Lessons From a Courageous Leader There are leaders…and then there are Courageous Leaders A number of years ago there was a story circulating on the internet about a U.S. Navy SEAL by the name of Michael Anthony Monsoor who was killed during the Iraq War on September 29, 2006. The story goes that his platoon…
How To Play a Real Game of Follow the Leader Follow the leader is a game many of us played when we were children. The rules are simple: do what the leader does or get kicked out of the game. The last person standing wins, and they become the new leader. Sounds simple, sounds like…
11 Truths About Extraordinary Leaders Below are 11 truths that separate, Managers & Leaders from Extraordinary Leaders: Leadership is something most leaders believe they do extremely well. And yet…poor leadership is still the number one reason people leave an organization. When an average leader is leading, their people say, “Look at what our leader has…
10 Lies and 10 Truths About Do-Overs At different times in our lives we may feel as though we would like a Do-Over. You know…a get out of jail free card, a second chance, an opportunity to rewind history, to go back in time, a second time to make a first impression, etc. Here’s the truth…
*(An excerpt from Joe’s new coming coming out later this year) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part III “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.” Albert Einstein. A Most Extraordinary Thinker One of the people I admire most is Albert Einstein. Over the course of many years I have quoted him quite often. Partially,…
(*An excerpt from Joe’s new book coming out later this year – To read Part – I click here) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part II “Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom.” – Thomas Jefferson The Relationship Between, Wisdom, Honesty, & Ego If we are to be wise and act wisely, we…
(*An excerpt from Joe’s latest book, coming out later this year) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part I Throughout history, much has been written on the topic of wisdom. It has been studied, analyzed, and dissected for thousand of years. Attempts to put it in motion have been unfolding for hundreds of years before the birth of…
Embracing Extraordinary Risk When it comes to discussing Extraordinary Risk, I think it is important to understand how we define risk. Since we have already defined the term extraordinary as being outside of what is common, known, or ordinary, let us define risk. Risk – \ˈrisk\ : noun. a situation involving exposure to danger. verb.…
Gaining Extraordinary Insight Into Ourselves (An Excerpt from Joe’s newest book coming out next year ) Go To The Mirror Boy! I might be dating myself here, and yet I think this analogy is strikingly accurate. Back in the late 1960’s the British Rock Band, The Who, released their 4th album entitled, Tommy. It was…
2020: Dragging You Down or Challenging You To Leap? “Then as it was, then again it will be, And though the course may change sometimes, Rivers always reach the sea..”. Led Zeppelin – Ten Years Gone Recently, I took a leap and followed a dream I had for more than ten years. I sold…