Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr.*
Freedom is wonderful.
Fear is horrible; the opponent of freedom.
As an executive coach I see the limiting power of fear … not only in my client’s stories, but mine.
Recently I traveled to Boston for the two-day Harvard Medical School Conference: Coaching in Leadership and Healthcare….
The ear of the leader must ring with the voices of the people.
– Woodrow T. Wilson
We were at Border’s Cafe for Rachel’s coaching appointment. We had identified part of what was holding her back as a leader – a lack of confidence; she was not using her voice effectively.
If leadership is about having influence it’s pretty hard to achieve if your voice is silent. While she…
Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor; it must be demanded by the oppressed. – Martin Luther King, Jr.
Photo from the Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain.
The Facebook notification came early Tuesday morning; subject read: “Random….”
Here is the message I received Karri Renfro Jones …
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Hi Steve! Today’s…
You must take personal responsibility. You cannot change the circumstances, the seasons, or the wind, but you can change yourself. -Jim Rohn
The role of Story in individual growth and leadership development is fascinating, powerful, and foundational to personal success. The invitation of Story is to listen, learn, and lead; the reward is accelerated growth.
Not only are we given the authority and power to edit our Story,…
The life of every man is a diary in which he means to write one story, and writes another. – James Matthew Barrie
Sunday evening, my wife Rita I returned to Tulsa from Oklahoma City. We spent the weekend with our three married daughters and their families; time to celebrate our middle daughter’s birthday. With eight grandchildren (yes, 7 grandsons!) we always have an interesting time.
Traveling…
You never know when you’re making a memory.
– Rickie Lee Jones
Picture Credit: Darren Livingston
Have you been down “memory lane” lately?
This past weekend provided me a lot of opportunity to remember.
Memory is vital to personal growth … memory is our ability to retain information or knowledge from past events or experiences; that capacity to recollect and retrieve information.
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For disappearing acts, it’s hard to beat what happens to the eight hours supposedly left after eight of sleep and eight of work.
– Doug Larson
We began to explore the reality check of time last week when I invited you to think about…
