Be a Finisher, Not Just a Starter
Why is it not enough to be a self-starter? Getting started on something is great. There are lots of great inspirational quotes you can read about starting:
Personal Development
The Humble Leader Paradox
How does a humble leader lead without becoming a door mat? I believe the Servant-Leader mindset is the best sustainable approach to leadership. But if you are not careful, it is easy to fall into the idea that to lead, you are supposed to be running around doing everything you …
Book Notes: Good to Great
There is a good reason that Jim Collins’ book Good to Great is a #1 best seller with over 3 million copies sold. It is jam-packed with revealing detail and captivating examples of what it took for some companies to rise to sustained greatness. What you may find most interesting from …
How to be Humble
Early in his life, Benjamin Franklin fell into conversation with a friend of his. As Franklin retells the story in his autobiography, “a Quaker Friend…kindly inform’d me that I was generally thought proud.” The Friend went on to describe Franklin’s behavior as insolent and overbearing. And he said that in conversation, …
Book Notes: Quiet
You are a member of a small group of survivors that has just crash-landed a float plane in remote sub-arctic Canada. You have been able to salvage 15 items from the plane, but you can’t take all of them with you. So as a group, you must rank order the …
Feel Sorry on Your Own Time
The football arcs high above the field seemingly in slow motion, reaching its zenith, then nosing over and beginning its plummet to the field below. On the 15 yard line the rookie receiver waits. No fair catch – he’s got time to grab it and start to run. He’s already …
4 Ways to Get a Leader’s Perspective
You know, I was hiking this beautiful fall day, and it got me thinking. The trails here in Pennsylvania are rocky, you really have to watch where you put your feet or you could twist an ankle. The problem is that if your head is always down watching your feet, …
How to Get a Daily Quick Win – 2 Minute Tip
One of the things I like to do is get my day started on a positive note with a quick win first thing in the morning. You can pick any activity you like, so long as it is something you can control and you have a reasonably good chance of …
Use this Quick Tip to Focus Your Efforts
Have you ever noticed how with all the stuff around us, we only ever use a small portion of what we have? Like that smart phone a lot of us carry. How many aps and features does it have, and how many do we actually use frequently. Probably a pretty …
Book Notes: How to Win Friends & Influence People
As a leader, I enjoyed reading How to Win Friends & Influence People and you will too. Part of what made it fun was that it is absolutely crammed with short, interesting stories and examples of the concepts and ideas that author Dale Carnegie is talking about. But I almost didn’t …
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Book Notes: The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
This is an all-time favorite of mine, and another one I find myself returning to reference time and time again. Author Stephen R. Covey’s work outlines seven key habits that make people masters of themselves. Taking the approach that our character is essentially the result of the many habits we …
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SMART Goals: How to be SMART about Goal-Setting
“What’s so smart about SMART Goals?” Would you play a football game without any end zones? I’m not even sure what the field would look like…round? Where would you line up? Where would you try to go? Like the endzones in a game of football, good goals give structure …
