Entries from April 2010

Something fun for your weekend

April 30th, 2010 · 8 Comments

Only one week from today is a fantastic conference/simulcast: The Chick-fil-A Leadercast. I’m so pleased to be a part of a fantastic lineup of speakers, including Jim Collins (Good to Great), Tony Dungy (retired NFL Super Bowl-winning coach), Mark Sanborn (The Fred Factor), and Chip Heath (Made to Stick). And while the conference will be [...]

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Tags: Everyone Communicates Few Connect · Leadercast · Links · Twitter & Social Media · Upcoming events · Videos · blogging · books

Wherever you go, there you are.

April 27th, 2010 · 42 Comments

Travel is a big part of my work now. And this week’s schedule is especially heavy. In seven days I’m teaching in Louisiana, California, Ohio, Georgia, then Ohio again. Of course, it’s not a hardship because I get to connect with and pour into so many wonderful people. One connection that I especially enjoy is [...]

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Tags: Influence · books · dream · leadership · personal growth · success · writing

20 Winners … and no losers!

April 23rd, 2010 · 22 Comments

20 Winners! It’s time to announce the winners of the Big Case Giveaway! On April 5, we launched it with these simple rules: leave a comment on that post describing how YOU would use 24 copies of ECFC. The publishers’ favorite 20 comments would WIN 24 copies (a case) of the books. With all of [...]

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Tags: Communication · Everyone Communicates Few Connect · Links · books

Are you driven by Emotion? Or Character?

April 20th, 2010 · 33 Comments

Earlier this week on Facebook and Twitter, I shared this statement from Dick Biggs: The greatest gap in life is the one between knowing and doing. Life would certainly be easier – and success more simple – if all it took to achieve was to KNOW the right things and DECIDE to do them, right? [...]

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Tags: Attitude · Character · Decision-making · Discipline · Work · leadership · personal growth · success

Let the judging begin!

April 13th, 2010 · 13 Comments

This past weekend I was in Denver, Colorado, enjoying the beauty of the Rocky Mountains and speaking to a great group of leaders. And apparently many of YOU were leaving comments on my last blog post. Wow! 1,090 entries in the Big Case Giveaway! Now a group of Thomas Nelson employees has the job of [...]

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Tags: Communication · Everyone Communicates Few Connect · Links · books