Do You Really Need Mentors?
One of the best ways to grow is to be mentored by someone who has traveled further than you in a particular area of life. ?Until five years ago, I had never had a?mentor. No one had shared with me the value of having them or how to go about managing those relationships. I had […]
How Daring Have You Been?
At the end of June of this year, during my 2014 mid-year self-review, I uncovered something interesting. I had listed every activity, decision, or notable occurrence that had happened in the last six months. I listed people I met with, mentors I talked to, trips I took, and activities at work, among others. There were […]
Three Steps to Branding Anything
When Steve Jobs brought us the iPod in 2001, we were charmed. I don?t know if you bought one at the time. I did, even though I was not into listening to music via small devices, as some of my friends were back then. The iPod was sleek, simple, and hot! You had to have […]
Back to the Basics: What is Leadership?
I heard the well-known writer, Richard Reeves, say something interesting about US presidents. He was referring to President Kennedy and why he was considered to be a great leader, when he said, “We don’t elect presidents to manage the government. We elect presidents to lead the nation.” But can you lead a nation successfully while […]
13 Questions to Ask Yourself Mid-Year
It?s mid-year. Time to stop and reflect. I encourage you to block out a few hours for your mid-year reflection. You?ll need to: [unordered_list style=’circle’ number_type=’circle_number’ animate=’no’ font_weight=’regular’] Seclude yourself. Turn your phone off. Take your journal or something to write on. Reassess. [/unordered_list] Here are some key questions to consider during your evaluation. These […]
How to Get Things Done
I am not a doer by nature. I am a thinker and a perfectionist. Left to my natural devices, I like to contemplate matters to the nth degree before I execute them.?As a leader, I have had to grow in this area. I want to share with you one of the most important lessons I […]
Be More Effective?Discover Your Input:Output:Outcome Ratio
As leaders, we all want to be more effective in any process, organization, or team that we lead. Many times we work so hard, but seem to go nowhere. Allow me to share with you the input:output:outcome principle which I believe will help you to be more effective.? Input = Your Investment For me to […]
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 […]
How To Make More Time For What Really Matters
[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′ […]
Keep Your Attention on Your Intention
There was a bird that dreamed of flying from Alaska to sunny California. He set out on his course and began to soar, but along the way he saw fascinating things that captured his attention. He saw a warm lake and stopped. Further along he saw a large flock of birds and stopped again. At […]