by Barry | Sep 12, 2012 | 21 Laws, Attitude, Character, Empowerment, Engagement, Influence, Leadership, Personal Development, Teamwork
After Hurricane Katrina hit, I ventured twice to New Orleans to help with the cleanup and restoration process. I was blessed to have my sons, Scott and Spencer, travel with me. It was almost 18 months after Katrina hit the first time we went down there but I...
by Barry | Sep 5, 2012 | 21 Laws, Accountability, Character, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Legacy, Personal Development, Priorities, Vision
I will be honest and say that my priorities have been somewhat messed up for longer than I would like to admit. I think I have been able to accept my order of priorities because I had some misguided idea that if I were really busy and providing for my family, my...
by Barry | Sep 3, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Personal Development, Purpose, Vision
I find it interesting that although most of us have given some thought to the question of what our real purpose in life is, we spend little time doing anything to fulfill that purpose. Let’s be honest, myself included, how many times have we uttered the phase...
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 17, 2012 | Attitude, Goals, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development, Relationships
A lot has been going on in my life lately and I have had to really consider whether or not I have been making the best decisions regarding my personal development. I know that there are many things that I need to improve on an upon reflection, I do not have a very...
by Barry | Aug 6, 2012 | Character, Communication, Engagement, Influence, Listening, Personal Development
My cousin’s son Corey is hoping to make the final cut later this month and become a Minnesota Vikings moving from amateur status to professional football player. Corey is chasing his dream and following his progress over the past four years has given me a...
