Posts Categorized: Professional Development

Bruce Lund on the Beginner’s Mind

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Bruce Lund is the owner/founder of Lund and Company Innovation, a toy design (Inventors of Tickle Me Elmo) and product invention company (www.lundandcompany.com) dedicated to the proposition that toys are profoundly important. Great toys teach, entertain, surprise, inspire and invite inquiry. He began the business on his back porch 25 years ago and now works… Read more »

Learning How To Bench Our Ego

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Speaking leader to leader, we must: Understand the nature of our ego This, to a great extent, determines our natural leadership style. Accept the nature of our ego This means accepting both what you like and don’t like and recognizing what is real. Acceptance comes from the heart not the head. Support our ego right… Read more »

Can You Bench Your Ego?

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If you don’t believe you have an ego you really don’t understand yourself. And, if you don’t understand yourself, you cannot accept yourself. And if you don’t accept yourself you will have trouble creating the support you need to keep your goals alive and well. If learning more about this intrigues you continue reading. If… Read more »

No Space + No Time = No Future

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This equation leads to the following which will prevent your growth? No Innovation No Continuous Improvement No Awareness No Personal Growth No Professional Growth No Time To Develop Relationships No Personal Satisfaction In other words: No Future Does this resonate with you? We Offer a Lasting Solution You must create time and space within your personal and… Read more »

Gifts

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Everyone has Gifts and Talents Do you know what your gifts and talents are? Have you acknowledged them? Do you know how to properly utilize and maximize your skills? Do you know how to augment your weaknesses? You have a unique set of gifts and talents! Yet many people have heads that are filled with… Read more »

2016 Global Leadership Summit Highlights

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By John Ruh and Todd Stukenberg Overview  The 2016 Global Leadership Summit was a worldwide event (128 countries) viewed by more than 300,000 people either live or by satellite.  It was an outstanding occasion featuring an abundance of superior speakers.  Here is our 2016 summary. Key Speaker Overview/Key Takeaways Bill Hybels (founder of Willow Creek… Read more »

2014 Global Leadership Summit Highlights

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Overview The 2014 Global Leadership Summit was a worldwide event (105 countries) viewed by more than 200,000 people either live or by satellite.  It was an outstanding event featuring an abundance of superior speakers. Key Speaker Overviews Joseph Grenny Co-Founder, VitalSmarts; Social Scientist for Business Performance Mastering the Art of Crucial Conversations Joseph Grenny is… Read more »

Consciousness and Golf or You vs Your Self-Image

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Golf is like Business

Golf is an ideal environment to examine your self-image in full operational mode. It is a slow game that gives you time between shots to hear the voices in your head. (Don’t worry, it happens to everyone.) It may tell you to use a 7 iron when the “book” play is to use a 5…. Read more »

Is Perfectionism A Fatal Disease?

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IS PERFECTIONISM A FATAL DISEASE? By John Ruh A true story: I was a young entrepreneur and had just sold my first business when I met a woman named Carole DeBerre (she helped transform my life). She once told me, “Perfectionism is a fatal disease.” Given that I was a highly driven entrepreneur committed to… Read more »

What Does Your Self-Image Allow You To Do?

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What Does Your Self-Image Allow You To Do? By John Ruh   A true story about me. My dad told all of his kids to be “C” students and “A” workers.  Because of this I did not realize I was capable of being an “A” student until I reached college.  Once I had this realization… Read more »