by Barry | Apr 8, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Engagement, Growth, Intentionality, Legacy, Purpose
What is pain? I might ask ten people how they define pain and I would probably get ten different answers. A few years ago I would probably have a different definition that I do today. Today I would define pain as “something that keep you from focusing on your...
by Barry | Apr 6, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Intentionality, Legacy, Personal Development, Purpose
I heard it said once that some people die in their twenties but their funeral isn’t until several years later. I never really understood what that meant until I found out that I was one of those who had died. I am not talking about in the literal sense –...
by Barry | Apr 2, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Intentionality, Priorities
There is a lot of thought about the importance of happiness. Some think that it is all that really matters. Other’s think that it’s a by-product of success. Some even think that it is some kind of luxury that only the wealthy can attain. For me,...
by Barry | Mar 25, 2013 | Accountability, Awareness, Communication, Decision Making, Focus, Intentionality, Priorities, Respect
Do you ever find yourself out of time and energy because you have spent everything you have trying to be everything to everyone? Most of us like to help out but at what point do we simply need to say NO? I have learned (and am still learning) the hard way, when to...
by Barry | Mar 22, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Focus, Intentionality, Leadership, Vision
REPOST: CELEBRATING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LEADERSHIP AND THE ART OF STRUGGLE I recently read Leadership and the Art of Struggle by Steven Snyder on a flight from Chicago to Portland. Snyder does a great job summarizing many of the struggles that leaders deal...
by Barry | Mar 14, 2013 | Attitude, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Legacy, Purpose
I recently spent a few days in Disney World. I have previously been to Disneyland twice but this trip was different. Not just because of the fact that Disney World is so much bigger than Disneyland but because I now look at the world a little bit different than I...
