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Can you imagine what you might find if you took the time to organize your things?
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KEEPING YOUR LEADERSHIP FRESH
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How are you keeping your leadership fresh? It is a question every leader should ask his or her self.
It is easy to do what is comfortable, but what is comfortable will sometimes lead to stale leadership. You want your leadership to be fresh.
What does fresh leadership look like?
Read MoreTIME FOR A PLAN OF ACTION
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Your leadership ability is at its peak when you take time to develop a plan. There are some things you can fly by the seat of your pants with, but for the most part you always want to have a plan of action.
Read MoreHAPPY LEADERS ARE SUCCESSFUL LEADERS
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Believe it or not, we are all leaders. Someone is always watching you. You may be leading a child, friend, co-worker, or simply a person taking notice of your life passing by you. They may not come out and say they are following you, but if you pay close attention you will observe these people hanging on to every word you speak and you will discover these people watching your every step.
First, you must be aware that you are a leader. After this awareness, you have to live in a way that encourages and builds those who are following you. This is why happy leaders are usually the most successful leaders.
What makes you happy?
Read MoreDON’T SETTLE FOR LIVING ON FUMES
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Have you ever felt like you were helping everyone, but yourself? Do you know what it feels like to live on fumes?
It’s quite easy to focus on everything around you to the point that you neglect yourself. When we neglect ourselves, we will find ourselves living on fumes.
Read MoreARE YOU AN INTUITIVE LEADER?
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How intuitive are you as a leader? When was the last time you had to use your intuition?
I will never downplay making a decision based off of sound rationale or proven facts. However, there are some times in life when you will have to depend on intuition.
Read MoreWHAT’S STOPPING YOUR SUCCESS?
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What’s stopping your success? Better yet, how would you define success?
If you asked a million people to define success, each person would have a slight variation of what defines success.
Read MoreBUILD A TEAM TO ACHIEVE YOUR DREAMS
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The success of making any dream a reality is dependent on your team. One common acronym used for team is, “Together Everyone Accomplishes More.”
What are your life goals? Do you have a team to help you accomplish those goals?
Read MoreWHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?
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Communication is key in all aspects of our lives. We often think of words and exchange of information as essential to being successful in this society.
Who, what, where, when, and why are still the important Five W’s we seek to answer, but we don’t really stop to think about our audience when we casually speak.
Read MoreDOES A LEADER NEED BALANCE?
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Leaders of all kinds are always looking for balance. I believe balance is important, but more than balance a leader needs great prioritization skills. I have seen many good leaders trying to balance so many different things in your life, but if you are not focusing on the right things your leadership will suffer greatly.
Read MoreMAYBE IT’S TIME TO CHANGE YOUR VIEW
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If there is one thing you don’t want to fail at in life, it is failure to change. Wise leaders understand the world is ever changing.
Read MoreRESPECT IS A TWO WAY STREET
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In your everyday hustle and bustle, are you being a respectful leader?
We live in an age where busy is the norm for most leaders and even families. However, in the midst of your busyness, are you giving and getting respect from the people in your life? Does your family respect you? Do the people at your job respect you?
Read MoreCHANGE MAXIMIZES YOUR SUCCESS
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You have probably heard many people talking about the importance of change. Well, this will not be your usual blog about change. I want to challenge you to change some things in your life in order to maximize your success.
Read MoreARE YOU LEADING WITH BITTERNESS?
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It is impossible to lead people when bitterness is in your scope of leadership. It is very hard to nurture and develop any relationship with bitterness. Bitterness is defined as a lack of sweetness. It is also defined as anger or disappointment at being treated unfairly. Have you been treated unfairly at some point in your life? How did you handle that situation?
Read MoreDRAPED IN DIGNITY - Carve Out Time
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I believe everyday is a “good day” if you are alive to enjoy it, but what makes this day even better is the opportunity I have been afforded to share my life and God’s blessings with you through this blog.
Read MoreACTIONS SPEAK LOUDER THAN WORDS
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I know how powerful words can be. Words can motivate, inspire, encourage, etc. However, actions are more powerful than words. We should choose our words carefully, but should be even more careful about how we live.
Read More5 INVALUABLE PAYOFFS FROM DECIDING TO BE TRANSPARENT
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If there were a magic pill or a special easy click button for success, would you seek it out? Unfortunately, when it comes to success, there aren’t any short cuts. However, there are ways of attracting success.
The best way to attract success is by being transparent. When it comes to building organizations, transparency has become one of those buzz words used by many organizations.
Read More3 LESSONS LEARNED FROM BILL GATES
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Have you ever experienced any intense failures in your life? How did you handle it?
Every great leader some how understands how to take lemons and make lemonade. Today, let’s talk about a great leader who experienced failure that helped shape and solidify his legacy.
Read MoreTHE START OF YOUR SUCCESS
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How do you define success? We discussed what success is in Enjoying the Highest Level of Success. However you may define success, the start of your success begins with a specific origin.
Read MoreCONTROL WHAT YOU CAN, LET GO OF THE REST
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I believe we would all agree that we like being in control. The only problem with that is we only can control our lives.
As leaders, it is quite a natural feeling to want to control everything. However, the greatest leaders are all aware of their limitations.
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