5 Ways to Motivate Your Team
Monday, January 18th, 2010 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 8 Comments »1. Lead with Optimism - Negativity and fear are likely knocking your people off balance and it’s time to regroup, refocus, and unite to create a winning mindset, culture and positive team environment. Now, more than ever, is a time ...
REFLECT and REFOCUS | Live Q&A with Jon
Monday, December 7th, 2009 Posted in General, Leadership | No Comments »Join us for a special LIVE Q&A tele-session with Jon Gordon on Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 12:00pm Eastern Time! As life slows down during the holiday season this is a great time to reflect on the past and focus on ...
The Passion to Thrive
Monday, November 2nd, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 11 Comments »The strongest may survive but it is the passionate that will thrive. Whether I’m speaking to an NFL team, school principals, or leaders of world class organizations such as Pepperidge Farm, Citizens Bank, and Northwestern Mutual my message is the same: If ...
Play to Win
Monday, October 26th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Life, Newsletter | 15 Comments »There was a time in most of our lives when we had no fear-that feeling when we jumped from the jungle gym and slammed our little bodies to the ground. Perhaps it was when we went on our first roller ...
Tying Your Shoes and other Boring Keys to Success
Monday, October 19th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 11 Comments »Two weeks ago I wrote about Keeping Your Eye on the Ball (click to read article) and incidentally mentioned how while playing tennis I had blisters on my feet. This prompted Randy to respond on my blog and share the ...
Leave Your Legacy
Monday, August 24th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 11 Comments »Lately in my talks I've been encouraging everyone to think about the legacy they want to leave because knowing how you want to be remembered helps you decide how to live and work today. The truth is we are all ...
Celebrate Success
Monday, July 13th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 12 Comments »Each night before my children go to bed I ask them what their success of the day is. The idea came from a story I read about the Olympic gymnast, Bart Connor. Turns out 9 months before the 1984 Olympics ...
True Freedom
Monday, July 6th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 6 Comments »I love July 4th. Not just because of the fireworks, barbeque and excitement that Independence Day brings. I love it because it’s a holiday that celebrates the greatest gift to humanity... freedom. Freedom is not something many of us think about ...
Seize the Moment
Monday, June 29th, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 4 Comments »I can recall many moments in my life where the spotlight and pressure was on me and I rose to the occasion and hit a home run in the bottom of the ninth. I can also remember many moments where I ...
The Greatest Sales Strategy Ever
Monday, June 22nd, 2009 Posted in Leadership, Newsletter | 20 Comments »As a student of people and ideas I have to admit that what two guys are doing in a Northeast Florida Starbucks is absolutely genius. The other day as I tried to pay for my green tea at my local Starbucks ...
