Intentionality. This is a big idea. We make decisions, and take action. We decide things. We do things. We pursue, and risk, and reach out from our current place on which we stand. We try to do things that are undone, and try to undo things that are done incorrectly....
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Drunk On the Daily Grind
They intoxicate themselves with work so they won't see who they really are- Aldous HuxleyDown in the trenches. On the front lines. Nose to the grindstone. We've heard this before, and done this before. And while working hard is by no means a bad idea, let's not...
A Little Leverage
Carl Jung once said, "We always require an outside point to stand on, in order to apply the lever of criticism."As I've said before, objectivity. An outside view, an observer who is not inside the organization, or the family, or the mind of an individual.So here are...
The Destination
The fundamental definition of a leader is a person who leads others to a destination. Key words LEAD and DESTINATION. Where exactly are you going? Too often we lead for the sake of leading. This amounts to a cruise ship going around in circles. Not too hateful...
Trust
To be trusted is among the greatest privileges we can walk under. And conversely, to lose that trust becomes the most expensive relational loss, and regaining it is near impossible. As business leaders, we can be given, with little question, much trust. By our...
On mentoring
An often overlooked quality necessary to being a good leader is humility. And one place in which that humility becomes essential is in the area of mentoring. Dads and moms mentor. Coaches mentor. Bosses mentor. Pastors and community leaders and CEO's and PTA's and...
The flame of creative thought
Ideas, seminal thoughts, and the unique handmade truths of original thinking are a small flickering candle flame in the window of the mind. When you open it to the world, the winds of popularity quickly blow it out. These small flames are lit in the quiet rooms behind...
Creativity
What exactly is creativity? Fuel in the engine of an artist? Voices in the head of a musician? It's easier than that. And more accessible and attainable to all of us, not just the 'creative' types. Essentially, it is the ability to see what others do not. When an...
The Lodestone Team of Business Coaches Speak Your Language.
Because they are all entrepreneurs, they understand the pain of running a business. They are trained to lead sessions so you can learn how to get back on track, and rediscover why you want to succeed.