Remember, your mind is your ultimate personal computer. Like your laptop at home, sometimes you might forget to turn on your mental virus protection program allowing negative thoughts to invade your mind -without you realizing it. So, the computer adage "Garbage in, garbage out" as it applies to your mind should really be "Garbage in,…
How do you measure success? Is it by financial security, career growth, community involvement, quality of relationships, business growth, spiritual centeredness or the legacy you leave? Whichever measure you choose, your attitude is the single most important factor in achieving your success. The topic of attitude can be conceptual and confusing. You often hear phrases…
Any change, whether it's a change you initiate at work or a worldwide initiative to end poverty, start with one – one person, one thought, one word, one action. Contrary to the lyrics from a classic rock song, one is not the loneliest number. It's the most important number! Many people used to feel that…
Adversity is not reserved for daytime soap operas and reality TV shows. Even the most fortunate have experienced adversity of some type: loss of job, health problems, failed relationships, disappointments at work, financial difficulties, death of loved ones, etc. I intentionally used the word move here because adversity has an uncanny knack of paralyzing you.…
At the beginning of my career, I remember asking my boss why, when the rest of us couldn’t see daylight, he could see the light at the end of the tunnel and it was always coming from a rainbow? “The simple answer is from a lesson I learned long ago,” came his response. “The more…
Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 13: Humor Natural disasters, disease, war, interpersonal conflict, demanding customers, rising costs. No laughing matters for sure ... well, maybe. I contend that facing adversity 100 percent seriously won’t help you reverse the situation any…
Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 12: Humility In today’s world of boastful athletes, it seems that humility is a lost trait. But the 2006 Winter Olympics in particular offer a shining example for athletes and business leaders, alike. For 14…
Here is an excerpt from Lee’s latest book, Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 5: Commitment Whether it’s helping a friend through a tough time, coaching a Little League team, working on a critical project or rebuilding a relationship, giving our best always gets the best results. The moment…
How do you measure success? Is it by financial security, career growth, community involvement, quality of relationships, spiritual centeredness or the legacy you leave? Whichever measure you choose, your attitude is the single most important factor in achieving success. The topic of attitude can be conceptual and confusing. In fact, as we go through life we often…
To get the best from yourself and other, one of the nine tips I discuss in Orchestrating Attitude is to ask the right questions. Knowing the right questions is better than having all the right answers. Or as Decouvertes put it, “It is not the answer that enlightens, but the question.” So, the fastest way…
