1. Great Leaders close their open door policy. – one-on-one closed door weekly meetings. 2. Great Leaders don’t bring their Smartphones into meetings. – the pen is mightier than the keyboard; take notes to avoid distraction, to remain mindful and present, to maximize recall, to show respect. 3. Great Leaders have NO rules. – have Read more about Surprising Things Successful Leaders Do Differently[…]
A successful leader “Serves” others every day. J. C. Maxwell says he does 5 things every day. 1) Value People 2) Think of ways to add value to people 3) Look for ways to add value to people 4) Do things to add value to people 5) Encourage others to add value to people. Maxwell Read more about A True Leader Serves[…]
For the past week, I have been meditating with Deepak Chopra and Oprah. Their theme is Gratitude & Grace. I have been practicing Gratitude for several years now and love to start and end each day with a ritual of recounting my numerous blessings, what I’m grateful for. I also find relief in negative thoughts Read more about The Value Of Gratitude[…]
Okay, I have a confession to make. I’m an avid walker! The warming Spring weather draws me outdoors, loving the feel of the warm sun on my face, the sounds of Happy birds singing merrily amongst the trees! Squirrels chasing each other playfully, are all music to my ears. Because I was over confident of Read more about The Values Of Mindfulness[…]
J.C. Maxwell shared his thought on Teammates yesterday. He says that teammates are all about togetherness, sharing, learning, and team celebrates together. Maxwell admishes to make each day about serving someone. Add value to someone. Ben Franklin said, ”No one is useless in this world who lightens the burden of someone else.z’ Ghandi said, “Te Read more about Find Yourself In The Service of Others[…]
Wayne Dyer said, “Change the way you look at things and the things you look at will change.” This morning’s mindfulness session with Louise Hay shared the same sentiments. Hay says that like attracts like. If you’re positive, you attract positive. If you see it in your mind you can hold it in your hand. Read more about Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life[…]
I practice a daily mindfulness with “Simple Habits” and cannot express sufficiently how amazingly helpful these 5 – 10 minute meditations fulfill me with peace. I am presently following several sessions on “Patience.” I always think of myself as a patient human being but realize that I am patient with others but not so much Read more about Being Mindfully Patient[…]
This morning I listened to Louise Hay talking about the simple fact that you have a choice as to how you think about something. If you’re positive, you’ll attract positive. If you’re negative, you’ll attract negative. Whatever you are, that’s what you draw to you. If you see it in your mind, you can hold Read more about Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life[…]
Dr. Michael B. Beckwith, in an interview with Oprah, shared the art of possibilities. He said, “Pain pushes you until vision pulls you.” This week I had some physical pain which caused insomnia. While sitting up one night, I felt my confidence waver and I did some meditation and gradually realized it was the pain Read more about Visioning the Possibilities[…]
If you want to create a culture of continuous improvement, then give recognition and encouragement to those who do good work to continue to do good work and continue to seek new opportunities. I can tell you from experience that the leaders I have had who gave me recognition for my efforts gave me the Read more about Feedback Inspires[…]