Trust yourself. This is not a one-time statement closing the issue for good. This internal communication needs to be transmitted often. Most of all the message is one you must unconditionally hear. The impact of reach begins in your own story. The connection you desire−from the communication required−is not accomplished without the story. Desire & [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Experience’
Others and You (Reach)
Posted in Strategic Storytelling, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Collective, Connection, Desire, Experience, Freedom, Impact, Intent, Larger Story, Leadership, Love, Purpose, Story on February 13, 2012 | 6 Comments »
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 »
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 [...]
The Client Letters 2011 – Six (Joe)
Posted in Collective Facilitation, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Brand, Collective, Experience, Focus, Present, Trust on September 6, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Joe, “Hello Joe, what do you do?” Your response, “I Build the Foundation for Collaboration and Success.” At this point, your Brand connects individually when you demonstrate how you build this foundation: You create an environment of care and value by pushing others to go further than they thought possible. You are extremely valuable in [...]
The Client Letters – Two (Dave)
Posted in Communication and Connection, The Client Letters 2011, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Commitment, Desire, Experience, Intent, Larger Story, Purpose, Story, Storytelling, Understanding, Voice on May 23, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Dave, How fitting it seems to write this as we approach Memorial Day. You will understand why. You came to me after receiving the charge to transform your yellow pad. If I remember correctly, it was something like; You are really good at carrying around the yellow pad with tasks that must be done. I [...]
The Client Letters – One (Jimmy Neil)
Posted in Personal/Professional Growth Management, The Client Letters 2011, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Awareness, Brand, Commitment, Experience, Focus, Impact, Story, Storytelling on May 16, 2011 | 5 Comments »
Jimmy Neil, Because of your impact in this world, I chose to write to you first in this series of Client Letters. I love the camaraderie we share as students of great 21st Century thought leaders. We don’t just read their writing, we study. You are diligent in your learning to support your brand as [...]
Facilitate Focus
Posted in 21st Century Awareness, tagged Accountability, Clarity, Collective, Experience, Flow, Focus, Impact, Individual, Leadership, Trust on May 4, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Focus is the most challenging of unifying transactions for the leader in this whirl-of-life we know as the 21st Century. Focus clears the path for the leadership others expect of you … the leadership others desperately need you to exhibit. Regardless of where you might be on the chart in your organization, if you are [...]
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 [...]
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 Sharing
Posted in The Skill of Confidence, tagged Experience, Strengths, Values, Voice on February 13, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Two days from this writing, I will begin with a new coaching client (I’ll call him Kevin). Thus far I’ve only met Kevin once and I have reviewed his pre-work for our first session. In his answers to that preparatory questionnaire, I believe I clearly see core values. That first meeting left me looking forward [...]
