Archive for February, 2010


John Maxwell on Leadership; Laws of Navigation, Addition and Solid Ground

All of us have had an opportunity to follow someone.  Either in our church as our pastor, or where we work, or in our government.  All of these areas have a huge impact on our lives.  Today’s lesson, taken from John Maxwell‘s book, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership.  They are the 3 laws of [...]

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John Maxwell on Leadership; the Lid, Influence and Process

I have worked in the business building field for over 20 years.  I have seen many different kinds of leadership.  Leadership doesn’t necessarily come with a title.  Many effective leaders have never had a title, but have risen to the needs of a group of people. What makes a great leader?  Is it the way [...]

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Is Positive Thinking Poisoning Our World?

I was surfing around looking for self improvement topics that would add value for my twitter peeps.  I came across an article that really made me think.  It is called “Wishing It Don’t Make it So”. In this article, about an author by the name of Barbara Ehrenreich.  The premise of the article is that [...]

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Dr. Michael J. Druckett – What Mental Codes or Beliefs are Holding You Back?

One of the great things about self improvement is in the quest of discovering ourselves.  I believe that is why self improvement has gotten to be a popular endeavor.  Many of us are curious about ourselves and how we think.  Why do we think the way we do?  Many of us have come to the [...]

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5 Tips for Increasing Happiness

We live in a post “Secret” world.  Many people feel, to manifest what they want, they must live in a perpetual state of happiness or positive feelings.  Sorry, folks, I think that is just a load of poo.  I know many people in the “self help” arena would be very disgusted with me for what [...]

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Tony Buzan – Maximize the Power of Your Brain Using Mind Mapping

When I was in school, I loved the classes and the teachers that made learning fun.  I, to this day, enjoy learning because of the examples those teachers set.  Why should learning be regimented and boring?  Our mind is our thinking tool.  If we use our mind in a creative way and implement that creativity [...]

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