Joe Contrera is the Founder and President of ALIVE @ WORK LLC, a leadership development company dedicated to helping Extraordinary Leaders Achieve Extraordinary Results. He is the author of three books. His latest, Extraordinary Results: Mastering the Art of Leading, Coaching, & Influencing Others, is quickly becoming a must-have resource for leaders in organizations across the country. It will not only change what you believe about leading, it will help you build your leadership skills so that you can successfully influence others.
Extraordinary Love: Loving Self I don’t know that many of us were taught as children to love ourselves in a healthy way. The programming we receive as children teaches us that the love and acceptance of others is more important than the love and acceptance of ourselves. I believe there is a stigma attached to loving…
Racism: Are We Evolving or Revolving? I have been thinking about the whole concept of evolving. Evolving or to evolve as a person seems to be a popular topic these days, along with being conscious or enlightened. Maybe it is because of the challenges we have been faced with this year. The meaning of the…
Defining Extraordinary Love Living an extraordinary life means that there are certain non-negotiable areas. These areas of your life are where you need to push outside of your comfort zones, beyond what is common, safe, and known to you! Love happens to be one of those critically important areas. If you want to experience extraordinary…
Focus: Are You Focused on the Wrong Things? What is it about us human beings that feel the need to worship? Why is it that we feel the constant need to determine the value or worth of something or someone else? And it doesn’t matter if it is a pro athlete or a politician. At…
You Are Powerful Beyond Measure … We were all given the most powerful gift … the ability to determine what we think and therefore what we make things mean. And yet, most folks are wasting this incredible resource because they are all to busy trying to make themselves right and everyone else wrong or themselves…
The 3 Levels of Change – The Pull (Part III) Change can be hard and even harder to sustain. But what if … you could leverage the momentum of change to move you closer to living an extraordinary life? This week we’re wrapping up our 3-part Series on The 3 Levels of Change with –…
The 3 Levels of Change – The Pain (Part II) At different times in our lives we feel stuck. We may be in a painful place, our backs against the wall, and no choice … but to change! And we do … for awhile. Sometimes, just long enough for the pain to pass so we…
The 3 Levels of Change – The Push (Part 1) Want to learn more about The 3 Levels of Change we experience in life? Change is a constant in life and yet, most people struggle to embrace it, even when they can’t stop it from happening and powerfully impacting their lives. In this video, author,…
Handling Uncertainty … To Rail Or Not To Rail? In times of uncertainty, you can choose to rail against everything and everyone you do not agree or align with. Your other option is that you can choose to be a rail that guides and supports others who are struggling to make sense of what is…
Knowledge & Wisdom: Why You Need Both Understanding the difference between knowledge and wisdom can be confusing. Knowledge can be acquired by simply reading a book. Wisdom is acquired through experience, yours or someone else’s. You must have a balance of both, if you want to navigate through these crazy times! Watch leadership speaker, Joe Contrera,…