Category: Influence
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The Time for Movements
I heard someone say that today. We are living in a time of movements. I am sure you can tell me about the ones you’ve studied or watched on the news. Just think back a few months ago to the Occupy Movement. It’s easy these days to be a part…
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That One Moment
There is That One Moment – that one moment that makes the difference between the thing that’s bringing you down and being able to work through it to get you to the next level. There is That One Moment – that one moment where you are lonely – so lonely…
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The Enjoying Part of Your Brain
We all have an enjoying part of our brain. It’s the part of your brain that allows you to enjoy whatever it is that you’re doing. I think the other part of your brain is the critical part of your brain. When you’re thinking too much about something – it’s…
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Divergent Thinking
You can check out the Wikipedia page for this or listen to this Sir Ken Robinson talk about it. Definitely watch the Sir Ken Robinson talk about it. Basically, it’s the ability to see lots of possibilities. It’s seeing the question and the answers in every single possible way. It’s…
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LL50: Lead Smartly
The truly smart leaders know When to Lead. The ones that don’t truly get leadership are constantly leading. They feel like they have to lead all the time. They never stop. They are continually the boss. Consequently, they can be tired because they never rest. It makes them annoying. Do…
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LL49: The Tom Yankoff Lesson
You all need Tom Yankoff in your life. Now, I know Tom, and he would probably like to be in your life as well. You will definitely love it for sure. Okay, so maybe there’s not enough Tom Yankoff to go around for all us, but you definitely need a…
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LL48: The Old Way of Leadership
……..still works. Lots of places today uses the old style of leadership. They rule like they’re dictators. It’s leaders that hide in the room and never walk around the place. They still want to be asked for permission. Leaders who hoard information and spin like crazy because they don’t think…
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LL47: The Bruce Lee Lesson
I know you know Bruce Lee as an amazing martial artist and a movie star, but did you know that he was quite the philosopher, thinker, and writer as well. I learned yesterday that Bruce Lee did a ton of writing. He would be quite the blogger today if he…
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LL46: Do It First
Have you ever had a leader to tell you to do something that he didn’t know how to do himself? This is that leader that just barks out commands without any real knowledge or expertise. Ever experience this? That is not leadership. That is just telling someone to do something.…
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Isolating Practices
We Are All Becoming Introverts. That’s what I wanted to call this post, but as you cant tell, I changed my mind. Think about this though – we are all starting to infuse more and more isolating practices – that will make us all become introverts. I blame the introverted…
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You Can’t Choose
Whenever you put yourself out there – either in a blog post, a picture, a lecture, or a youtube video – you open yourself up to 2 things. You either open yourself up to ridicule and negativity, or you somehow provide enlightenment to those that check out your ideas. It’s…
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A Good Class
I just finished a class tonight. It was an amazing group of students. We had a great time. We really wrestled with the issues and the theories in education. Tonight we talked about the new insights that we picked up in our time together in class. It always amazes what…
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