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 ‘Flow’
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 »
Reflections for Your Awareness (Giving – Act to Art)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Commitment, Flow, Giver, Giving Leader, Impact, Leadership, No Harm, Presence, Selfless on November 30, 2011 | 5 Comments »
The real gift is not that which is given, though, as much as it is the fact that something was given. The impact, then, becomes the goodwill and spiritual energy that passes between two individuals. The flow of generosity from one to another strengthens the bond between them. … Learning to give in this way elevates [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (Fixing Your Network)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Beauty, Collective, Connection, Connector, False confidence, Flow, Gift, Network, Purpose, Voice on November 9, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Only after your network is fixed can you go be the linchpin, the Great Connector, that you are meant to be. Once you fix your network, you can serve it and its members better. Once you fix your network, you will realize that yours is just a small part of a much bigger, much more [...]
Reflections for Your Awareness (The Flow of Why)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Accountability, Clarity, Connection, Flow, New Confidence, Story, Understanding, Voice on November 1, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s not enough to just ‘tell’ people that something has to be done. A story has to be a part of that telling, and that story has to be repeated. Often. Clearly. Consistently. The most successful messages are a story. The best stories are personal. If you make the story your own as part of [...]
Reflections for Awareness (Energy and Impact)
Posted in Reflections for Awareness, tagged Energy, Flow, Happiness, Impact, Interest, Performance on October 12, 2011 | 15 Comments »
The notion of separation of our work and personal lives is becoming obsolete. It is an archaic way of looking at the individual within the world of work. It is a relic of the industrial age. Living dual lives takes energy, and the energy spent takes its toll. It weakens the individual, lowers their ability [...]
The Client Letters 2011 – Five (Deanna)
Posted in Giving, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Brand, Connection, Flow, Leadership, Presence, Purpose, Values on August 15, 2011 | 13 Comments »
Deanna, When we began our work together, you said, “I want to do some homework on what makes me feisty.” You explained that you become feisty when you cannot find a connection between what is being asked of you and your own understanding of purpose. What you and I learned together was how powerful your [...]
The Client Letters – Four (Garrett)
Posted in Networking, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Brand, Commitment, Desire, False confidence, Flow, Focus, Leadership, Presence, Purpose, Voice on August 2, 2011 | 11 Comments »
Garrett, Your 2010 focus was, “Be consistently aware of what I desire to do.” I believe it was this focus that got it all started; the energetic interaction in which you engaged with key nodes in your network. You and I talked about shopping your value in the market. However, if I accurately remember, I [...]
The Client Letters – Three (Ric)
Posted in Messaging, The Client Letters 2011, tagged Commitment, Flow, Larger Story, New Confidence, Presence, Purpose, Story on July 23, 2011 | 6 Comments »
Ric, Serendipitous? Frankly I do not believe it was completely by chance that I came to my Saturday morning writing place – to write this to you – and found myself in a conversation with Jacob. Jacob is a young man who works at this coffee shop and continually pays value to me and my [...]
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 [...]
From Love to Impact
Posted in Confidence, tagged 21st Century Leadership Skills, Awareness, Flow, Impact, Love on March 29, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Many years back, during an employee’s performance review, she boldly declared how she hated her work but believed she performed it in a manner exceeding expectations. To this day I stand behind my response; “That is impossible.” My response also included a rating of meeting expectations and a conversation about seeking work she could love. As [...]
