As the old saying goes, “Leaders are Readers.” This has proven true generation after generation, and is still the reality today. But there is a significant difference in the leadership value in different types of reading. For example, few would doubt that there is a difference in benefits between reading the following items: a technical … [Read more...]
Archives for August 2010
Sunday Poem: Ash Wednesday By T.S. Eliot
August 15, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Ash Wednesday T.S. Eliot Because I do not hope to turn again Because I do not hope Because I do not hope to turn Desiring this man's gift and that man's scope I no longer strive to strive towards such things (Why should the agèd eagle stretch its wings?) Why should I mourn The vanished power of the … [Read more...]
Consumers, Producers, Scarcity, & Abundance
August 13, 2010 by Leave a Comment
"Always make your contribution bigger than your reward." -Dan Sullivan When it comes to your personal prosperity, one of the most important things you can learn and internalize is the critical difference between Consumers and Producers. The decision to become a Producer, no matter what life throws at you, will determine your prosperity more … [Read more...]
Socialization: What Does It Lead To?
August 12, 2010 by 2 Comments
The desire to “fit in” is fundamental to human nature and society. We enjoy being with people that we have much in common with; it brings comfort, security, familiarity, and gives us the sense that we are right about things. However, this desire can lead down a path that will take us away from where we want to go. In Leo Tolstoy’s novel … [Read more...]
3 Keys to Networking & Business Success
August 11, 2010 by 5 Comments
Note from CSL: In The Coming Aristocracy, Oliver DeMille lists networking marketing as one manifestation of "mini-factories." In this article, network marketer Orrin Woodward describes how to be successful at network marketing specifically, though the principles apply to any entrepreneur, mini-factory builder, and aspiring social leader. Links … [Read more...]
Tired of Losing Jobs Overseas?
August 9, 2010 by 1 Comment
Blame the Deficit, Not Free Trade We read in the paper "Another 60,000 jobs lost overseas." We haven’t had a positive balance in trade since 1975. We are losing our domestic manufacturing at an unprecedented rate. From almost every direction the cry is made for fair trade. We are told that we must increase tariffs or our domestic economy … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: Thoughts Are Things By Henry Van Dyke
August 8, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Thoughts Are Things Henry Van Dyke I hold it true that thoughts are things; They’re endowed with bodies and breath and wings; And that we send them forth to fill The world with good results, or ill. That which we call our secret … [Read more...]
Defining Ourselves By Our Enemies
August 5, 2010 by Leave a Comment
When a federal judge earlier this week struck down portions of Arizona's attempt to crack down on illegal immigration it certainly riled up those who've chosen this issue as their figurative last stand. Sheriff Joe Arpaio, a darling of the forces of so-called "law and order" (so long as it's being enforced against someone else), was quick to … [Read more...]
The Deeper Importance of the 2010 Election
August 3, 2010 by 2 Comments
Blame is easier than leadership. It’s been long enough since the announcement of the “Great Recession” that a shelf of books are now out—each outlining the “real” causes of the recession and its unsettling impact on the American psyche and economy. Unfortunately, most of these books are essays on blame. The two major political parties … [Read more...]
Sunday Poem: The Spinning World by Lacey Roop
August 1, 2010 by Leave a Comment
Contribute your thoughts on the poem to the community by commenting below. Explore the Sunday Poem archives here. Lacey Roop is a well-known slam poet in Austin, Texas. Read more of her poetry here. The Spinning World Lacey Roop And some have this habit of looking out of windows and calling it impossible. They look forward to sleeping so … [Read more...]
