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...
by Barry | Oct 17, 2012 | 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth, Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Influence, Listening, Vision
Yesterday I posted about the fact that kids ask better questions than adults. After several conversations in the last twenty four hours, I believe this is due to their level of awareness. That’s right, I said children have better awareness than adults. Why?...
by Barry | Oct 15, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Influence, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Legacy, Priorities, Purpose, Relationships, Vision
How many times have you heard the expression “practice makes perfect”? Run out of fingers yet? We have all heard it countless times and for the most part believe it to be true. I am not so sure anymore. I can’t argue that the more we work on...
by Barry | Oct 13, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Inspiration, Leadership, Vision
Yesterday we received the first significant rain in what seems like forever. The season is definitely changing and fall is here. Living almost half way between the equator and the North Pole, I am blessed to see four completely different seasons every year. I always...
by Barry | Oct 9, 2012 | Accountability, Awareness, Character, Communication, Empowerment, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development, Listening, Purpose, Respect, Trust, Vision
I have always been intrigued by managers who think they are leaders simply because of their title. In fact, I find it interesting how many people think their title not only defines them but entitles them to certain rights. Two words that I think describe any great...
by Barry | Oct 6, 2012 | Awareness, Coaching, Decision Making, Influence, Intuition, Leadership, Listening, Relationships, Vision
As a coach, I am expected to help others to achieve more. But what about me – the coach – doesn’t it make sense that if I am impressing upon others the value of coaching, that I should have a coach of my own? You bet it does. I have coaches,...
