by Barry | Sep 23, 2013 | Awareness, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Legacy, Purpose, Success, Values
Every day I get several emails claiming that if I buy their program it will lead to success. I don’t know about you but I am getting pretty tired of all these people trying to make me successful. In fact, I don’t know if I am really interested in success...
by Barry | Sep 19, 2013 | Accountability, Awareness, Empowerment, Growth, Inspiration, Leadership, Purpose, Relationships
It has been an honor this week to support my friend and colleague, Bethany Connor, during the launch of her new book “Cherished – One Woman’s Journey to Love and Be Loved.” OK guys (the male population out there), before you get scared by the...
by Barry | Sep 6, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Intentionality, Purpose
Two or three times a year, my wife Michelle and I go stay at a friends vacation home in the Columbia River Gorge. Even though it is less than an hour east of us, it feels like we have completely removed ourselves from the grid that we call everyday life. It’s a...
by Barry | Aug 12, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Character, Empowerment, Influence, Intentionality, Leadership, Purpose, Vision
Opportunity is a pretty complex thing to get figured out. Do you make your own? Do you see them when they are there? Do you seize them when you can? All questions that we typically answer depending on what day it is and what we are doing. I have had the blessing...
by Barry | Jul 26, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Environment, Leadership, Purpose
I find it very interesting on how many of us (myself included) allow other people or circumstances to provide the motivation we need to do the things we need to do. Watching this dynamic for several years in many different environments, I have come to the conclusion...
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...
