by Barry | May 13, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
Charles “Tremendous” Jones said “You are the same today that you are going to be in five years from now except for two things: the people with whom you associate and the books you read.” So a few simple questions … Who are you hanging...
by Barry | May 10, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Purpose, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
Awareness is an interesting word. It can refer to so many different things at so many different levels. Some might just say “Are you aware of what you just did?” to their child after tipping over a glass of water. Or you might have someone ask you about...
by Barry | May 9, 2013 | Communication, Engagement, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, Teamwork, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 6th 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 | May 8, 2013 | Attitude, Communication, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Relationships
I thought I would take a quick minute to mention that I am involved in a book reading mastermind group with some of my colleagues on the John Maxwell Team. We are reading and discussing our way through no less than 12 books this year and I provide a review every...
by Barry | Apr 27, 2013 | Awareness, Character, Communication, Influence, Leadership, Relationships, Respect, Trust
You know the old saying “an elephant never forgets.” I don’t know the complete story about elephants but I do know about telling the truth. Not that I have never told a lie before, but I try and be as honest as I can. I think most of the people I...
by Barry | Apr 24, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Communication, Decision Making, Focus, Growth, Influence, Legacy, Purpose
This is the second of three posts discussing the book “20,000 Days And Counting” by Robert D. Smith. Smith has taken a very interesting and compelling look at what his life represented during the first 20,000 days and more importantly, the next 20,000. If...
