by Barry | Jul 12, 2013 | Attitude, Empowerment, Engagement, Focus, Goals, Leadership, Team Chemistry, Teamwork, Vision
Teamwork is a funny thing. So many times in my life, I have heard phrases like “We need to work as a team,” or “Teamwork makes the dream work.” After giving it some thought, I am not sure I completely buy into that. I think that teamwork is successful when the...
by Barry | Jun 3, 2013 | Attitude, Goals, Inspiration, Leadership, Relationships, Vision
Most of our success in life originated from some person, place or event that inspired us, or did it? I have recently given this idea much thought and I am beginning to believe that it is not where someone has ended up that inspires me, bu the journey they took to get...
by Barry | Apr 23, 2013 | 21 Laws, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Growth, Intentionality, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
John Maxwell, in his The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership, describes the Law of Process as “Leadership Develops Daily, Not In A Day.” Of course, Maxwell is referring to leadership, but if you think about it, almost everything we do involves a process....
by Barry | Apr 22, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Purpose, Vision
How would you define perspective? Out of curiosity, I looked it up on dictionary.com and found that the definitions were related to how we visually see things. I found this quite odd. None of the first five definitions addressed what I believe perspective really...
by Barry | Apr 13, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Focus, Growth, Personal Development, Purpose, Vision
I have never made the claim of being a scholar when it comes to the English language. Sometimes I misuse words and sometimes I misspell them, although modern technology has taken care of most of that. I know I mess up on defining them occasionally so I thought I...
by Barry | Apr 9, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Legacy, Purpose, Vision
What happens when your job description doesn’t match your purpose? Oh boy, that’s a loaded question. Based on what I know, most people fall into this category. What do I know that leads me to this belief? I know that less that 30% of Americans are...