How do you toughen up yourself? Simple answer: Get out there and do something! If you have read anything about me, you know that I grew up on a family farm. A farmer’s life teaches you many things, and one of them is that no one is going to do the work for you. This [...]
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Why Having Thick Skin Is Essential
“Get thicker skin!” “She/he must have thicker skin.” We hear these statements, and what rings through our mind is “toughen up.” There is truth in this thought. We do need to have thick skin in our life. Many things come at us – Making ends meet Surviving annual reviews Being told you are not good [...]
Hot Pursuit. On Cheetahs, Discernment and Leadership.
As I began to read Mike Myatt’s recent post in Forbes, I was attracted to the image of the cheetah. Issued at year end, amidst a ream of top ten lists and related assessments, the cheetah stood out for its focused energy, and even more so for its extraordinary speed. The leadership quality Myatt discussed, [...]
Your Intangible Presence of Living
We focus on tangibles. Partly due to the fact, I believe, we can touch them, grab of hold of them, or point to them. The tangibles become a part of our persona. With our iPhones®, iPads®, or other devices, our personal brand begins to assume the characteristics of that item. We identify ourselves with what [...]
Lead from the Middle: The 9 New, New Leadership Principles
There are several solid leadership chats and discussions that happen through social media. Tuesday nights, there are two tweet chats that bring people together — #leadershipchat and #leadfromwithin. Earlier this week, I participated in both. It was leadership conversations in stereo, streaming continuously in 140 characters! Perseverance was the topic in one, and next generation [...]
The Done / Undone Life Matrix
You may be familiar with the words from a prayer: “…by what we have done, and by what we have left undone.” Each time I say or hear those words, my mind embraces both sides of this equation, with more thought given to what “we have left undone.” There is something about these words that [...]
The Unboxed Life: Giving
One side of our life needs to be boxed in, and another needs to be unboxed. Our unboxed life needs to be spirit-led, soul-inspired. We hear words like “listen to your spirit” or “reach into your soul” and, at times, it just seems like a lot of nonsense. Yet, we know it when we feel [...]
Boxing in Life – 3 Principles to Adopt Again
Somehow, we switched some old truisms around. We now believe there is such a thing as a free lunch, and we believe that more is better, no matter what the cost. Now, this may be somewhat unfair, but there has been a mindset shift, leading us to our current imbalance issues. If you look at past [...]
An Idea Realization Process – Second Round
After last week’s post on moving an idea from concept to success, there was an excellent comment left by Joe Sanchez. His comment led me to think more about the process. Specifically, this part caught my attention: “Accommodation is the consideration of new ideas and insights that contribute to change actions associated with innovation. Dennis [...]
Leadership Principles Refreshed
More thinking. More wrestling. All good. It is necessary to think through what you learn and see what rises to the top. When the scattered work days return, the quiet absorption of a leadership summit slips away, almost un-noticed. But, we need to take another break and determine what will be different going forward. For [...]
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Welcome! I’m Jon, and these are my thoughts on life, leading, and meaning. Our choices define us, so let's make the best ones possible. Join the conversation.9 New, New Leadership Principles
