August 6, 2010

Video – Raising Children to be Entrepreneurs

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What traits of future entrepreneurs do children exhibit? Could they be bored in school, unfocused, failing classes and at odds with peers?

These are the questions successful entrepreneur Camron Herold wants to help teachers and parents identify. In doing so, he wants to identify the traits these future business creators have to help groom students to take their Read More...

May 14, 2010

Video – How Great Leaders Inspire Action

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How do you explain when others are able to achieve something that defies all of the assumptions? There is a pattern. As it turns out, all of the great leaders and organizations in the world act, think and communicate in the exact same way.

Simion calls it the “Golden Circle” and it centers on the question of “Why,” as in what is your purpose, cause or belief. It is a powerful model for inspirational leadership.

His examples range from Apple, Martin Luther King, and the Wright brothers. Read More...

October 20, 2009

The Top 10 Traits of Leadership

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Top 10 Leadership TraitsWhat traits do effective leaders possess? For this week’s Top 10 Tuesday, we look at the Top 10 Traits leaders exhibit. No matter what your job title is, you are still a leader, if only by example. Take a look at this list and conduct a personal inventory. Which traits you excel at and which ones need to be polished?
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Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level. Leaders can be found and nurtured if you look for the following character traits.

  1. Clear Communication of a Vision
    A leader with vision has a clear, vivid picture of where to go, as well as a firm grasp on what Read More...

September 22, 2009

Top 10 Leadership Tips from the Law of Attraction

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law-of-attractionEveryone is a leader to someone. Leadership is in each one of us. The amount that you utilize this gift to be a leader will all depend on you. Utilizing the principles of the Law of Attraction in a leadership role consciously will attract more results and success. These principles can carry on from being a leader in your business to being a leader at home.

Here are the 10 Leadership Tips from the  Law of Attraction:

1. Take Responsibility
This is one of the principles many have a hard time dealing with. You create you reality and therefore you must take responsibility for your reality and actions. The sooner you get you control the output by your thoughts, feelings, words and actions the sooner Read More...

June 18, 2009

3 Ways to Identify Your Strengths and 4 Ways to Handle Your Weaknesses

Have you ever tried to do something over and over and no matter how hard you try, it just frustrates you? Or are there some tasks that come to you so easily that you can complete them almost effortlessly?

So many times, we put a lot of effort toward improving the things that are frustrating, and we take for granted the tasks that come easy. Is that the smartest way to use our natural abilities for success? Many experts and studies say no.

Each study uses different terminology to explain the balance of strengths and weaknesses, but the conclusions are similar: improve your natural strengths for the greatest development.

For example, Marcus Buckingham in his book, Read More...

June 5, 2009

Video – The Book Google’s Leaders Recommend

In this video, Jim Kouzes visits Google’s Mountain View, CA headquarters to discuss his book The Leadership Challenge. This event was part of the Leading@Google series.

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February 4, 2009

Benefits of Developing Your Own Solutions to Problems on the Job

One way to increase your satisfaction with and pay at your job is to stop thinking about your work as a “job” and starting viewing it as your business. In this article, I am going to discuss one of the techniques to change you mindset from having a job to a business owner’s mentality.   

Develop Solutions

Business owners understand that they need to come up with solutions to the challenges that face them and they are confident to do so. Those acting like employees will come across a challenge and go straight to their boss or to someone else to come up with a solution. Might I suggest that instead of Read More...

October 10, 2008

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July 24, 2008

Time Magazine – The Secrets of Leadership from Nelson Mandela

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Time Magazine celebrated and recognized Nelson Mandela’s 90th birthday in its cover story July 21, 2008.  Arguably, one of the world’s greatest leaders, he librated South Africa from violet racial prejudice and united his people across race lines. 

As a leader, both with a “Big L” and “small l“, he has held the roles of President, warrior, martyr, diplomat, statesman, husband, father and grandfather. Richard Stengel, of Time Magazine, Read More...

July 23, 2008

Recommended Product – Leadership – The Critical Difference by Brian Tracy

Filed under: Leadership, Reviews — Tags: , , , — Freedom Personal Development @ 10:44 am

Recommended Product -
Leadership – The Critical Difference

Do you know what the key characteristics of top-rated managers and leaders are? More importantly, do you know how to attain them?

Now you can uncover the answers to virtually every question you’ve ever has about sales leadership and management.

This comprehensive program, by Brian Tracy, packs thousands of profitable strategies into 14 one-hour sessions designed to help cut Read More...

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