Mentalsidewalk

Presentations these days seem to be synonymous to success. Any position within any industry not only seems to require but at times demand the fearful skill of public speaking. Awareness precedes change, in other words we cannot change anything in our lives without being aware of our present situation. Then the question is, why do [...]

Read the full story

He sprints up the mountain for 10 km.  He hits that punching bag like it is his last punch and kick.   He is the fastest and has the best conditioning of them all in the gym. Part of being a true leader are not the speaches that you give, the carisma that you portray, the positions you [...]

Read the full story

SOP 5.  Leaders Continuously Refine What They Know— Repetition In order to take your business to the next level, it is not enough to just know what to do, but to consistently do what you know.  The ability to repeat a calculated action plan will refine what you do, creating a more efficient process along [...]

Read the full story

Step 4 Leaders Know What It Takes.  Leaders Implement an Action Plan All of the preceding steps become null and void, unless you are willing to take action—action to start the journey, to occasionally re-assess that journey and to implement all the little steps that are needed to move you in the right direction. Knowing [...]

Read the full story

Step 3 Leaders Know Why They Want To Do It?  Leaders Always Know Why? Setting your destination is one of the easy steps.  Knowing why you are committed to reaching that destination is more challenging. You must remain true to your purpose, true to your values. A leader who combines their commitment with leadership traits, [...]

Read the full story

Step 2: Leaders Know Where They Want to End Up — Leaders Know Their Destination Microsoft, the leading software company has a motto, “Where do you want to go today?” The second thing all leaders have in common is they know where they want to go, they know what they want to achieve, and more [...]

Read the full story

Here is the first step in creating success at anything in life.  In fact without this step most can never move forward yet feel like they are working around the clock and going in circles. Leaders Know What They Stand For—Awareness Precedes Change I remember being at a client’s office building where I was asked [...]

Read the full story

I can’t recall when I first heard the saying “Leaders are born, not made”. At first I really didn’t give it much thought. However as we continue through this journey known as life, we start to ponder on some of these things… well at least I do. Does a doctor, after delivering a newborn child, [...]

Read the full story

Commitment may be an intangible quality, but without a doubt, it is one of the most important aspects of a successful leader.  What is even more apparent is that commitment starts with the smallest items that we do in our daily life.  It is these small items that shape our character and makes the even [...]

Read the full story

“It takes time and patience to develop leadership, but the strength of organizations comes from sound training, positive leadership and a commitment to something greater than self.” Retired U.S. Army General William F. Kernan, Former NATO Allied Supreme Commander, Atlantic I have often picked up tidbits of training information from military sources or books, simply [...]

Read the full story

We are all surrounded by greatness. I am fortunate today to have an individual visit my place that one day will be one of the greatest writers of our time. I have known Nick Kossovan for over 10 years. Nick’s greatness is the skill of implanting thoughts and emotions into words on paper. We just [...]

Read the full story

I am not too sure about the rest of you, I have always been known for being able to take anything apart but never being able to put it back together. At the same time I have always thought of myself, in my own imaginative world, to be a handyman. Just recently I had an [...]

Read the full story

Leaders are in the business of learning.  Their minds are always open to new knowledge. One thing we have to realize about leadership is the commitment in finding the love in learning, and more so learning about our chosen field. It does not matter what you call yourself or what title you have chosen, be [...]

Read the full story

Having the opportunity to work with hundreds of different companies, it is amazing what reveals itself from behind close doors. Blindness to a ‘wrong’ is choosing to support the wrong itself. In this fast paced world that we live in, always trying to get ahead with every shortcut we can jump on leads to a [...]

Read the full story

Leadership has become a universal term yet most people cannot define what it really means to them.  And if you cannot define something in your life, how could you possible live it.  I would love to expand on this note but anotehr time as my flight is about to board.  I was doing my daily research on leadership and [...]

Read the full story

From the book: How The Top 5% Think! Principles of Great Leaders. “In order to understand leadership at its essence, take lessons from a child.” Did you know that the average infant laughs approximately 400 times a day, compared to the average adult 15 times a day? “Children come to us more evolved than adults [...]

Read the full story

In order to be true to your cause, you have to have clarity in what you believe; clarity to your values in business and life. A leader is steady, consistent, reliable… A leader knows the way, lives it and demonstrates it every day by being true to themselves and the things that they believe in. [...]

Read the full story

Author Jim Rohn, who is the owner of several companies and a widely respected business consultant, once said this: “You don’t try and make a million dollars for the money, you make a million dollars for who you become in the process.” Of course, most people don’t really believe that until they’ve got a million [...]

Read the full story