Have you ever read a book so simple yet enlightening that it changed your worldview forever? It’s happened to me a few times. And it just happened again - this time with The Go-Giver. Odds are you don’t know of this little gem. It’s authors, Bob Burg and John David Mann, aren’t nearly as mainstream as today’s creative titans - Malcolm Gladwell, Jim Collins, Seth Godin, … [Read more...]
Leadership and Greatness
When I was a little guy……okay, when I was a preteen, all I wanted to do was be great. I wanted to be great and it didn’t matter at what, just to be great at whatever it was that I would do and once I died, I would be amongst the greats. What did it really mean to me? When I thought more about it, greatness to me had more to do with leadership. I mean when you’re great at … [Read more...]
Limiting Beliefs and the Power of Choice
Limiting Beliefs I recently came upon Morty lefkoe’s free link to eliminate a belief. I got plenty of these things going around in my head stopping me from doing plenty of things, so I figured I'd give it a shot. His institute and lofkoe method is said to be highly effective and is highly recommended. So I click the link, press play and wait anxiously, ready to throw out a … [Read more...]
Lessons From a Different “Prince”
If you gaze over the myriad of “Best Business & Leadership Books” list you will almost always see Niccolo Machiavelli’s “The Prince” at or near the top. Sure there are many lessons to be learned from this stipend of corporate stupor and dominance; but you’re not after the same old life lessons anyways, right? That’s why I take my lessons from a different … [Read more...]
Stop Pushing Me! Letting Go Through Yoga
Up until a year ago, I was reluctant to try yoga in any serious way as a means to reach a state of zen, a place where I could use my body to achieve not only greater flexibility but a greater appreciation for the interconnectedness of mind, body and spirit. There are two major reasons for such hesitation: 1) I’m a chronic fidgeter. The idea of remaining still and … [Read more...]