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An Overweight Leader’s Transformation: From 450 to 235 lbs!
[blockquote text=’I am excited to share with you this guest blog by Craig from Indiana. Becoming physically healthier allows us as leaders to better withstand the challenges we face. On that journey to better health, I know this blog will inspire you. – 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′] I […]
Lesson from a Dying Patient
Recently on a Friday at 7:50pm, just 10 minutes before we close, a severely thin 37-year-old woman in a wheelchair entered the clinic. She was being brought in by her 12-year-old daughter. I reviewed the chart before I entered the room. It read, ?Chief Complaint: needs oxygen.? Having never seen her before, I thought she […]
POWER BOOK: The Essential Wooden
[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 great John Wooden classic, The Essential Wooden.? Thank you, 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 you ever gone […]
Bad Attitude, You’re Fired! (Part II)
Why do so many teams have people with bad attitudes? Because leaders allow it! They tolerate it in the name of “patience” or “being understanding.” They think that it is a normal part of a team. Big mistake! As a leader, I want you to know the following:[unordered_list style=’number’ number_type=’circle_number’ animate=’no’ font_weight=’regular’] A bad attitude […]
Become a Paleontologist of People
[blockquote text=’TPlease allow me to introduce a guest blogger to Aspire:? Andria Bicknell.? Andria has great leadership experience in ministry, business and at home.? Andria is also an accomplished and gifted writer. She has recently joined the Aspire team as a writer and researcher. I am very grateful and proud to work with her, and […]
Bad Attitude, You’re Fired! (Part I)
Having a bad attitude, or allowing a culture of bad attitudes, will kill our teams.? Period. Bad attitudes may be tolerated in your team, your church, your organization or your family.? Let us pledge to root?them out! You know the person with a bad attitude… They hardly smile, are?quick to complain, talk about others, gossip […]
Lead Like Lincoln
Steven Spielberg?s movie, Lincoln, will be released in the US nationwide on November 16th.??I can hardly wait!? Thank you Steven for elevating the caliber of the movies we watch!? What can we learn from our 16th president about leadership and excellence in daily living? A lot? As an immigrant and proud citizen of the United […]
POWER BOOK: The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership
[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 great John Maxwell classic, The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership. ?Great review! – 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 you […]
Habits! How To Make Them And Break Them (PART II)
The fact that an astronaut can make a space walk with relative ease just because she repeated that sequence many times on earth is a powerful concept!? It can change our lives. (Please refer to Part I which goes over the basics of habits.) IV. ?FOR HABITS TO BE ?AUTOMATIC,? MINIMAL OR NO CHANGES CAN […]
Habits! How To Make Them And Break Them (PART I)
Habits are imprinted on our brain almost like a tattoo on the skin. ?We can make new ones, but it is hard to remove the old ones! ?Let me share with you what I have learned about habits, and how we can master them so we can master our lives. (Part I of this series […]
Focus On What (not How)
Don?t limit your dreams to things you know how to get to!? The ?how? will reveal itself, when you can clearly answer, “What do I want get to?” ? The clearer you see the ?what,? the faster the ?how? will come! I recently listened to an interview with Arnold Schwarzenegger by Piers Morgan on CNN.? […]
Conviction ? A Leadership Lesson From Aung San Suu Kyi
Your calling!? What is it?? Is it just a thought and a dream, or a deep conviction – unshakable and undeterred? A champion for democracy in Burma, Ang San Suu Kyi was a political prisoner for over 15 years, jailed by a military regime that brought tyranny to their country.? She persisted, unshakable in her […]