by Barry | Jan 21, 2013 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Vision
Wow, this question really hits close to home. I don’t know exactly how many of the last twenty-five years I have spent surviving, but I know it was too many. In fact, for a while it was probably so bad that I didn’t even realize it. I recently heard a...
by Barry | Jan 14, 2013 | Accountability, Character, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Inspiration
The Seattle Seahawks scored twenty-one points in the fourth quarter on Sunday to take a one point lead only to lose on a last second field goal by Atlanta. Last week, the Portland Tail Blazers came back from a double digit deficit in the final minutes and beat the...
by Barry | Dec 7, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Decision Making, Goals, Intentionality, Priorities, Purpose, Relationships, Vision
How much to do value your stuff? OK, I know you’re asking “what do you mean by stuff?” Fair question on your part. Let me answer it in two ways. The first way is all your material possessions. I have gone through a lot of changes over the last...
by Barry | Nov 16, 2012 | Attitude, Awareness, Empowerment, Inspiration, Intentionality, Priorities, Relationships, Vision
Here in the Pacific Northwest it is fall and winter is just around the corner. Every fall, I look forward to my burn pile. Sounds pretty exciting doesn’t it? But here’s the deal … it’s one of the few times during the year that I work around...
by Barry | Nov 9, 2012 | Awareness, Decision Making, Empowerment, Goals, Inspiration, Intentionality, Leadership, Personal Development, Priorities, Purpose, Vision
I was speaking with one of my mentors recently and he reminded me of the saying “necessity is the mother of all invention.” There is a lot of truth in that. When we are backed up into a corner or have exhausted all options, we often come up with some new...
