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POWER BOOK: The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth
[blockquote text=’POWER BOOK is an Aspire blog that features a life changing book.? Amanda Scott, an Aspire managing partner, has extensive leadership experience and in this blog features The 15 Invaluable Laws of Growth by John Maxwell. Thank you for sharing, Amanda! – 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′] Have […]
Be a Risk-Taker, Not a Caretaker
Our capacity for taking risks is what often sets us apart in leadership as in life. ?Here are the normal stages of progress in leadership and in life:[unordered_list style=’number’ number_type=’circle_number’ animate=’no’ font_weight=’regular’] You risk, try and fight. ?You?scale the mountains of great dreams! You make gains. You focus on maintaining your gains. You stop risking. […]
Create Your Growth Plan?Part 5: Mentors & Coaches
The last aspect of your growth plan involves learning from people who know more than you.? If you don?t have regular and carefully designed plans to bring in and learn from mentors, coaches, consultants or other smart people in your life you are missing out! Allow me to share with you a few key ways […]
How To Have A Happy New Year!
[blockquote text=’Rev. Peter Rahme is the author of the book The Man and The Story Behind Amazing Grace. ? He is also the founder and senior pastor at ?Inner West Baptist Church?in Sydney, Australia. ? His Facebook inspirational posts are followed by thousands around the world. ?He is a founding partner at Aspire and has […]
Create Your Growth Plan?Part 4: Audio, Seminars, Certifications and Classes
In this blog, I want to talk to you briefly about several important areas that should be considered when creating your growth plan: audio lessons and audio books, seminars, certifications and classes. Even if you don?t plan to partake in these activities, I would encourage you to write them down on your ?growth plan? page, […]
By Hand or By Heart
[blockquote text=’This post is written by guest blogger, Andria Bicknell.? Andria has great leadership experience in ministry, business and at home.? Andria is also an accomplished and gifted writer.? Enjoy this blog! – 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′] Merry Christmas! “What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a […]
Create Your Growth Plan?Part 3: Additional Reading
Now that you?ve decided to establish a personal development growth plan for this year (Part 1), and you?ve finished your book reading plan (Part 2), the next step is: Determine the other reading you intend to do as part of your growth plan. For me, the sources for reading other than books fall into four […]
Create Your Growth Plan?Part 2: Book Reading
So you have decided to create a growth plan. ?Where do you start? A book reading plan! Being exposed to new principles and ideas from books is indispensable if you want to be intentional about your personal development. Authors often spend years researching and documenting their best thoughts and ideas about areas they have wrestled […]
Create Your Growth Plan?Part 1: An Overview
Do you have a growth plan for your personal development? ?Is it written, specific and measurable? Your success as a professional, spouse, parent, leader, politician, pastor, team member – or whatever your role in life may be – does not primarily depend on your technical knowledge and skills or what you learned from school. My […]
Help Your People Succeed In Life
Great leaders are concerned with helping their people succeed in life more than their success as employees. This is a simple principle yet one of the most powerful and difficult to live by. I always hear players of legendary sports coaches say things such as, ?Our coach cared about us as people more than just […]
POWER BOOK: The Five Dysfunctions of a Team
[blockquote text=’POWER BOOK is an Aspire blog that features a life changing book. Amanda Scott, an Aspire managing partner, has extensive leadership experience and in this blog features The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni. Thank you for sharing, Amanda! – 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′] Many […]
The Most Valuable Employee (5 Levels of Responsibility)
Some need constant reminding to get things done. ?They drain you, and you dread them! Others get things done even before you ask!? They empower you, and you trust them. Where do you and your people rank on the following responsibility scale?? And what are you doing about it? Level 1: Need Pushing and Cajoling […]