by Lance | Jan 1, 2014 | Calling, Character, Courage, Destiny, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Uncategorized, Values
The new year is a time for resolutions, an opportunity for new beginnings. The title of this blog post is a quote from Oscar Wilde. It seem especially appropriate as we begin a new year. This is the time of year when we usually set new targets for ourselves: ...
by Lance | Dec 2, 2013 | Courage, Destiny, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership
During a recent coaching conversation with the CEO of a global company I asked him, “Supposing we have come to the end of growth?” This is probably not the kind of question he wanted to hear – and you probably don’t either. But consider the following...
by The Secretan Center | Nov 22, 2013 | Authenticity, Calling, Character, Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, ONE Dream®, Uncategorized
In 1978, 29-year old Diana Nyad entered the ocean off the coast of Cuba in an attempt to swim the 112-mile stretch of ocean separating her from the Florida coast. She used a shark cage to protect herself from sharks and a double bodysuit to shield her from jellyfish...
by Lance | Oct 24, 2013 | Authenticity, Character, Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, Values
I invite readers to submit “Guest Blogs” for publication here. This week’s blog comes from Patricia J. Moser, a Certified Higher Ground Leadership(R) Pathfinder whose profile you may find here. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is...
by Lance | Oct 12, 2013 | Authenticity, Character, Courage, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Love, Truthfulness, Uncategorized, Values
In corporate life, the absence of truth has become the accepted norm. We don’t tell the truth in many business areas – budgets, financial reports, advertising, public relations, labeling, contract negotiations, resumes, performance reviews and expense...
by Lance | Sep 17, 2013 | Authenticity, Character, Effectiveness, Inspiration, Leadership, Service
We spend a lot of our time learning, and adding what we learn to what we do. We think of this as “growing”. But if you observe someone who is brilliant at what they do – say, an athlete, or an actor or a dancer (and often a great leader) – one...
