by Barry | Jan 30, 2013 | Awareness, Character, Communication, Leadership, Listening, Purpose, Trust, Vision
This is the second of four posts discussing David Horsager’s book “The Trust Edge.” How Top Leaders Gain Faster Results, Deeper Relationships, and a stronger Bottom Line. The basic premise of the book is that when we build trust, we gain a...
by Barry | Jan 25, 2013 | Accountability, Awareness, Coaching, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
I recently completed a coaching certification developed by Kary Oberbrunner called The Deeper Path. Part of the certification involved a ten week collaboration that ended in the authoring of my OPUS. I know what your thinking … “your what?” Fair...
by Barry | Jan 21, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Vision
Wow, this question really hits close to home. I don’t know exactly how many of the last twenty-five years I have spent surviving, but I know it was too many. In fact, for a while it was probably so bad that I didn’t even realize it. I recently heard a...
by Barry | Jan 18, 2013 | Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Leadership, Priorities, Purpose, Vision
Do you ever wonder what is on the other side of the bridge before you cross it? In many cases, we already know what’s there, but there comes a time when we will cross a bridge we have not crossed before. Do we think about it? Is this the bridge even on our...
by Barry | Jan 11, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Purpose, Vision
I have been involved in a couple calls this week with my fellow members of the John Maxwell Team talking about the terror barrier. We have had some great conversation on defeating the fears that hold us back from achieving what we want. There is typically something,...
by Barry | Dec 7, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Priorities, Purpose, Relationships, Vision
How much to do value your stuff? OK, I know you’re asking “what do you mean by stuff?” Fair question on your part. Let me answer it in two ways. The first way is all your material possessions. I have gone through a lot of changes over the last...
