by Barry | Apr 12, 2013 | Awareness, Communication, Personal Development, Relationships
Relationships. That’s a topic all guys like to talk about. Right? I think the reason men don’t like talking about relationships because we are too busy fixing things and gathering food. OK – I tried! The general thought is that men identify...
by Barry | Mar 25, 2013 | Accountability, Awareness, Communication, Decision Making, Focus, Intentionality, Priorities, Respect
Do you ever find yourself out of time and energy because you have spent everything you have trying to be everything to everyone? Most of us like to help out but at what point do we simply need to say NO? I have learned (and am still learning) the hard way, when to...
by Barry | Mar 22, 2013 | Awareness, Decision Making, Focus, Intentionality, Leadership, Vision
REPOST: CELEBRATING THE ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY OF LEADERSHIP AND THE ART OF STRUGGLE I recently read Leadership and the Art of Struggle by Steven Snyder on a flight from Chicago to Portland. Snyder does a great job summarizing many of the struggles that leaders deal...
by Barry | Mar 20, 2013 | Brand, Communication, Decision Making, Goals, Influence, Legacy, Vision
This is the first of four posts discussing “The Impact Equation” by Chris Brogan and Julien Smith. The subtitle of the book asks a great question, “Are you making things happen or just making noise? So which is it? Are you making a difference?...
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...