How A Healthy Community Can Help Your Potential Explode

September 5, 2012 — 41 Comments

Too often we think of ourselves as ineffective and weak. We cannot change the world. Or so we think.

So we go about our ordinary, everyday lives. Waiting for that moment of greatness.

I’ve got news for you and me. Our moment of greatness will not come from sitting on the couch, by ourselves, twiddling our thumbs.

It just won’t. We weren’t created for individual greatness. We were created for community. We were created to feed off of each other. We were created to be great together.  Read more...

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Top Posts and Commenters For August 2012

September 3, 2012 — 26 Comments

We’re a few days into September and closer to a new season. How was your summer?

With this change, it’s time to do a blog review of August.

August Wordle

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TOP POSTS  Read more...

  1. What Can 20 Seconds Of Insane Courage Do For You?
  2. Stop Being Late
  3. The Difference Between Knowing And Taking Action
  4. The Power Of Connecting With Like Minded People
  5. The Overlooked Skill
  6. Using Obstacles To Become Great
  7. 3 Areas You Can Upgrade Your Memory
  8. Book Review – Spark by Jason Jaggard
  9. The Real Reason To Attend A Conference
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Overlooking The Perfect Moments

August 31, 2012 — 20 Comments

Everyday there are perfect moments happening.

They’re right in front of us but we let them pass us by.

Lake Michigan Sunset

Image by Rachel Kramer

What’s a perfect moment you ask? Andy Andrews talks about it in his free eBook The Perfect Moment.

It’s a moment in time that creates happiness and peace. Contentment and joy. It’s the little moments that form warm feelings.

You may think I’m crazy feeling this way. “There’s hardly anything perfect going on in my life” you may say. But I challenge you to look around.

Look at the small joys in your life:  Read more...

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Stop Being Late

August 29, 2012 — 31 Comments

Have you ever been in this situation? There’s been a meeting schedule. Everyone is on-time except for the person who has scheduled the meeting? Or your friends have invited you out for dinner. Only they show up half an hour later with no explanation given.

How does that make you feel?

Tempus fugit

Image by Alan Cleaver

Frustrated. Upset. Abused. Uncared for.

Emotions like these course through my body when others are late. I’m sure they do for you as well. It’s only natural.

But what if you’re the person who always runs late? Do you know that people view you in a negative light?  Read more...

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The Real Reason To Attend A Conference

August 27, 2012 — 39 Comments

In today’s world there’s an endless choice of conferences to attend. There’s at least one for anything that you can imagine.

Leadership training, WordPress workshops, Macrame crafting meetups.

Rich Avery, Kimanzi Constable, Alana Mokma, and I at San Chez during WordCamp Grand Rapids

From left to right: Alana Mokma, Kimanzi Constable, Joseph Lalonde, and Rich Avery

We’re bombarded with reasons why we should go to the Catalyst Conference or the Global Leadership Summit. Or any other conference that you should attend.

You create a list and figure out the pros and cons for each. Trying to figure out which one will benefit you the most.  Read more...

  • Jim Collins will be there
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