Some thoughts on Leadership and Vision from John Maxwell: ‘Without a challenge, many people tend to fall or fade away. Charles Noble observed, “You must have a long-range vision to keep you from being frustrated by short-range failures.” Vision helps people with motivation. That can be especially important for highly talented people. They sometimes fight lack of desire…. If you can see vision for your team, then your team has a reasonably good chance at success. Vision gives team members direction and confidence, two things they cannot do without.’ As a franchise coach, one of the first things I ask a
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The Three Most Important Lessons in Business A couple of weeks ago I was flying home from a meeting and I had the pleasure to sit next to a very thoughtful gentleman.  He was a professor, public speaker and author.  As you imagine, our conversation covered many topics and was interesting at many levels; however, at one point during the conversation he presented me with a very interesting question.  The question he posed was as follows – You have just returned from the doctor with bad news regarding your health and tomorrow you have to deliver a lecture to your
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It All Starts Between The Ears Have you ever heard anyone say, “You are what you eat”? If you eat too much unhealthy food, eventually you end up with an unhealthy body. The same relationship occurs with fuel for your car. Fill up with bad fuel and the car will not run well. We all know this is true. Well guess what, same is true with your brain. What you read, watch and listen to, has a dramatic impact on how you think. Our brain is truly amazing. It takes the fuel we give it, information, and uses that fuel
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