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Leadership

Do Sensitive Conversations Stress You Out?

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ quote_icon_color=’#dba400′] […]

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The Cry of an Orphan

Paaaaaaaaaaapi! A little girl screamed as I walked into an orphanage in Guatemala recently. Several of us adults heard the cry from around the corner and froze. We knew there was no papi around. A child yearning for the loving arms of her parent, but there is no parent to be found. What could be […]

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How to Make Discussing an Issue, Not an Issue

Strong relationships have one thing in common: Discussing issues is never really an issue. How can you make this a reality? Think about the best relationships you have ever had. Chances are you did not have a hard time diving deep into sensitive subjects. Right? One way to measure the health of your relationships at […]

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The Danger of Becoming Too Focused

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post by Stephanie LeBlanc. Stephanie is the practice administrator at TotalCare Hulen in Fort Worth, Texas. She also holds other leadership positions including president of her accounting firm, as well as Project Connect Texas, a non-profit organization she founded to serve the Dallas/Fort Worth community. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ […]

Leadership

How to Push Without Being Pushy

If you are in my circle of influence you can expect one thing for certain: I will push you. Push you to grow and to expand your limits. I believe leaders should push others intentionally and aggressively. And they should push kindly and respectfully. ?Sometimes I fail at that. Sometimes I push too much, other […]

Leadership

Do You Enlarge Others?

Great leaders see greatness in the people around them! ?They seize every opportunity to enlarge others. Leaders should be preoccupied with the thought: What can I say or do to make this person bigger? Bigger. What do I mean by aiming to make people?bigger? I mean, always asking what I can contribute to this person […]

Leadership

Personal vs Professional

For many years I drove 40 minutes to see my dentist, Dr. Mary Cloin, in Arlington, Texas. There were many other dentists much closer to where I lived. So, why did I drive that distance? I felt a personal connection with him and his staff. They knew me. Over the years, this question always comes […]

Leadership

Healthy Families: Appealing to Our Politicians

I recently watched an interview with the “Dean of Politics,” President Bill Clinton. At the Clinton Global Initiative, he sat across from Charlie Rose and answered a few questions. I agreed with much of what he said. But I lament what he did not say. It is an area that most politicians neglect to talk […]

Leadership

Eradicate Mob Mentality at the Conference Table

[blockquote text=’This is a guest post written by Andria Bicknell. Andria is a contributing writer and editor for Aspire. She writes about recovering from the effects of perfectionism on her own blog,?Type A Plans B. Andria draws her leadership experience from ministry, business and home. – Wes Saade, M.D.’ text_color=’#ffffff’ width=’95’ line_height=’undefined’ background_color=’#aaaaaa’ border_color=’#dba400′ show_quote_icon=’no’ […]

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Many Hear, Some Learn, Few Change

On the journey of personal development, it is very tempting to become a scholar?a person well-versed in theories, but lacking the will or ability?to put them?into practice.?In the areas that count the most, we must grow from merely being an astute learner to an experienced practitioner. Let me show you how. Many years ago, I […]