You may think encouragement is only for those who are down on their luck. If so, think again.How many times have you cheered a team, a child, a friend, a movement, or a start-up - the list could go on …
The Attributes of Leaders We Never Forget
The attributes attributed to great leadership are frequently not written about. Instead, the focus is on their achievements, the profit they made, their adaptability, etc. When we think of leaders, …
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The Asymmetrical Nature of Personal Impact
Do you ever consider the impact you make? My cousin sat in a hospital room with her sister-in-law, waiting to see if her 44-year-old husband would make it after suffering a catastrophic …
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Shining Your Light
You can choose to be a beam of light in the darkness. As the cold descends on us and the dark envelops us, it is an opportunity to spread light wherever we can. Glenna Crooks wrote a post …
The Magic of Encouraging Yourself
The word encouragement derives first from the Latin word for heart, cor, but I like the meaning from the old French word encouragier, meaning to strengthen the heart. After all, isn't that what …
Spotting Opportunity
So often, we equate encouragement with reassurance. But this is an unfortunate mistake. Reassurance is okay once in a while, but it's the kind of thinking that produces gratuitous trophies that end up …
Big Vision and the Power to Engage Others
This is the story of a boy with a big vision who set it in motion and never gave up. Along the way, he engaged thousands of people who were older, younger, wiser, not so wise,or smarter- maybe. His …
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A Powerful Leadership Tool Hiding in Plain Sight
Every day we hear complaints about retention, collaboration, work ethic, etc. I was chatting with an investment banker the other day, and he mentioned that when he was trained, ALL of his training …
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A New Meaning for a Common Word
A New Recipe for Engagement
Recently, when I asked several audiences how they defined encouragement, they struggled to express a common meaning they could agree on. I was intrigued. We think we know what encouragement is, …