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April 28th, 2008

Giving Back Through Mentorship

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Mentoring can be one of life’s greatest rewards. Whether you mentor a young professional at your place of work, a college student from your alma mater, or even your own children, mentoring will bring about great satisfaction in life and will allow you to learn and grow. Mentoring is a leadership responsibility and […]

April 24th, 2008

Adding an Extra Degree to Life

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“Somtimes we need to sweat the small stuff.”
Anonymous 
Everyday we make several seemingly inconsequential and insignificant decisions in our lives with our time. And though these decisions seem unimportant at the time, they quickly add up and can have a huge impact. In fact, I cannot stress enough how much the little things in our […]

April 21st, 2008

2 Qualities the Greatest Leaders Possess

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“It is not enough to be good, when you have the ability to be great!”
Anonymous
There are a variety of characteristics, talents, traits, and skills that make individuals successful leaders. However, new research indicates that two specific traits separate great leaders from others. These two distinguishing traits are humility and an unwavering resolve to […]

April 17th, 2008

Our Personal Ministry of Leadership

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“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, and become more, you are a leader.”
John Quincy Adams
Leadership in life is defined in so many different ways by different people that depending on the definition, it may or may not seem to be something you or I would want to […]

April 14th, 2008

Lessons Learned from Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture (part 2)

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“The rungs on the ladder of life are not meant for stopping or clinging to; they are meant to support you just long enough to reach higher.”
Robert K. Cooper
As I’ve contemplated Randy’s story over the last week, I have had the opportunity to really reflect on life and its meaning and importance. I […]

April 10th, 2008

Lessons Learned from Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture

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The other day I heard Randy Pausch’s story and watched his Last Lecture online. For those who may not be aware, Randy Paush’s story is a real life heart wrenching yet heartwarming story about a professor who has dedicated his life to others through teaching. He is now quickly approaching the end of […]

April 7th, 2008

Important Steps toward Building Trust and Loyalty

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“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.”
Jim Rohn
A recent survey conducted by an Associate Professor at Florida State University revealed that very frequently people act inappropriately around those they are supposed to lead which results in distrust and disloyalty.  For example, the study found 39 percent of employees […]

April 3rd, 2008

The Art of Recovery

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“Service is about remarkable comebacks…the foul up followed by the heartfelt prompt fix is a lot more memorable even than getting it right the first time.”
Tom Peters
Working in the service industry, I know my company is bound to make mistakes in the eyes of our customers.  No matter how hard we try and […]