Bulimic Work…..

May 14, 2012 in Personal Development, Wisdom meets Passion with 14 Comments

You know the term – Bulimia.  The disorder where someone binges on food and then induces vomiting to compensate for it.  As horrible as it sounds, I see people who display the same characteristics in their work.

Rob is a layout editor for the local newspaper.  His cell phone never stops ringing:  reporters are demanding deadlines that are impossible to meet, journalists are furious their stories have been bumped, a national news story breaks 15 minutes before press time, he knows that his chest pain is more than just indigestion, and once again he’s missed his son’s baseball game.  But he sucks it up – knowing that in just 10 more days he can leave for his annual two week vacation.  He’ll unwind and get rid of all this stress.  Read more »

What is the most important characteristic of a leader?

May 11, 2012 in 48 Days Podcast with 3 Comments

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1. I have a big fear of success. I’m afraid if I start something it will grow bigger than I can handle.

2. My success in selling cars is taking a toll on me emotionally.

3. How can I transition from these linear paying jobs to more residual income jobs?

4. Should I always dress up, i.e. suit and tie for an interview?

5. How would one go about selling enough PDFs/eBooks to make it worthwhile?

6. What is a reasonable Return On Investment when it comes to hiring a coach?

Are you feeding anyone?

May 11, 2012 in Personal Development, Wisdom meets Passion with 1 Comment

“There is more hunger for love and appreciation in this world than for bread.”  Mother Teresa

I trust this is a community where you will find plenty of both love and appreciation.

Are you “ready” to be more successful?

May 10, 2012 in Personal Development with 4 Comments

 This is a guest post by Sara Martin.  Sara is an artist and writer based in Knoxville, Tennessee. Learn more ways to maximize your creative life at ModernSentiment.com/blog.  If you want to guest post on this blog, check out the guidelines here.

Do you ever think to yourself, “I want to be a better designer. Or writer. Or marketer…”? Insert whatever expert status you crave.

I think these thoughts a lot, often in preparation for some big plan I have. I want to be a better writer so I can publish a book. I want to be a better speaker so I can present at conferences.

But there’s a problem with wanting to improve your pet skills so you can accomplish a goal. Here it is:

Accomplishing goals is what makes you better.

My brain cannot fully prepare itself for book writing without tackling that very activity. My thoughts will never reach the state of concrete expression required for a book unless I start to write it.  Read more »

Do you have what it takes to be a “leader?”

May 9, 2012 in No More Mondays, Personal Development with 7 Comments

The dictionary defines leadership as “influencing” or “inducing.”  And yes, with that broad definition we’ve seen Hollywood celebrities who offer nothing but glamorous looks, athletes who offer little beyond big bank accounts and company CEOs who manipulate the lives of employees referred to as leaders.

At the recent Chick-fil-A Leadercast we heard a continuing theme about a different kind of leadership.  Read more »

  • Andy Stanley recognizes that as your influence grows it becomes more difficult to give everyone equal time – but to do for one what you wish you could do for everyone.
  • Tim Tebow shared one of his core principles of doing what’s right and not worrying about the distorted media storytelling.
  • Marcus Buckingham told us our most precious commodity as a leader is authenticity.
  • John Maxwell said if we want to bring transformation to a culture and nation, we must first create transformation in ourselves.
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