by Barry | Apr 7, 2013 | Accountability, Attitude, Decision Making, Focus, Goals, Inspiration, Personal Development, Purpose
OK, everyone with no bad habits raise your hand. Thought so! Everyone knows that we all have bad habits so I am not going to spend any time talking about them. I am not going to tell you how to get rid of them or overcome them. I will however, spend a little time on...
by Barry | Apr 3, 2013 | Awareness, Brand, Communication, Influence, Relationships, Trust
This is the third of four posts discussing “The Impact Equation” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. The subtitle of the book asks a great question, “Are you making things happen or just making noise? So which is it? Are you making a difference? Brogan...
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 | 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 16, 2013 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Priorities, Purpose, Success
The Law of Contribution says “Growing Yourself Enables You to Grow Others.” I think this is a great law to complete this series on. Regardless of the intent at the onset, when we grow ourselves we gain the knowledge and skills to add value to others. Personal growth...