Great leaders are like sponges; they soak up as much as they can from their leaders. Early in my leadership journey, I was fortunate to be surrounded by leaders who poured into my life, but I learned it was up to me to be available for what they had to offer. I remember a critical […]
The greatest skill that you could ever develop is to be an influencer. It’s the one thing that you need to become in order to do succeed with others. Your capacity to change the world is dependant on your ability to influence others. It’s the greatest tool you have to make a difference. The dictionary […]
In order to concentrate, the human brain is wired to focus on only what it absolutely needs to focus on. This is called your RAS (Reticular Activation System). The RAS is located at the base of the brain and acts as a filter against unnecessary data. We are receiving million of data signals all throughout […]
There is a massive problem in our country centered around the inability to vacate. This problem limits people to fulfill their God-given potential. But we must understand that we cannot be our best if we don’t know how to rest. Research has shown that employees who take consistent vacation days receive better scores on their […]
Words are not only powerful, but they’re prophetic as well. They can become a self-fulfilling prophecy of our future. We all have conversations with ourselves in our minds. In fact, I would argue that the most important conversation we daily have is the one with ourselves. There is no one you spend more time with […]
Success is a very subjective term. In fact, if you were to line up ten different people you would probably get ten different definitions. There is no one definition that success could hold to because it is what you make it to be. So what is success? If you haven’t defined what success is for […]
Like all superheroes possess superpowers, we too, all have a superpower. Our superpowers are our unique strengths. They are the skills we inherently possess. The more we can grow our strengths, the more we can make a difference. But you can only improve that which you are aware of. So, if you are unaware of […]
American psychologist William James said that the art of being wise is, “the art of knowing what to overlook.” Every day we are bombarded with challenges that can derail our focus. Situations don’t go our way, unforeseen circumstances arise, and people…well, people can blindside us with attitudes, hurt, and offense. If not careful our day […]
Clyde Beatty was born in Bainbridge, Ohio in 1903. When he was a teen, he left home to join the circus, where he landed a job as a cage cleaner. In the years that followed, Beatty quickly progressed from a lowly cage boy to a famous entertainer. Beatty became famous for his “fighting act,” in […]
The way a leader treats others is the way in which they will be treated. One cannot expect to treat others poorly and in return be treated fairly. The level that you value others is the level in which you will be valued by others. Thomas Carlyle said, “A great man shows his greatness, by the way […]