by Barry | Aug 24, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Influence, Listening
When we face adversity and have to make choices that will impact the way we deal with the challenge we have two choices. The first choice is to focus on the who or the what that was responsible for the situation. The second choice is to understand and accept that we...
by Barry | Aug 6, 2012 | Character, Communication, Engagement, Influence, Listening, Personal Development
My cousin’s son Corey is hoping to make the final cut later this month and become a Minnesota Vikings moving from amateur status to professional football player. Corey is chasing his dream and following his progress over the past four years has given me a...
by Barry | Jul 23, 2012 | Communication, Goals, Listening
Have you ever thought about being part of the sales industry? Many of you reading this probably are. NEWS FLASH! We are all in the sales industry. It does not matter what profession you are in, you are a salesperson. If you think you are in the sales business than...
by Barry | Jul 18, 2012 | 21 Laws, Communication, Engagement, Goals, Leadership, Listening, Teamwork
John Maxwell in The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership defines The Law of Connection as “Leaders touch a heart before they ask for a hand. We communicate with others every day but for some reason, we find it difficult to truly connect. If we really want to...
by Barry | Jul 4, 2012 | 21 Laws, Infuence, Intuition, Leadership, Listening
Today we celebrate our Nation’s Independence Day. I wonder what level of intuition influenced our founding fathers, our original leaders, in founding this County. John Maxwell in his The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership states: “Successful...
by Barry | Jul 2, 2012 | Communication, Engagement, Goals, Leadership, Listening, Team Chemistry, Teamwork, Trust
Last week was the NBA draft and with each selection, statements were made about each selection regarding their potential, skill, talent and other words that described the athlete and how they might meet the needs of the team that selected them. One thing that was...
