Business Moment:  Sometimes You Need a Crowbar

There once was an old farmer who for many years had plowed around a large rock in his field. He had broken many garden tools including a cultivator and two plowshares from hitting this rock. Each time he came close, he begin to worry about how much cropland he was losing around it and the damage it had done to his equipment.

Finally he decided he had enough and set out to dig up the rock and be done with it. Putting a large crowbar under one side, he found to his surprise that the rock which had caused so much dismay was less than a foot thick. Soon he had it in his wagon and was carting it away. He chuckled to himself how this so called “big” rock had caused him so many needless problems.

In life and business, not every problem you face is as easily removed as the farmer’s “big” rock. Well known political writer Cullen Hightower perhaps said it best, “Merely ignoring a problem will not make it go away…nor will merely recognizing it.” Sometimes, you have to get out your own “crowbar” and use your leverage to remove the troubling stones that challenge you. Remember, every problem has within itself its own solution.

Feature Article: Why Whine When You Can Win!

At the end of each year there are always celebrations and unfortunately regrets. Celebrations about accomplishments and other good fortune and regrets too often about what could have been. How would it feel if you could lessen or virtually eliminate regrets and enhance accomplishments? It is possible and you can do it. The key is to have a viable plan that begins with a thorough evaluation of yourself, your team, your business and your potential.

The manner in which you do this can vary; but, here are 10 good evaluation questions to help you in the process, as well as 3 additional questions that should help you broaden your analysis even more.. Remember, be honest in your analysis and also after you have completed the process, consider allowing those who are part of your team, either professionally or personally, to add their thoughts. The result just may point you in a winning direction.

Think through the questions. Be sure you understand what is being asked and what will be demanded. Only honest self appraisal will enable you to gain the answers and produce the results you desire.

1)  What specific steps have you taken to develop a credible and viable business plan for the New Year that is focused on current and future opportunities?

2)  What are 3 “musts” for the New Year? Click here to read more...

Energy Leadership: What Kind of Leader Do You Want to Be?

Leadership has been defined as the ability to inspire and motivate others, as well as yourself, to take life-changing action to create extraordinary results that last.

According to this definition, each and every one of us is a leader. How well you lead depends on your level of consciousness, or energy. Higher levels of anabolic energy are associated with more effective leadership. Anabolic energy is building energy, and whether in the workplace or at home, great leaders build relationships, teams, families, and businesses. Catabolic energy, on the other hand, is destructive, and catabolic leaders destroy and break down everything around them.

In the next few issues of this newsletter, I’ll take a look at the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders to show you how you can become the leader that you want to be.

Let’s look first at the overall style of the catabolic leader. A catabolic leader manages. The definition of “manage” is “to handle, direct, govern, or control in action or use,” and “to dominate or influence.” Catabolic leaders control others. They tell others what to do, and how to do it. The catabolic leader, in keeping control... Click Here to Read More

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