Are You Scared Enough?
There is something amazing about working with a highly skilled coach whose focus and purpose is to help you find clarity, purpose and momentum to truly achieve what you dream of. Yes, I know, I am coach, but I am actually not talking about myself here. I believe that every good leader and every great coach does even better when they have a highly skilled and trusted coach of their own. If there is anything I have learned about leadership in these past several years, it is to not lead alone. So, this brings me to the question at the top of this page. It is a question that I was asked...
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Mentoring can be the magic bullet to help propel you to the success you are dreaming of but don’t know how to reach on your own. Find a mentor!
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servant leadership studentsEffective, strong leaders are not what they used to be. That is in no way, shape or form meant as a complaint…it is a statement of the evolution of the leadership and the pathway to a better world. Leadership, like pretty much everything else, has changed over time in many parts of the world. Strong leaders used to lead firmly from the top. There was a clear and enforced heirachy of who was in charge and whose orders were to be followed. Leaders led by giving orders with or without divulging the details of why, and everyone “under” them...
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The words they sang were translated from Mandarin to English on a scrap piece of paper delivered to me as I left campus to come back to the United States: “I fear I won’t have the opportunity to say goodbye to you because maybe we can not meet each other again. Tomorrow you will leave this place and me. When I think of this, the tears come down again. I will keep your face in my heart firmly forever. I will value the gifts of you that you gave me forever. These days we had together will never be forgotten in my heart. You can not promise whether you will come back, maybe I...
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It has been far too long since my last post. Life has been so full and so much is happening that once I got behind, it was a challenge just to decide what to talk about. Regardless of my excuse (because it really isn’t relevant now), I apologize for the delay. I have thought of sharing with you each day, even if my fingers didn’t make it to the keyboard. I am sure you have noticed by now, but the world didn’t officially end on 12/21/12. Well, not officially anyway. I didn’t end, but it did change…and the change continues. Truth be told, it has been changing all along and well before...
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