How to Eliminate Mocking Voices and Find Your True Inner Voice

The first voice you hear in your head sounds like you, but it’s probably someone else. Don’t trust it. Mockingbird: There’s a Northern Mockingbird in a nearby tree singing his heart out as… Continue reading

Two Practices to Foster Conversations Worth Having

New Book giveaway!! 20 complimentary copies available. Leave a comment on this guest post by Cheri Torres and Jackie Stavros to become eligible to win one of TWENTY complimentary copies of  “Conversations Worth Having:… Continue reading

How to Build Enthusiasm in a Half-Hearted World

Anything you do without enthusiasm makes you less of who you were meant to be. “Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.” Ralph Waldo Emerson Once enthusiasm is lost, it’s like starting a… Continue reading

On Being Possessed

Enthusiasm comes from entheos “divinely inspired, possessed by a god.” College football games are populated by the possessed. Fans paint their faces, wear bizarre costumes, and act like lunatics. Reserve: Enthusiasm seems frivolous.… Continue reading

Four Ways to Ask Questions Like a Leader

Curiosity takes you further than knowledge. The bottleneck in the room is the leader who has all the answers when there are competent people at the table. Telling is easy. If you doubt… Continue reading

It’s Better to Hang Out with People Better than You

Warren Buffett said, “It’s better to hang out with people better than you.”  Arrogance is the reason you’re less than you could be. Would you choose to go to dinner every Friday night… Continue reading