What Holds Us Back from Writing and Speaking?
In?September of 2012, I began?writing two articles a week about leadership. But I had actually made the decision to write a whole year before that. It took me an entire year to muster up the courage to write. Why? I allowed self-doubt to hold me back. Specifically, there were three questions in my mind?that kept […]
Three Types of Reading
Accomplished leaders take reading seriously. They guard it as a life discipline. In this article I want to share three types reading that can best maximize our personal growth. I completed my schooling at age thirty. Without question, books were central to my odyssey in academia. For me, reading was primarily an exercise to advance my education […]
The Six Steps of Growth That Lead to the One Thing Most People Miss: Change
In my last article, I shared the table I use for my growth plan. The worksheet is designed to track what I expose my mind to for personal development. However, growth results from much more than mere exposure to knowledge. Personal growth happens when there is a change in who we are. For change to take place, I believe […]
How to Go From Notes to Growth
As I mentioned in my last blog, I recently attended a conference called Ransomed Heart, a gathering of about 600 men around a book called Wild at Heart, by John Eldredge. Many were taking notes, including myself. But I wondered where these notes would end up for most of us. And more importantly, will they result in […]
Business Writing: Five Fast Tips to Up Your Game
[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′] […]
How Reading Together Can Transform Your Team
If you’ve been the leader of a team where the atmosphere is biting and the culture is toxic, you know how overwhelming it is to turn things around. After all, you can’t exactly force people to get along. However, there is something you?could begin?doing today to transform your culture into one that fosters personal growth, […]
The Five Priorities of a Successful Life
It pains me to see so many men and women who are successful in their leadership, but miserably failing in so many other key areas of their lives. We have all seen the wildly successful businessman whose family is falling apart, or who has a heart attack at age 51, simply because he did not […]
Three Simple Steps to Guaranteed Growth
[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’ […]
Growth: You?re Not a Magic Beanstalk?
[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’ […]
What You Must Know Before You Review 2014 and Plan 2015
It is December. You want to evaluate 2014 and plan for 2015. But how? How much time will it require? And what key do’s and don’ts should you follow? Below are key principles to help you in this important exercise as a leader. It is imperative to be consistent with disciplines that will help move […]