By Orrin Woodward For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. - Matthew 12:34 It’s amazing how much one can learn from a person just by listening. People who believe that they have a positive attitude, give away their negativity when they speak. I like to begin mentoring sessions with, “Tell me the good, the bad, and the … [Read more...]
Personal Responsibility: The First Step to Prosperity
March 28, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Garrett Gunderson If you want to live an abundant life, the first step is taking personal responsibility for everything that happens in your life without using excuses or placing blame. Another term for this is self-reliance. People who lack self-reliance are dependent. Self-reliant people are independent internally and interdependent … [Read more...]
The Incredible Power of Choice
March 21, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By John Robert Crawford For many years I have been involved in the education of college students. After witnessing some of their stumbling, I began to give a little pep talk at the beginning of each freshman year. The plan was to encourage them to fight the good fight as they continued their education. Many of them were second-chance … [Read more...]
Increasing Our Intentional Influence
March 18, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Steve D'Annunzio Though it may be hard to believe, the underlying intention of all human behavior is happiness. Eons of experimentation have proven that trying to achieve happiness through fear and force is futile; it can only be achieved by choosing love and using power. The equation that I came up with to explain the Soul Purpose formula … [Read more...]
The Underground Railroad
March 15, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Chris Brady If leadership is about attacking the status quo and railing against injustice, then the unsung and often unnamed heroes of what came to be known as the "Underground Railroad" are a great example. A loose network of sorts, committed to aiding escaped slaves to reach freedom, existed in the North American colonies at least as … [Read more...]
Leaving a Leadership Legacy
March 14, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Orrin Woodward What does it mean to leave a legacy? One of the definitions is defined as something handed down from an ancestor, predecessor or from the past. Leaving a legacy then, means to pay forward into the next generation, the life principles that made a difference in one’s life. If you learned financial principles that made a … [Read more...]
What Gas are You Putting in Your Tank?
March 3, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Orrin Woodward I like to review my core beliefs every year to ensure that my beliefs are corresponding with the world that I am living in. Human beings act on the ideas contemplated in their minds. Better ideas lead to better actions, just as better gas leads to better performance in an engine. I have had a couple of breakthrough … [Read more...]
The Stairway of Selves, Part 3: Modes of the Spiritual Realm
February 18, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Steve D'Annunzio This is part three of a three-part series. Read part one here, and part two here. Breaking through the ceiling of the mental realm and into the spiritual realm comes through acceptance. Acceptance appears to be a very unreasonable mode to the mind, which is why this step is so difficult for most people. In acceptance … [Read more...]
The Stairway of Selves, Part 2: Modes of the Mental Realm
February 17, 2011 by Leave a Comment
By Steve D'Annunzio This is part two of a three-part series. Read part one here. After being in anger mode, you decide to move up by feeling that you’re entitled to a better life. “I deserve better,” you tell yourself, and you’re absolutely right — in the right context. Yet, the problem with the entitlement mode is that you develop the … [Read more...]
The Stairway of Selves, Part 1: Modes of the Physical Realm
February 16, 2011 by 1 Comment
By Steve D’Annunzio The Stairway of Selves represents the totality of the human experience in 12 steps, phases, or modes. The 12 modes are separated into three phases: the first four steps are manifestations of the physical realm, the second four are manifestations of the mental realm, and the last four are manifestations of the spiritual … [Read more...]
