by Barry | Dec 1, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Leadership, Personal Development, Purpose, Success, Vision
One of my Maxwell teammates recently made the comment “don’t write the story until you do the interview.” I had to think about that statement for a short while until I realized the power it held. How often do we make assumptions based on first...
by Barry | Nov 26, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Empowerment, Influence, Inspiration, Leadership, Personal Development, Purpose, Responsibility
We just finished the Thanksgiving weekend and most of us no doubt, had much to be thankful for and enjoyed the time with our family and friends. I said most. Not long ago, I was speaking with a teenager who didn’t seem to be very thankful for much of anything....
by Barry | Nov 21, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Personal Development, Priorities, Purpose
The Law of Design says that if you want to maximize growth, you need to develop strategies. Why is it that every time I need to do something that needs to be done, there is always something that has to be done before I do it? The short answer is that old saying...
by Barry | Nov 14, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Personal Development, Purpose, Success, Vision
If you are not living in an environment that is conducive to your growth, you won’t fair any better than a orange growing in an igloo. I can’t wait for someone to send me a picture of an orange tree in his ice house! Seriously, are you in an environment...
by Barry | Nov 9, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Purpose, Vision
I was speaking with one of my mentors recently and he reminded me of the saying “necessity is the mother of all invention.” There is a lot of truth in that. When we are backed up into a corner or have exhausted all options, we often come up with some new...
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...
