by Barry | Jul 2, 2013 | Leadership
One of the services I provide is facilitating Mastermind Groups. I have facilitated many on John Maxwell materials such as “The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth”, “Everyone Communicates Few Connect”, and “The 21 Irrefutable Laws Of...
by Barry | Jul 1, 2013 | Decision Making, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Relationships
My wife Michelle often reminds me that the key to life is balance. Typically I acknowledge with “Yes, I know” but I think there is more to it than simply balancing the items on your list to allocate time to business, family and fun. I believe that it is...
by Barry | Jun 28, 2013 | Environment, Leadership, Legacy, Priorities, Relationships, Values
I used to believe that security came in an envelope every Friday. That envelope allowed me to pay the bills, put food on the table and even do some fun stuff every once and a while that would clearly fall under the want list and not the need list. I don’t...
by Barry | Jun 27, 2013 | Awareness, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 12th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership. Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well. The 5 Pillars...
by Barry | Jun 26, 2013 | Communication, Empowerment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development
I recently read “Great Leaders Grow – Becoming A Leader For Life” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. A follow up to their popular book The Secret, Blanchard and Miller have again used story form to provide a great framework for growing as leaders in...
by Barry | Jun 24, 2013 | Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Growth, Influence, Purpose
I have been a proponent for a strong “why” for quite some time but I never really understood how powerful the why can be until I recently spent a week in Guatemala. I was part of a team of about 200 working with John Maxwell’s non-profit EQUIP organization working...
by Barry | Jun 21, 2013 | Accountability, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Trust
I am sure sometime during your life you have said “I will be loyal to this cause, person or organization until the day I die.” Do you still feel that way? Loyalty is a pretty powerful word when you think about it. When I think of being loyal, it is more...
by Barry | Jun 20, 2013 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Infuence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 11th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership. Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well. The 5 Pillars...
by Barry | Jun 19, 2013 | Communication, Influence, Leadership
I will assume that most of you are familiar with TED talks. If not, they are basically a forum for ordinary people to share their extra-ordinary stories on a public stage. I recently finished reading “How To Deliver A TED Talk” by Jeremy Donovan. Now...
by Barry | Jun 18, 2013 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Success
This is my final post on my experience in Guatemala but it won’t soon be forgotten by any of my friends and colleagues that just went through an amazing week of transformation. Not only for Guatemala but within ourselves as well. When I last left you, we had...
