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Monthly archives for August, 2012

Lessons Leaders Can Learn From an Extreme Daredevil

Aug31
2012
35 Comments Written by danonleadership
Lessons Leaders Can Learn From an Extreme Daredevil

Gary Connery was the first person to skydive 2400 feet without a parachute and land safely.  Here is the story: The entire flight of nearly a mile took less than a minute and was only given the green light because the weather conditions were “perfect”. Mr. Connery dropped for three seconds before reaching speeds of [...]

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Posted in Leadership - Tagged daredevil, leader, leadership, learning

The Importance of Lifelong Growth

Aug30
2012
36 Comments Written by danonleadership
The Importance of Lifelong Growth

To be a purpose driven leader and reach your potential requires being a lifelong learner. I have found the best leaders place a high value on personal growth. They know if they focus on growth then they will always be moving to the next level of success. John Maxwell wisely said, “Growth today is an [...]

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Posted in Personal Growth & Development - Tagged growth, learning, personal growth

The Purpose of a Christian Leader’s Talents

Aug28
2012
2 Comments Written by danonleadership
The Purpose of a Christian Leader’s Talents

I have the privilege and honor to be guest posting for Juan Cruz who blogs at Leading Everyday.  Below is a preview of the post but you‘ll need to head over to his site to read the entire post. To understand the purpose of your God given talents first requires knowing the Spiritual Leadership Talent [...]

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Posted in Strengths & Talents - Tagged Christian, Christian Leader’s, purpose, talents

Three ways to Fight Fear of Success: The Imposter Syndrome

Aug27
2012
25 Comments Written by danonleadership
Three ways to Fight Fear of Success: The Imposter Syndrome

It’s guest post Monday. This post is written by Mr.X who is a web content writer and social media expert. Feel free to check out his site at Ghostlancers.com and the site blog. If you would like to be featured as a guest poster on my blog click here. There are a lot of talented [...]

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Posted in Success & Failure - Tagged fear, Fear of Success, success

Indispensable Requirements of Success

Aug22
2012
43 Comments Written by danonleadership
Indispensable Requirements of Success

If you want to see or move to a new level of success then it requires doing the things most people are not willing to do. I have observed many people who have unlimited potential and still never come close to reaching the success they could. It’s important to remember success or being successful is [...]

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Posted in Success & Failure - Tagged courage, hard work, perseverance, preparation, success

Vision Quotes

Aug20
2012
26 Comments Written by danonleadership
Vision Quotes

I have already shared some quotes on Leadership, Success, Attitude, Personal Growth, Talents, and Passion, and communication.Today I would like to share some quotes on Vision: “Vision without execution is hallucination.” ~Thomas Edison “The very essence of leadership is that you have to have vision. It’s got to be a vision you articulate clearly and [...]

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Posted in Vision - Tagged Vision Quotes

How to be Fully Engaged in Conversations

Aug17
2012
52 Comments Written by danonleadership
How to be Fully Engaged in Conversations

If you have the ability to be fully engaged during a conversation then you will be able move from communicating to connecting with the person you’re talking with. The goal of every conversation should be to relate and connect with the person. This will allow you to lead better and to build and develop strong [...]

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Posted in Communication - Tagged Communication, conversations

4 Benefits to Gaining Wisdom

Aug10
2012
30 Comments Written by danonleadership
4 Benefits to Gaining Wisdom

It’s important for a leader to grow and gain wisdom. The words wisdom is defined as “The quality of having experience, knowledge, and good judgment; the quality of being wise.” A leader who want to gain wisdom must know that time is a factor. It requires years and decades to grow and become a wise [...]

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Posted in Wisdom - Tagged Gaining Wisdom, leadership, wisdom

Strong Marriage Equals Strong Leader

Aug09
2012
27 Comments Written by danonleadership
Strong Marriage Equals Strong Leader

I believe The True Measure Of Success is determined by your home life. This is because a person’s home life greatly impacts every other area of their life, either positively or negatively. Author Cliff Isaacson said, “A good marriage is good for you. That isn’t just a platitude. Mounting research shows that it is the [...]

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Posted in Leadership - Tagged leadership, Marriage

I Am A Follower Book Review (Plus Book Giveaway)

Aug07
2012
22 Comments Written by danonleadership
I Am A Follower Book Review (Plus Book Giveaway)

[See how you can win a copy of this book at the end of the post.] If you want to read a book that will change your perspective on leadership then you should read I Am A Follower by Leonard Sweet. The author challenges the read to “quit defining yourself as a leader, to stop [...]

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Posted in Leadership - Tagged Book giveaway, Book Review, I Am A Follower
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