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Archive | Leadership & Our Calling

Leadership is a key component to living our calling and initiating change in the world. Under this topic, we talk about the qualities and skills of effective leaders.

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The Right Activities

There are so many activities we can do to make a difference! Check out these options: Mentor Teach Educate Inspire Help Lead Write Speak Lobby Advocate Encourage Equip Coach Empower Facilitate Fund Fundraise Campaign Enroll Sell Volunteer Build Create Develop Enrich Direct Affirm Give Arrange Guide Connect Heal Coordinate Broadcast Illustrate Support Promote Model Provide […]

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The Real You Matters

Being authentic or “real” is crucial to really connecting with people. So I love teaching people how to come from their heart instead of their head. I think it’s especially fun in a business setting because people are used to being in their head when they’re seeking to conduct business. But people don’t need to […]

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End Stuff Well

As we get more focused and live on purpose, we may need to end some things we’ve been doing. We may need to end some commitments or stop participating in things we’ve been doing with other people. This shift is a deliberate part of making our values and our actions line up. It can be […]

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The Fourth Law of Influence

“That’s a great plan for you.” I hear this a lot. I share my experience and my passion for making an impact in the world. And many people say they think that what I’m doing is really awesome. But when I suggest that they could make a similar impact, some give me a deer-in-the-headlights look. […]

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The Second Law of Influence

“That stupid kid. He says, ‘yes’, but then he won’t do it.” Have you ever been frustrated with someone’s inaction even after they agreed? This is the sort of phrase we hear when we’re ignoring the second law of influence. We think all we have to do is to get them to agree, and then […]

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Increase Your Capacity

Do you want to increase your capacity to be of benefit to other people? I’ve been learning lately how important it is to grow and take care of oneself in order to be able to be a benefit to other people. To be clear, I’m not saying the stereotypical “Take care of #1.” I’m not […]

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A Blind Vision Board

Have you ever made a vision board? I made one at the end of last year at a special workshop just for making vision boards. It’s about the goals I set for myself for 2015. I just made mine a little different because I am legally blind. Usually, people fill up a poster board with […]

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Lives Transformed!

This weekend we transformed six lives. Six people came to our Life Impact Academy not knowing what positive, focused impact they wanted to have with their lives. Six people left with a clear connection to something they are deeply passionate about and a good idea of how they are going to make that impact. Six […]

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