Archive for August, 2008

Happy Labor Day

Sunday, August 31st, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 9 Comments »

Note: I wrote this newsletter as Hurricane Gustov was impacting Cuba and was expected to head to the Gulf. I’m not sure where and when this hurricane will hit but please join me in praying for the people who are ...

Too Blessed to Be Stressed

Monday, August 25th, 2008 Posted in General, Life, Newsletter | 11 Comments »

I call it the “Disney Test” and it goes something like this. No matter how much you meditate, breathe, pray and practice emotional mastery the real test of whether you are the master of your emotional domain is how you ...

Energy Hogs

Sunday, August 17th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter, No Complaining Rule, Teamwork, The Energy Bus | 7 Comments »

The numbers don’t lie. Numerous surveys show that 70-80% of employees don’t like their jobs. 42% say they are burned out. Only 15% say they are energized by their jobs. While there are many factors for this, a primary cause ...

The Best of the Best

Sunday, August 10th, 2008 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 6 Comments »

I had the opportunity this past week to speak to the Atlanta Falcons football team (they all read The Energy Bus) and Fisher Investments (regarded by many as having the best sales team in the financial industry). As I prepared ...

A Bigger Purpose

Monday, August 4th, 2008 Posted in General, Leadership, Life | 12 Comments »

I watched Oprah as she told the story of a man who walked away from making millions at Microsoft in order to build libraries and distribute books in developing areas around the world. Other people featured on the show told ...