If there is a simple clue to personal and professional growth, it just may be that interest creates energy. And possibly the most pertinent experience of true growth and development is the journey itself. Sometimes we find purpose and sometimes purpose finds us. The connection to the energy of one’s purpose cannot become tangible without [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Authenticity’
You – A Source of Impact
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Desire, Experience, Flow, Impact, Intent, Leadership, Purpose, Story, Storytelling, Trust on January 25, 2012 | 6 Comments »
Strategic Storytelling
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Authenticity, Behavior, Clarity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Desire, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Love, New Confidence, Presence, Purpose, Story, Storytelling on January 11, 2012 | 8 Comments »
If I share a story with you, it is because I care. My own leadership love compels me to tell you a story. And from that, I desire you find a purposeful role in a larger, engaging story; a story that compels your own authenticity in a turbulent 21st Century experience. Through my work with [...]
Reflections for Awareness (Magical Connection)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Desire, False confidence, Focus, Intent, Larger Story, Leadership, Story, Trust on October 19, 2011 | 4 Comments »
With the connections made and nurtured over time, the possibilities begin to multiply. What can one person accomplish with a healthy and robust network of personal connections? The simple answer is “anything.” But to get from here to there, the individuals have to align behind a compelling vision of what tomorrow can bring. The story [...]
Voice in the Art of Connection
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, tagged Authenticity, Brand, Connection, Experience, Impact, New Confidence, Voice on April 19, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Imagine a Stradivarius violin – a beautiful work of art meant to share its sound – snapped in a case, hidden in an attic, and never played. Too often this is a metaphor for a leader’s voice; locked away and silent. The leader’s voice – freed by A New Confidence – is as timeless as [...]
The Authentic Message of You
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, tagged Authenticity, Presence, Purpose, Story, Storytelling on April 12, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Tim took a risk; good for him. He stepped into a new role in a start-up financial business. Within three months, Tim was feeling the burn as one’s natural strength silhouette does not align properly with the profile of the role. The friction is tolerable for a while. How long depends on the individual and [...]
Confident Engagement
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Authenticity, Collective, Commitment, Connection, Engagement, Impact, Love, Story, Storytelling, Understanding on March 10, 2011 | 4 Comments »
In my book, Wading the Stream of Awareness, my wife’s favorite chapter is the last, entitled simply – Love. I began that chapter with, and structured it around, a poem I wrote. To my leader: I need you to be you Afraid I’m not of who you really are I’m only afraid if you cannot [...]
Confident Structure
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Authenticity, Commitment, Experience, Fear of Failure, Focus, Learning, Presence, Present, Purpose on February 27, 2011 | 1 Comment »
The fear of failure is always connected to a negative filament of the unknown. This fear is in a lack of presence – a pouring out of power, a drawing down by an unnecessary visit to the future. Arriving at my writing place, Pam was walking to her car. Pam is the artist who masterfully created the [...]
Confident Interaction
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Authenticity, Commitment, Desire, Intent, Interaction, Respect on January 30, 2011 | 3 Comments »
There are many portals to pass through in order to nurture an authentic flow and unfold your Desire & Intent. Your Desire & Intent made real creates the prerequisite safety which opens the dialogue portal. Your authentic leadership is sustained as you commit to an organic form of transparency: Confident openness which flows from your [...]
Freedom and Confidence – Purpose
Posted in Confidence, Freedom and Confidence, tagged Accountability, Authenticity, Purpose, Trust, Values on January 12, 2011 | 3 Comments »
It is an offence in our collective experience when an individual feels no purpose. We each have an accountability to purpose – to be who we are; embracing and leveraging who we are and making choices in light of this authenticity. Before you do, there is an accountability to be. Purpose grows confidence in the [...]
