Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don’t need to be hasty if it isn’t required, but you don’t want to lose much time either. Here’s the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong.
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Why Character Still Counts
Last week Zig Ziglar passed away at 86 years old. He was an incredible leader who walked his talk until the very end. Last week in this blog we talked about the seven traits of a serving leader. The foundational and final quality of a serving leader was cultivates character.…
Continue Reading....The Conclusion of How to Turn Nothing into Something
Creating a Leadership Vision means giving voice to concepts and ideas that no one can see or hear but you. How do you make that vision a reality? This is the second half of how to turn your vision into something. Now here is the second step for turning nothing…
Continue Reading....How to Turn Nothing into Something
First, in order to turn nothing into something, you’ve got to start with some ideas and imagination. Now, it might be hard to call ideas and imagination nothing; but how tangible are those ideas? That is a bit of a mystery. I don’t believe that ideas that can be turned…
Continue Reading....The Two Choices We Face
Each of us has two distinct choices to make about what we will do with our lives. The first choice we can make is to be less than we have the capacity to be. To earn less. To have less. To read less and think less. To try less and…
Continue Reading....Keeping a Journal – One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind
If you’re serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don’t trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down. I used to take notes on pieces of paper and…
Continue Reading....The Time to Act
Engaging in genuine discipline requires that you develop the ability to take action. You don’t need to be hasty if it isn’t required, but you don’t want to lose much time either. Here’s the time to act: when the idea is hot and the emotion is strong. Let’s say you…
Continue Reading....Success Is Easy, But So Is Neglect
People often ask me how I became successful in that six-year period of time while many of the people I knew did not. The answer is simple: The things I found to be easy to do, they found to be easy not to do. I found it easy to set…
Continue Reading....It Is Up To You
One of the first things successful people realize is the old adage, “if it is to be, it is up to me.” That is, for you, the fact that your success and your course is up to you. This doesn’t mean that you do it all alone. It simply means…
Continue Reading....The Qualities of Skillful Leadership
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself. Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as an owner, as a manager, as a parent. I call leadership the great…
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