January 21, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development
Addicted to distraction Question. Are you able to sit still and focus on one single task for a significant period of time? (More than 40 minutes.) Or do you find yourself checking email or social media messages every few minutes or so? We are addicted to distraction....
January 9, 2014 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
What questions are more powerful than their answers? A task of leadership is to figure out the question we should be talking about in our business now. A great question stirs you, inhabits your dreams, invites deep conversation, promotes inspiration and creativity,...
October 25, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Decisive, Clarity, Intention – critical for leadership Get clear. Speak. If you are not clear, find someone who can help you get clear. If you don’t have time to do this, at least have the respect for the other party to let them know you are not clear. Be...
October 23, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication
If you don’t ask the answer is no. How to ask for what you want If you don’t ask the answer is no. Ask. Certainly approach the ask from a win-win-win. Not a me me me. Why are we afraid of asking? What is the worst that can happen? They may say no? Or is it...
October 4, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Sticking your neck out and asking the ‘obvious’ questions in business “The ability to listen and the willingness to stick your neck out and ask the obvious question are criminally underrated business essentials. “Richard Branson–Business...
October 3, 2013 | Beauty of Beginnings, Dare to Care-Conscious Communication, Personal Development, Stewardship, Leadership, Entrepreneurs
Want to do great things in the world? Applying the arrow of intention A mother lifts a car off a trapped child, finding strength she never had. This is the power of intention. A leader walks into a packed room, says several words with the arrow of intention, and with...