Personal Development – Page 4

I Am Learning; But Am I Growing?

An avid believer in learning and growing, I learned about personal growth the hard way. One day someone very close to me said, ?You are always talking about growth, but I don?t see you growing.? I thought I was. I knew I was.?After all if I am learning, I am growing, right? Was there a […]

Leadership, Personal Development

How I Discovered My Bald (Blind) Spot

For years I had looked at myself in the mirror, and had not seen it: my bald spot. Throughout our lives, we look at ourselves daily, and we don?t see this either: our blind spot. So this is how it happened… I rarely shop for clothes. Like most guys, this is not my favorite hobby. […]

Leadership, Personal Development

Don’t React, Respond

How do you handle anger management in leadership? How should you react to stressful situations? When should you stand up and put your foot down? I cannot tell you every specific time you should. But I can tell you this: You should do it rarely, and almost never off the cuff. Mature leaders are slow […]

Leadership, Personal Development

The One Thing You’re Missing as a Leader

If there is one thing that leaders need not ignore, it is their blind spot. So you may ask yourself, “what is my blind spot?” ?If you are familiar with the?four personality types described by the Greeks, I would like to share one main blind spot for each personality type. For Cholerics: Relationships Cholerics (or […]

Personal Development

Questions To Ask Your Mentor

A mentor will not solve all your problems just by being in his presence.? The success of a mentorship rests heavily upon how much preparation you do. How to prepare for meeting your mentor? For one hour of mentorship you should spend at least one hour of preparation. Some recommend up to three hours. Remember […]

Personal Development

Mentorship 101

If you have considered being mentored and you would like to try it this year, how do you go about it? What are the basics of mentorship? And how do you prepare to meet with your mentor? What are the basics of mentorship? What is a mentor? A mentor is someone who knows more than […]

Leadership, Personal Development

Seeing Invisible People

I once heard a true story of a professor in a nursing program who gave a final exam with this last question: What is the name of the lady custodian who cleans this building? When the students got to that question, they were quite surprised. One of them raised his hand and asked, ?Will the […]

Personal Development

More than New Year’s Resolutions: Personal Promises for 2014 and Beyond

Many people make the same old New Year?s resolutions year after year. Among the top ten: lose weight, improve finances, manage stress, stop smoking, improve relationships, and make time for yourself. Speaking for myself, I want more than resolutions on repeat. I want to make some promises to myself that will impact who I am […]

Personal Development

A Doctor’s #1 Weight Loss Tip For Santa

Dear Santa, You know how much we love you. We would like to have you around for a long time. As you may know, part of my medical practice is to help people lose weight. I hope you don?t mind if I take the liberty to mention a few weight loss tips that may help […]

Personal Development

How To Create A Year-End Self-Review

I hope you had a chance to take a glance at my new eBook about personal growth. In this blog, as promised, I want to share with you another important area regarding personal development – self reviews, specifically year-end self-reviews. Year-End Self-Reviews As you know, stopping to evaluate where we?ve been is paramount if we […]