"The supreme quality for leadership is unquestionably integrity. Without it, no real success is possible, no matter whether it is on a section gang, a football field, in an army, or in an office." -Dwight EisenhowerWhen you read this email, I'll be in Sunny Florida at the Maxwell International Certification... read more →
Mar
11
Mar
04
"You have to know yourself to grow yourself." --John Maxwell We have a hard time being successful with other people if we haven’t paid the price of success with ourselves. The Law of Awareness is kind of a catch 22. You have to know who you are to grow your... read more →
Feb
28
"Never let your limiting beliefs, your stuff or people define you. Only you are given the gift to do that." --Me In my travels this week, I have learned that many of us are not totally experiencing the freedom that we desire. We're walking around happily on the outside, but dragging... read more →
Feb
18
"A smile is a curve that sets everything straight." --Phyllis Diller How important is humor? Don't ask a humor researcher because they are already fighting an uphill battle to get the respect they deserve. Seriously, with all the snow and everything in life being rearranged because of it, I had a... read more →
Feb
11
"The first and best victory is to conquer self." --Plato Dennis had a vacation last week and while riding in the car we listened to a great podcast by Andy Stanley on self leadership. I wanted to share his concepts with you. Andy said that the greatest leadership challenge was in the... read more →
Feb
04
The Power of the Pause. "Experience is not the best teacher, evaluated experience is." --John Maxwell The leadership Law of Reflection teaches us that learning to pause allows growth to catch up with us. I'm writing about this today because it's one of the chapters we're discussing in our noon mastermind. AND... read more →
Jan
30
“Press on: nothing in the world can take the place of perseverance. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent." --... read more →
Jan
21
“Make sure you're not sabotaging something that has the potential to be fruitful and great." --Anonymous (but I'd like to make this mine.) My Breakthrough lesson on Thursday night was about self-sabotage. I thought I would share some of the briliance that came from the sharing on that call. The idea... read more →
Jan
14
“Change is inevitable, growth is intentional." --Glenda Cloud 2018 was an amazing year. I learned so much. It's so funny (well, maybe not) just when I think I've arrived, I discover a personal area that needs improvement. Why can't growth just be automatic, like babies automatically grow into adults? That's... read more →
Jan
07
“Attachment is the source of all suffering." --Buddha Attachment is a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like. It is the state of being attached. Many of us have new goals for 2019 and we're excited about them! If we are going to achieve... read more →