The Instant Impact and Lasting Effects of Introductions
I have been writing about how we introduce ourselves. When I workout at the gym, there is a man who […]
positivity
Designing Positive Meetings
An elevated purpose requires us to do something we normally do not do, focus on excellence and conceptualize non-conventional behaviors.
The Power of Intelligent Optimism
If we see and experience the negative but discipline ourselves to live in positivity we grow into an unusual and mature life stance. We become intelligent optimists. This is a characteristic of master change agents.
Become a Positive Deviant
As a listener I was particularly taken by the fact that everyone has the potential to make a positive difference in the world.
Change Your Assumptions
Conventional assumptions are like the blinds in my window. They limit vision.
Leaders See Possibility
Purpose leads to a search for the possible. At the beginning there is little hope. Yet the person of purpose knows to continue in the deep concentration and a vague impression emerges. Masterful leaders know to attend to impressions. Openness and attention turn the impression into a vision available to none other.
Compassion
When we suffer with someone, the person is no longer an object that we reject because he or she is different; the person becomes a fully human being for whom we have compassion because we see the goodness in the person.
What Everyone Wants
Yesterday I met with a man who is in charge of turning around a failing business. He was headed into […]
The Importance of Community
By the end of the session, even though many people were strangers to each other, there seemed to be a sense of unity and goodness in the room.