Entries from June 2009

The purpose of leadership, or why I do what I do

June 30th, 2009 · 26 Comments

Next week I’ll return home from my trip to Asia. After 17 days of traveling, speaking, touring and meeting with leaders on the other side of the world, I’m often asked why I devote my life to writing and teaching about leadership. At 62 years of age, I sometimes wonder myself.
Alright, not really. In over [...]

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Tags: Leadership Gold · leadership

Chatting with Dave Ramsey about dreams and financial peace

June 26th, 2009 · 7 Comments

My trip to Asia is still going well. I’m in Shanghai, China for the next few days. Thank you for the prayers, kind thoughts, and warm welcomes you’ve sent my way.
But for today’s post, here’s an interview I did last month (May 12) with my friend Dave Ramsey for his TV show on Fox Business [...]

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Tags: Links · Videos · dream · put your dream to the test

Greetings from Asia!

June 22nd, 2009 · 20 Comments

It’s Monday evening here in Manila, Philippines. I arrived on Sunday, and since then I’ve been adjusting to the time difference and revisiting the wonderful culture and cuisine here. Although I wasn’t too disappointed to be greeted at the airport with…
Krispy Kreme Donuts!
Yes, my hosts met me with a box of Krispy Kremes. One more [...]

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Tags: Upcoming events · blogging · delegation · dream · leadership · put your dream to the test · trust

Imagination: Your ticket to a dream

June 15th, 2009 · 17 Comments

In only a few days, I’ll be boarding a plane to fly halfway around the world, where I’ll have the privilege of teaching in the Philippines, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore, and Malaysia.

This kind of work is a dream come true for me. Of course, the scope is much larger than I originally [...]

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Tags: dream · put your dream to the test

How Successful People Think

June 8th, 2009 · 28 Comments

What’s a successful person’s greatest resource in difficult times? Good thinking!
Good thinkers are always in demand. A person who knows how may always have a job, but the person who knows why will always be his boss.
Good thinkers solve problems, they never lack ideas for building an organization, and they always have hope for a [...]

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Tags: how successful people think · success · thinking