – doesn’t it make sense that if I am impressing upon others the value of coaching, that I should have a coach of my own? You bet it does. I have coaches,...
by Barry | Oct 5, 2012 | Awareness, Character, Decision Making, Intuition, Leadership, Listening, Responsibility, Teamwork, Vision
Has anything bad ever happened to you? I know, dumb question. The real question is what did you do when it happened? How did you respond? If you have been reading my blog for very long, you know that I am always the first to admit when I was wrong. Mostly because...
