by Barry | Jan 25, 2013 | Accountability, Awareness, Coaching, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
I recently completed a coaching certification developed by Kary Oberbrunner called The Deeper Path. Part of the certification involved a ten week collaboration that ended in the authoring of my OPUS. I know what your thinking … “your what?” Fair...
by Barry | Dec 24, 2012 | Character, Influence, Legacy, Priorities, Relationships
Well it is Christmas Eve and all through the house … everyone is stirring because it’s Christmas Eve. That’s not exactly how it goes, but that’s how it feels. This is a very busy time of the year. Most of us have either traveled to be with...
by Barry | Dec 12, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Influence, Intentionality, Legacy, Personal Development
The Law of The Rubber Band states that “Growth Stops When You Lose the Tension Between Where You Are and Where You Could Be.” Over the last few years, I have been working at developing my coaching/training/speaking business. I have been doing all three of...
by Barry | Dec 5, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Attitude, Character, Decision Making, Influence, Intentionality, Legacy, Personal Development, Purpose, Respect
The Law of the Ladder says that “Character Growth Determines the Height of Your Personal Growth.” I had to think about this one a little bit. So according to the law, the better character I have, the better my ability to grow. I guess if you think about...
by Barry | Nov 5, 2012 | Attitude, Decision Making, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Personal Development, Vision
I was on a mastermind call recently with a group of people that I would consider my inner circle. In talking about our life goals and plans and the notion of living a full and intentional life, I suggested the idea of “why can’t we …..”...
by Barry | Oct 21, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
My wife and I were riding our bikes to the store and passed one of the Oracle facilites. Not much of an event in itself but it reminded me of a story I read earlier this year about Oracle founder, Larry Ellison, buying 98% of the Hawaiian Island of Lanai. That got me...