A Gender Block For many years I had read other leadership and success writers reference the book by James Allen, As A Man Thinketh. Many times I tried to read it, unsuccessfully. I could not filter out the use of the words man, men, him, his, etc. It didn’t seem to apply to me in […]
3 Best Books to Improve Communication
There are many books about the art and practice of excellent communication, from the classic, How to Win Friends & Influence People, to the metaphorical, Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus. I’ve chosen the 3 books in this post based on the effects they have had on my communication experiences. They are all […]
Excellent Communication Skills Start With Listening
The word, ‘communication’ is often thought of as getting your message across. The real definition of excellent communication is the successful exchange of ideas and perspectives. True communication requires powerful listening skills, as well as the ability to frame and share your thoughts coherently.
Cheryl Bachelder
Acknowledge your talents, and as quickly as possible gain confidence in yourself, so that you can be a genuine, authentic contributor and not all that worried about what other people think. Cheryl Bachelder, CEO Popeye’s Louisiana Kitchen
Kristin Neff, Ph.D.
With self-compassion the most important step, actually, is to notice your own suffering. Dr. Kristin Neff
Tap Into Your Subconscious Mind
Dr. Candace Pert explores the nebulous subject of the subconscious mind in her talk and interview entitled Your Body Is Your Subconscious Mind. Her work as a neuroscientist has revealed that each of our individual cells are conscious and intelligent. They respond and interact according to our physical, emotional, mental, and even spiritual conditions. Consciousness […]
Gabriel Garcia Marquez
It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams. Gabriel Garcia Marquez
A Review of The Element, How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything
Too many people never connect with their true talents and therefore don’t know what they’re really capable of achieving. Sir Ken Robinson
The Secret to Giving a Great Talk
The future isn’t a place that we’re gonna go to; it’s a place that you get to create. Nancy Duarte Make It A Good One
Joan Borysenko, Ph. D.
When you become passionate toward yourself, you become passionate toward others – you’ve turned your eyes in a new direction. Dr. Joan Borysenko
Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor
Unfortunately, as a society, we do not teach our children that they need to tend carefully the garden of their minds. Without structure, censorship, or discipline, our thoughts run rampant on automatic. Because we have not learned how to more carefully manage what goes on inside our brains, we remain vulnerable to not only what […]
Aimee Mullins: Strength, Self & Success
Maybe that’s what adversity gives us, a sense of self, a sense of our own power. Aimee Mullins
Aimee Mullins
Perhaps technology is revealing now, what has always been a truth, that everyone has something rare and powerful to offer our society. Aimee Mullins
Diana Nyad’s Other Shore
We all have dreams. We all suffer heartache. We all need to somehow find the courage, the endurance, to FIND A WAY to our respective, individual Other Shores. Diana Nyad
Sheryl Sandberg
There is no perfect fit when you’re looking for the next big thing to do. You have to take opportunities and make an opportunity fit for you, rather than the other way around. The ability to learn is the most important quality a leader can have. Sheryl Sandberg
Try Leaning In With Sheryl Sandberg
We cannot change what we are not aware of, and once we are aware, we cannot help but change. Sheryl Sandberg
Estella Pyfrom
You do whatever it takes to make things happen. That’s the only thing that works. Estella Pyfrom
Alice Walker
In nature, nothing is perfect and everything is perfect. Trees can be contorted, bent in weird ways, and they’re still beautiful. Alice Walker
Gretchen Rubin
One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy. One of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself. Gretchen Rubin Gretchen Rubin is the author of NY Times Bestseller, The Happiness Project: Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in […]
Eleanor Roosevelt
She would rather light a candle than curse the darkness, and her glow has warmed the world. Adlai Stevenson Anna Eleanor Roosevelt was one of the most influential women of modern history. As a child, the loss of her mother and brother to diptheria, and her father to alcoholism affected her deeply. Her attitude of […]
Martha Beck
Try seeing your world and yourself this way, eyes open to whatever is before you, mind free of dichotomies. Are you good or bad, fragile or tough, wise or foolish? Yes. And so am I. Martha Beck
First Love Yourself If You Want to Succeed
In his Tedx Talk, The Way We’re Working Isn’t Working, Tony Schwartz lays out some radical ideas – radical for mainstream business, that is. One of these ideas is love yourself. I don’t imagine this is a required course at Harvard Business School, Stanford, or Wharton.
The 5 Dysfunctions of a Team
Patrick Lencioni has written a potent leadership fable that dramatically illustrates 5 dysfunctions of a team and the negative results this creates in a business. The lead protagonist is a newly hired CEO, Kathryn Peterson. Brought on board to revive a flagging startup, Kathryn must work with the recently demoted former CEO and a team […]
Are There Health Benefits to Stress and Anxiety?
When you change your mind about stress, you can change your body’s response to stress. Kelly McGonigal
Play the Game to Achieve Ultimate Success
We don’t get enough time to play. We don’t choose to play often enough. We have been taught that work is, well, work. It isn’t supposed to be fun. What if play and games were the secret to ultimate success?
Know Thyself – A Key to Ultimate Success
“The hardest thing of all is to realize that if you want to change someone else’s mind, you have to be prepared to have your own mind changed.” Scilla Elworthy
Steve Denning Leads With Story
“Leadership is not just about getting people to change, it’s about getting people to want to change, to inspire people to become champions of the change.” Steve Denning
A No Bull-Shiitake Review of Guy Kawasaki’s Enchantment
“Simple and to the point is always the best way to get your point across.” ~ Guy Kawasaki
Simon Sinek and the Importance of Why
It’s not what you do that matters, it’s why you do it, and what you do serves as a tangible proof of what you believe. Simon Sinek
Top 3 Reasons To Eat A Frog For Success
Reason #1 – Brian Tracy Iconic, Legendary, Proven – this is Brian Tracy.
