Everyone has heard the old adage "You are what you eat." Lots of recent science backs that up. Our bodies are made up of the elements of the earth, and what you choose to put into that system becomes "incorporated" (literally, "becomes part of the body") of that system. A reasonably healthy individual can embark … Continue reading You Are What You Read
Author: Jim Sullivan
Unbelievable
At BUILT TO LEAD, we believe in a few principles that form the foundation of great individuals, teams, and leaders, in work and life. Three of these stand out, and I call them out to you this morning--Easter morning--deliberately to ask, "What is it that YOU believe?" Think about that as you consider the following: … Continue reading Unbelievable
Five Scary Good Questions
In a career spanning 30 years (so far), I've learned, sometimes painfully, how to ask better questions. Most of that learning has come from questions directed at me that I had no good answers for at the time. Depending upon the circumstances and who's asking them, these types of questions can be scary. These five … Continue reading Five Scary Good Questions
Dam Big Dream
I just returned from a week with the family out West, and I got to do something I'd been dreaming about since I was a kid: I took a tour of... (drum roll, please)... the Hoover Dam! Woo-hoo! Yes, I gave myself over to my inner nerd and dragged my son Dan to the deluxe … Continue reading Dam Big Dream
3-D Me
Oh, how I love my clients! One of my newest offered this thought to me today as a recollection of her reading a book! (WOW, JUST AS CHET ADVISES). This book was written by an old dead Lebanese guy named Kalil Gibran in 1923 entitled "The Prophet." Maybe you read him in school and don't … Continue reading 3-D Me
Green Economy
Happy Belated St. Paddy's Day. Yesterday, as I was driving to meet a prospective new client I heard an interesting discussion on the radio about whether and how the current economic crisis would affect the prospects for transitioning to a "green" economy. Since it was a day for all things Irish, and therefore all things … Continue reading Green Economy
Lead Anyway
With apologies to Dr. Kent M. Keith, the author of The Paradoxical Commandments, (see temporary link to the left) and to Mother Teresa, to whom they are widely but mistakenly attributed; here are some Paradoxical Leadership Commandments for today: The economy is horrible, unpredictable, and depressing. Be optimistic anyway. If you are hopeful, people may … Continue reading Lead Anyway
Nested
Have you ever seen those neat Russian dolls that nest, one within the other? You open the top of one doll and another is right there to greet you, and so on and so on until you've got maybe ten or more little Russian dolls. Here's a concept I'm trying to work out for the … Continue reading Nested
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