Month: August 2009

Who’s Afraid Of A Little Change…? Part II

A few months ago, I wrote about an insurance agent I met while on a cross country flight. It seems his entire staff, along with his forty year practice, was…
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Who’s Afraid Of A Little Change…? Part I

It could just be a vision thing, or I suppose... you could call it a lack of vision thing. But it seems that quite often, we see... or don't see...…
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I Think I’ve Heard This Before…

The story you are about to hear is true... but Bob's name has been changed in order to... well, you'll understand in a minute. ******************************************************************** Walking to my car the…
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Leading From The Street…? Part III

If we understand "leadership" to be the act of influencing the actions, behaviors, or outcomes of people and their circumstances... then we could agree that leaders exist at one level…
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Leading From The Street…? Part II

I was once very close to a musician who played the blues. No, that's not really accurate... HE LIVED the blues. It was all part of his desire to reach…
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Leading From The Street…? Part I

Yesterday afternoon, I received a message from Laurie Zieber, a friend who leads an important and powerful women's ministry in the great State of Texas. Her question was, "Do you…
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Beat The Rush…

Okay, so here's the question of the day... We're about half-way through August... what percentage of the population is now formulating goals and plans for 2010? Answer... the same percentage…
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Unbelievable…

So, here's a story from A DECADE AGO that still brings a smile to my face every time I think about it. Need proof? I'm smiling right now... see? Back…
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Seeing Opportunity… Part II

I once read a study that claimed that in the course of every human life there are two or three absolute game-changing... life-altering moments that could radically and positively transform…
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Seeing Opportunity… Part I

"Hey Pete, I've got a couple business ideas I'd like to run past you... when can we talk?" The year was 1986, and I was in the final planning stages…
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