Author RSSWhat Do You Intend?
Do you know what you want this year? You don't need to know how you will achieve it yet. "What" comes before "how". Most people can articulate what they don't want, but they have difficulty in being clear about what they do want. "Not this!" and "Somethin...
From Lack to Abundance
What is lack? Lack is you noticing that you don't have what you want. It is the belief that you will be okay if and when you receive what you want. Lack is a focus on the absence of what you want. Affirming. praying, and visualizing are made less effectiv...
The Egoless Leader
Great leadership is about power, yet it is not about power over others. The power of a great leader is to create an environment where others are empowered to offer their best. This is not working through people where others become extensions of you, the l...
?Certainty? And The Inner Voice
Perhaps nothing is as dangerous as a leader who is certain he knows what he is doing. Often so-called leaders and experts believe they know all there is to know, and that their knowledge is so complete, that they cannot make mistakes. The ego is a know-it...
Building Attraction Traction: Three Tips for Working with Universal Law
We read about the Law of Attraction and it seems so simple. Change your thoughts and you change your life. What could be simpler? Most of us discover that it may be simple, but it isn't easy. We find it difficult because it is about more than just changin...
Stop the Blaming!
Two people work in a retail environment. It is small and employs about six people. Customers visit throughout the day. One of these people is the manager. The other person handles issues regarding credit and group sales. For the past three years they have...
Stop, Look, and Listen
Many of us speed through the day without much awareness. The whole day is about doing and then doing more. For others of us, we feel lost in our day, directionless, not sure what to do next. By the time the day is finished we often feel frustrated. We did...
Discovering Greatness At My Class Reunion
Recently I attended my high school class reunion. Back in high school there were groups,just as there are in most high schools today. I was on the fringes of the group thatincluded most of the popular kids. I was shy and didn't really feel a part of that ...
What is Spiritual Intelligence and Why Should You Care?
The English word "spirit" comes from the Latin "spiritus", meaning "breath" . Spirit is both the breather and the breath, the underlying nonphysical substance of all life.
Intelligence comes from the Latin, intellegentia. Intellegentia comes from: int...
You Are A Nucleus
An ego centered leader strives to be the center of attention. His goal is to
get what he can from the people around him. The focus of the ego is always on getting what it thinks it doesn't have. A leader who is capable of transcending ego needs, realize...
Sex, Guilt, and Spirituality
It's difficult to get through a day without thinking about sex. That's not a confession, but an observation of the world we live in. We are surrounded by messages pertaining to sex. I can't help but think about sex when I go through the grocery line. Sedu...
Peace from Within
The world we observe and participate in is a reflection of the thoughts we hold. This is our world. The helping, the hurting, the peacemaking, the war making, the blaming and the blessing are all reflections of us. The key to creating a more peaceful wor...
The Power of Your Words
Most of us underestimate the power of our words. We sometimes miss how our words set a tone. A few words can make someone's day, or shatter it. Words can inspire someone to buy, or to go away without buying. Our words can move someone to do their best wor...
A Culture of Discipline
A "culture of discipline" is a phrase used by Jim Collins (Good to Great) in his study of great companies. All of the great companies, those that far outperform others, have a culture of discipline. This does not mean that they spend their time disciplin...
Back to Zero
2007 is your opportunity to begin again. You begin again by going back to zero. At zero there are no scores to settle. You have a blank slate. This doesn't mean that others will give you a blank slate, because that could be impossible. The idea is that yo...