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Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21st Century
âI destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.ânâ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United StatesnnThe world is looking for a new kind of leader who can bring hope and stability in dark economic times. President Obama could very well be that leader. Only time will tell. What can we learn so far from Obamaâs style of leadership? Here are some observations to note for leading in the 21st century: nn1. Survival of the FittestnnCharles Darwin spoke of survival of
February 9, 2009
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Dreamwork: Tips To Help You Recall And Interpret Your Dreams
"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind." - Emily Bronte, English novelist and poetn nDreams have the tremendous power to transform our lives in so many ways. Taking the time to explore and understand our dreams can help us improve relationships, solve difficult problems, diagnose illnesses, inspire creativity, fresh ideas and new in
June 7, 2008
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Shower People With Love
My younger brother, Junaid, passed away recently after a two year battle with cancer. He died as I was holding his hands at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on March 19, 2008 at 11:10am. Our whole family was there at his bedside when he passed away. He was only 33 years old.nnEspecially difficult to bear was the fact that just over a year into my brotherâs illness he had made a miraculous recovery after enduring several rounds of chemo, radiation and various alternative healt
June 7, 2008
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Stranger Than Fiction
I recently had the pleasure of watching Marc Forsterâs film, Stranger Than Fiction, which I found to be a delightfully charming, intelligent comedy written by first-time screenwriter Zach Helm. I give it two guitars up. Way up. (Platonically speaking of course).nnItâs about an uptight IRS agent, Harold Crick (Will Ferrell), who realizes that his mundane life is being narrated by the voice of a chain-smoking novelist played by Emma Thompson. The novelist is suffering from
December 4, 2006
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Garden of Eden: A Jungle Captive's Lesson in Dreams Come True
BBC News recently reported the story of horticulturist and orchid collector, Tom Hart Dyke, who was kidnapped in 2000 in the Darien Gap in Panama by Colombian Guerrillas and held hostage for nine months in the South American jungle. He was on a plant collecting expedition with his friend Paul Winder when captured.nnThey experienced a horrific kidnapping ordeal and were both threatened with being beheaded. During this dark passage, in order to stay sane, Tom spent his time jot
October 4, 2006
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Key to Success
First off, I would echo the voice of 18th century French philosopher Voltaire, made popular and relevant in todayâs leadership lexicon by âGood to Greatâ author Jim Collins, who said, âGood is the Enemy of Great.ânn1. âGood is the Enemy of Great.â Get rid of the good to make room for the great in your life. Instead of keeping the main thing the main thing, we major in too many minor things. In other words, many people do a few things that are good, a lot of thin
May 16, 2006
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Breakfast of Failures
"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." --Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder of IBMnnBefore the Breakfast of Champions - there was the Breakfast of Failures:nn* C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) had over 800 rejections before he sold even one piece of writing.nn* Oprah Winfrey was not deterred when she got fired from her television reporter's job being told, "You're not fit for TV."nn* Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World) had lost his fam
November 7, 2005
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10 Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs
Nothing happens in business until a sale is made. Marketing is simply about getting new customers and keeping them. If youâre not doing something everyday to market and promote your business, your competitors are. Here are ten easy-to-implement tips to effectively market and grow your business:nn1. Partner with large email database list owners and offer to cross promote each oher. The list owner will advertise your event, product, or service to their email database and youâ
May 23, 2005
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Leadership Lessons from Pope John Paul II
"Heroes are rebels with a cause. Rebels because they challenge the traditional ways of thinking and refuse to follow the herd. They have a cause, a vision, that's larger than life."n- Sharif Khan, author of Psychology of the Hero SoulnnFrom a small-town Polish boy born to a retired army officer to become Pope; from a hard life in Nazi occupied Poland, his mother dead of kidney and heart failure, an older brother dead from scarlet fever, to become quite possibly âman of the
April 4, 2005
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COURAGE
âCourage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.â â John Waynenn"Courage is the cliché hallmark attributed to the hero. I say cliché because people talk about courage as if it is some mysterious force only a hero is born with. Courage is a vague and fleeting concept for many people because they lack it themselves. People lack courage because they lack knowledge. They have no idea where the true source of courage comes from. Even worse, they donât know it
March 13, 2005
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Hope in Humanity
Let us renew our hope in humanity. Itâs so easy to lose faith when someone cuts us off on the highway, when a âfriendâ blows us off (for the second time) and fails to show, when we get burned in a business deal, when a co-worker doesnât do what they said they were going to do, or nwhen a colleague fails to keep their promise, etc. n nnAt the same time, we DO encounter people showing heroic acts of kindness in our day-to-day lives. Iâm talking nabout the simple thing
January 16, 2005
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The Chief Cause of Business Failure & Success
Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, âLeadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy.â Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, here are the main reasons why businesses fail: nn⢠Poor Business Planning n⢠Poor Financial Planning n⢠Poor Marketing n⢠Poor Management nnProper application of these key f
August 8, 2004
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