Overcoming Barriers to Success …What Laws Teach Us
How do you overcome a barrier? By first identifying what the true barrier is. Else the situation continues to be similar to someone rowing a boat, but yet remaining stationary. Take for example, you may have tried your hand at many business ventures, but no luck; you keep applying for jobs, one application after the…
Read MoreThe Law of Multiplication
Earlier this year I suffered what I’ve come to call my “mid-life crisis”. Instead of the “traditional” ways to act in such a state, I began to evaluate my life and determine whether I was living out my “purpose”—was I fully living as God intends me to live, and I decided to merge my love…
Read MoreLeadership The key to Your Effectiveness
John Maxwell, in his book “The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership “, reminds us that leadership determines the level of effectiveness of a person. Let me tell you that this is serious. If you think that efficiency is the same thing as effectiveness, you would be wrong. Because efficiency means doing things right, but effectiveness…
Read MoreEl liderazgo la clave de su efectividad
John Maxwell en su libro “Las 21 leyes irrefutables del Liderazgo” nos recuerda que la capacidad de liderazgo determina el nivel de efectividad de una persona. Déjeme decirle que esto es grave. Si en lugar de efectividad dijera eficiencia no habría tanto problema, porque la eficiencia consiste en hacer las cosas bien, pero la efectividad…
Read MoreUsing The Past To Build The Future
Not unlike many of my John Maxwell Team colleagues, my journey to becoming a certified coach, speaker and trainer, involved transitioning from a career far from it. Working in the construction industry for thirty years allowed me to witness, and be part of, good leadership, poor leadership, and no leadership. During that part of my…
Read MoreTeam Curaçao – A Model for Collaboration
Willemstad – “The one of us is not as great as the sum of us.” With this in mind, a group of certified John Maxwell Team members in Curaçao decided to launch the Living Leadership Foundation (LLF). Up until then, a number of leadership events had been organized resulting in a great turn out. Now,…
Read MoreGood leaders use TACT
Good Leaders Use TACT – How about you? Tact is the ability to say the right thing. Leaders definitely need to develop this skill but I am talking about the acronym TACT. It stands for Think, Apply, Change and Transfer. Good leaders are continual learners. One of the best ways to learn and to grow…
Read MoreDare to Be Great
While flying to the Midwest from Seattle, I made sure to book a window seat. I never tire of watching the country slip past below me. I always try to guess where we are but I’m usually clueless – unless a bored pilot calls out a landmark or we fly over Denver or pass near…
Read MoreWhat is Your Vision Worth?
That was the topic of my devotional one morning. I thought it was fitting since I was preparing for my 12pm mastermind group talking about the Law of Sacrifice from the 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. A leader must give up to go up! My devotional, Sun Stand Still, asked questions like, “What would you…
Read MoreThe Woman in the Mirror
A few days ago, I had the honor of gathering with a cohort of students from the University of Washington to debrief their recent study-abroad trip to Ghana. The stories I heard were not your typical “what I did last summer” stories. Theirs were powerful testimonies of personal growth and transformation. I was humbled and…
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