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“The greatest tragedy is not death, but life without purpose.”
Rick Warren
On Monday I wrote about 4 powerful insights from the book, A Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. Today I wish to continue by adding three more important messages to my list of lessons learned from the book. They are as follows:
5. Focused [...]

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“The best use of life is love. The best expression of love is time. The best time to love is now.”
Rick Warren
I recently completed reading a book written specifically geared towards a Christian audience entitled The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren. And although I am a very religious person and a devote Christian, my [...]

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Building relationships is such an important part of business and life; but why do some fail time after time while others succeed? Though building relationships comes more naturally to some in comparison to others, below are some building block ideas that can help anyone build stronger relationships.
1. Smile Often
A good start to building [...]

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“One of the biggest ironies cited by leadership experts is that the recognition techniques that often have the greatest motivational impact are practiced the least.”
Not too long ago I was asked to give a presentation at a leadership meeting. My topic was on informal recognition in the workplace—those spontaneous acts of kindness and [...]

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To be motivated is to be inspired, to be urged, to be driven, or to be encouraged. So what motivates us? Are we motivated individuals? Do we wake up every day with a desire to work hard, to give all we have, and to progress toward our goals? Do we feel our inner [...]

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The other day I drove past a high school, and I was very impressed with what I saw on the reader board. The message congratulated a student who had perfect attendance from Pre-Kindergarten all the way through graduation from high school!! Imagine that, perfect attendance for 14 years—not one sick day, not one [...]

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“With life so short, why does the craft of living take so long to learn?”
Chaucer
Today I wish to talk about two items I feel are very serious. I’m writing about these items because of some experiences I had this weekend. These experiences have caused me to reflect and think about the [...]

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“Nothing great was ever achieved without enthusiasm.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson
As leaders, there are many different ways we can persuade those we lead. One of the least thought of, yet most powerful ways, is through our moods. In fact, even the most subtle emotions can be felt by others and can impact them for either [...]

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Have you ever wondered how you can make the most difference in the world today? How can you and I as one person personally impact the world in a positive way? I can think of a lot of different things we can become involved in to make a difference in the world but [...]

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Change is an everyday, on-going, never ending reality in our lives and often, we don’t like it—at least not the majority of us! As human beings, we tend to prefer routines and consistency because they tend to produce a sense of security in our lives, thus change is difficult. However difficult change may [...]

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Studies have found that one of the things leaders dread doing the most as a leader is presenting negative information or bad news to others. Unfortunately, in every aspect of our lives, things do not go as planned. Thus inevitably at sometime we will all be faced with the task of sharing unpleasant [...]

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Recently I had a birthday which always forces me to reflect on my life a bit. Some things that came to my mind this year are things I’ve learned from others who have helped mentor and guide me through life. These teachings have really had a profound impact on me so I wish [...]

(This is a BurntHam.com repeat, orginally posted February 21st, 2008) 
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“It is more blessed to give than receive.”  Acts 20:35
It is time to test our economic knowledge with one easy question.  Does giving money charitably to others make us less wealthy based on the fact that we are giving money away?  If you answered [...]

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“Success is nothing more than a few simple disciplines, practiced every day.”
Jim Rohn
For the most part, each of us is striving to be successful in life. Whether we are working, or retired, in school, or tending children, we all want to be successful. Being successful in life takes effort and the ability to [...]

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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. In order to be successful mentors [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]

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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 [...]