Lead Your Team Right How Can You Lead When You’re Not Sure Who Your Team Members Are? As a leader, you want to lead your team right. You want to serve your team. But how do you do it if you’re not sure who they are and what they need in order to succeed? Each…
Where do you look for your heroes?
Where Do You Find Your Heroes I’ve always found heroes in the quiet places. They’re people who go about their lives and silently help others. So, any time I need a hero, I look to one of my favorite teachers. I lucked out with the world’s great music and language teachers. They pushed me and…
Overheard this week
In this week’s Friday Feature, I relate life lessons from two short interactions. These two brought me some great knowledge. People drop wisdom in their everyday conversation that they don’t even realize. Today’s lessons come from two frenemies and a six-year-old. Listen to get the shameless eavesdropping scoop.
Work on What Matters – Simone Biles
Simone Biles – How You Make History and Then Move On She is incredible. And here’s what gets me about this history-making dismount? She does a double-double from the beam. She executes perfectly and her only acknowledgment that she’s just made history (again)? A tiny “yeah” with her hands. Watch from 1:22 until 1:29 and…
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The Terminator Wants to Save Them
The True Measure of Success I read an amazing quote today. “We need to do everything we can to preserve these beautiful animals – they are not trophies. If you think they are, you’ve obviously never won a real trophy.” – Arnold Schwarzenegger (The Terminator) on elephants. I didn’t see any elephants when I went…
Your Whole Brain and what to do with it
How can you use integrated thinking to build the life of your dreams? Most people think about the right and left brain hemispheres. They know the left side is analytical and the right is more creative. But they don’t take into account the other parts of the brain. In today’s episode, I break down the…
Do this to never get bored in your work
Work on what matters to you, and you’ll never get bored. What’s funny about that statement? It’s true. If you feel you have a mission in this life, you never get bored. You never run out of thoughts and ideas about it. So, the best thing to do is focus on it. You remain excited….
Doing Some Public Speaking? Three Things You Must Do To Be Effective
To Be Effective, Spark Curiosity, Interact and Help Them Experience Your Message. This photo captures the best way to engage an audience. The entertainer connected with the audience member. He aroused the child’s curiosity. He’d been spinning plates, saw the child watching, and invited him to play. They shared laughter and fun. But things didn’t…
Work On What Matters – What Kind Of Worker Are You?
Entrepreneur, Freelancer, Employee, or Team Player? Which Are You? How your brain works can tell you the kind of work you’re supposed to do. You might have an interest in the arts. Or you might be excellent with numbers. You might have great logic or reasoning abilities. Your talents and skills can drive you into…
Overheard ep 4, Out of the mouths of babes (superheroes and zoologists)
Want to be more who you are on the inside? Listen to this week’s Overheard Friday Feature. I learned amazing lessons in this week’s Overheard. As a shameless eavesdropper, I pick up these nuggets and share them with you.