by Barry | Nov 26, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development, Purpose, Responsibility
We just finished the Thanksgiving weekend and most of us no doubt, had much to be thankful for and enjoyed the time with our family and friends. I said most. Not long ago, I was speaking with a teenager who didn’t seem to be very thankful for much of anything....
by Barry | Nov 16, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Inspiration, Intentionality, Priorities, Relationships, Vision
Here in the Pacific Northwest it is fall and winter is just around the corner. Every fall, I look forward to my burn pile. Sounds pretty exciting doesn’t it? But here’s the deal … it’s one of the few times during the year that I work around...
by Barry | Nov 9, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Purpose, Vision
I was speaking with one of my mentors recently and he reminded me of the saying “necessity is the mother of all invention.” There is a lot of truth in that. When we are backed up into a corner or have exhausted all options, we often come up with some new...
by Barry | Oct 29, 2012 | Attitude, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Success
How do you define real success? I find it interesting how many different answers I get to this question. Let me first say that I do not think there are any wrong answers to the question. Success means something different to everyone. Some may have it connected to...
by Barry | Oct 27, 2012 | Accountability, Awareness, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development, Success
I recently read an article suggesting that character strengths can be developed by the environment in which kids grow up. I don’t think too many people would argue with this concept but what I found really interesting was that it was suggested that we can...
by Barry | Oct 19, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership
I heard a quote yesterday that made me stop and think about a lot of things. Ont thing is that we can’t control the environment that we are in. We can choose where to go but once we get there, it pretty much is what it is. The other is that once we get there,...
