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…
Adversity is not reserved for day-time soap operas. Even the most fortunate of us has 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 in the title. Since adversity has an uncanny knack of paralyzing us,…
In the rapid-read book, Orchestrating Attitude, I discuss practical actions for orchestrating your thoughts, words and actions. One of the keys is to choose your view. Our experiences are much less important than how we choose to think about them. The way we interpret our experiences shapes our beliefs about the past. Furthermore, our interpretations…
(This report is an excerpt from “7 Moments… That Define Excellent Leaders”.) Excellent leadership is defined by excellent thinking. Words and acts of excellence are preceded by thoughts of excellence. Our minds are magnets. What we focus on is what we get. Our thoughts and beliefs have that much power. Think about it! We receive…
