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The three themes we have explored in this series have been several profound concepts that work to guarantee a healthy organization. A start up business relies on the business fundamentals to acquire customers; this is a wonderful beginning toward positive cash flow. The Summary: 1. Your ... Full story

Learned Optimism The greatest leaders believe in their followers, believe in their future, most important they believe in themselves; in their ability to empower constituents and get things done. Effective leaders teach themselves how to be optimistic, therefore they are learned optimist. One person that exemplifies the 'optimist' is Dr. Norman Vincent Peale, who up till the day he left ... Full story

The Fundamentals 3 Fundamentals 1.) Child-Development: Our brain is still developing in our childhood. But, at about puberty, it loses a lot of it's elasticity, it locks in and stores, what has been recorded and this becomes the core of our permanent identity. We can only learn to manipulate it, but the raw elements of what becomes this identity are woven ... Full story

Introduction: In this discussion I will give you principles and guidelines for the lead generation process. What I want to ask of you in return is for you to go over these principles more than once to decide on the implications they have on your business, and write them down. This information ... Full story

After refining your offering: the next area of focus should be developing your: Marketing Message Your Value Proposition The market place will ultimately dictate what you need to offer and how you need to frame your message, regardless of this fact you need a starting place. It's only when ... Full story

An overview: There are 5 areas I like to focus on when a company is starting up or having trouble with cash flow or acquiring customers. It is extremely important that you understand your weaknesses and strengths as they relate to each area listed. (I understand that I'm perhaps over simplifying these - my goal ... Full story

In January 10, 2006 The NewYork Times reported: On a hot summer day 15 years ago in Parma, Italy, a monkey sat in a special laboratory chair waiting for researchers to return from lunch. Thin wires had been implanted in the region of its brain involved in planning and carrying out movements. Every time the monkey grasped and moved ... Full story

Self-Control Self-Control is the name of the game when you are leading a competitive organization, and feel the pull of emotions with remnants of distorted voices of broken expectations still ringing in your ears, when things heat up and stakeholders are coming down fast because last quarter's numbers weren’t what they should have been. Whether you ... Full story

Vision? What does your vision for leadership look like? A picture in your mind’s eye is your road map there. If you don't have it, create it, it will produce a self fulfilling prophesy. "Dissatisfaction and discouragement are not caused by the absence of things but the absence of vision." Anonymous "The very essence of leadership is you have a vision. ... Full story

Alexandria, Alexandria, Alexandria So, it started with my two year old, feeling a bit of fatigue. Soon my wife came home a little frantic; Alex had a fever. We quickly ran the bathtub water, cooler than usual, to cool her down. This continued on throughout the evening; my little girl crying out to mommy, for help. Alex and I both hoping ... Full story

Conflicted The human mind is so fragile; there is a fine line between genius and insanity. Any level of remedy is thwarted by our own impulse to self-sabotage. Our mental or inner worlds are a constant of being deceived and deceiving, and where extensions of love from a caring creator are projected to be ... Full story

The Two Thought-Systems: Their are two thought systems that are explained in the bible and in the course (ACIM). One is based on the will or sovereignty of God the other is based on fear. The thought system that is based on fear is called the ego (in the bible it's called 'the old man' or 'the flesh') ... Full story

My Writing Philosophy and References: This is where we must start our journey together, right in the middle of love and fear, the will of God and man's twisted perceptions. We must start here because this is our reality, at least for the moment. Although my pursuit to understand God is intellectual (at least here) I want to contrast ... Full story