A Clear Purpose Fuels Your Passion
Do you ever feel like life is just slipping by and you’re stuck in the mundane day after day? Do you ever struggle to get moving each morning to go to a job that you have no passion for? Do you ever wonder what it would take to live out your dreams? I have good […]
Don’t Wait for Inspiration
Do you ever find yourself waiting to become inspired to do the work you know you need to do? Maybe you are waiting around to start on a dream project or maybe it’s as simple as getting a household task done. Here’s what I’ve discovered – inspiration rarely comes until you get up and take […]
Make a Decision and Start Moving Forward
Do you ever find yourself overthinking what your next move should be? Do you ever find yourself stuck and frustrated? Do you ever find yourself conflicted about what you “should” do? As human beings, we have highly advanced minds that can produce incredible things, but we can also cause ourselves a lot of stress from […]
How to Grow in Influence – Reproduce Other Influencers
In my last blog – click HERE to read – I wrote about growing in influence by empowering others. In that article, I shared a four-stage process to take someone from incompetence to competence, from dependence to independence. Today I am ending this series by taking a look at how we grow in influence by […]
How to Grow in Influence – Empower Others
Have you ever had someone who believed in you, trained you and then empowered you to take on key responsibilities? If so, how did that make you feel? What did you learn? How did it help you grow? John Maxwell wisely states that “the true measure of leadership is influence; nothing more, nothing less.” One […]
How to Grow in Influence – Connect With People
It’s been said by many that people do business with those they KNOW, LIKE and TRUST. We may not consciously think about this, but I’m confident that subconsciously we’re evaluating everyone we meet to see if they meet this criteria. To be a an effective, influential leader we need to realize these three qualities are critical. But how do […]
How to Grow in Influence – Navigate for People
Have you ever been lost and needed someone to come alongside you to point you in the right direction? Have you ever been struggling and having a difficult time gaining clarity to understand what decisions are the right ones to make? Sometimes in life we need a navigator to come alongside of us and help us move forward […]
How to Improve the Conditions of Your Environment
Do you realize that your personal growth (or lack thereof) affects those around you? Have you ever considered how YOU can affect the environment you live and work in by making personal growth a priority? Perhaps you’ve heard the analogy of being either a thermometer or a thermostat. A thermometer simply reads the temperature of a room. […]
Personal Growth is a Choice
It’s the beginning of Spring as I write this post and I’m thinking about seasons of growth. We made it through a very mild winter where I live and I’m thankful for that. But another season is upon us and it’s time for new growth to start showing up. Flowers are blooming. Trees are budding. […]
Being Responsible Leads to Credibility & Opportunity
Do you ever desire to be respected more? Do you want to receive a promotion so you can achieve greater income and influence? Start by being responsible where you are. This is a principle that is often overlooked. We want the promotion before we’ve done anything to receive it. We want credibility before we’ve earned it. […]