by Barry | Jun 9, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Focus, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Purpose, Teamwork
The day has finally arrived. This morning I boarded a plane in Portland and currently sit in LAX waiting for my flight to Guatemala as part of a team on a mission to make a difference in a Country that has reached out and asked for help. I have a pretty good idea of...
by Barry | May 22, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Environment, Influence, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Teamwork
If you have been following me for a while, you probably know that I transitioned from a 30 year career in Construction to become a coach, speaker, trainer and author focused on Communication, Growth and Leadership. Part of the reason I chose this change was because I...
by Barry | May 10, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Purpose, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
Awareness is an interesting word. It can refer to so many different things at so many different levels. Some might just say “Are you aware of what you just did?” to their child after tipping over a glass of water. Or you might have someone ask you about...
by Barry | May 8, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Relationships
I thought I would take a quick minute to mention that I am involved in a book reading mastermind group with some of my colleagues on the John Maxwell Team. We are reading and discussing our way through no less than 12 books this year and I provide a review every...
by Barry | May 3, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Growth, Influence, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose
One of my mentors often uses the phrase, “jump and build your wings on the way down” to encourage us to move beyond our fears and just to it. “Do it afraid” he says. I probably haven’t used the words “I’m afraid” in my...
by Barry | May 1, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Influence, Intentionality, Legacy, Purpose
This is the final of three posts discussing the book “20,000 Days And Counting” by Robert D. Smith. Smith has taken a very interesting and compelling look at what his life represented during the first 20,000 days and more importantly, the next 20,000. If...
