by Barry | Jul 1, 2013 | Decision Making, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Relationships
My wife Michelle often reminds me that the key to life is balance. Typically I acknowledge with “Yes, I know” but I think there is more to it than simply balancing the items on your list to allocate time to business, family and fun. I believe that it is...
by Barry | Jun 28, 2013 | Environment, Leadership, Legacy, Priorities, Relationships, Values
I used to believe that security came in an envelope every Friday. That envelope allowed me to pay the bills, put food on the table and even do some fun stuff every once and a while that would clearly fall under the want list and not the need list. I don’t...
by Barry | Jun 27, 2013 | Awareness, Environment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership
This is the 12th of 16 weekly installments on The 5 Pillars of Influential Leadership. Every Thursday, I will break down the 5 Pillars and show you how becoming and influential leader will not only improve your job skills but your personal life as well. The 5 Pillars...
by Barry | Jun 26, 2013 | Communication, Empowerment, Growth, Influence, Leadership, Leadership Development
I recently read “Great Leaders Grow – Becoming A Leader For Life” by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller. A follow up to their popular book The Secret, Blanchard and Miller have again used story form to provide a great framework for growing as leaders in...
by Barry | Jun 24, 2013 | Awareness, Empowerment, Goals, Growth, Influence, Purpose
I have been a proponent for a strong “why” for quite some time but I never really understood how powerful the why can be until I recently spent a week in Guatemala. I was part of a team of about 200 working with John Maxwell’s non-profit EQUIP organization working...
