I’ve been concerned that it’s close to launch time for the first Virtual Literary World Tour, and I had no idea how things would play out. I have only read 52 books so far, and covered 20 countries, and this week was focused on client work. I’ve decided not to stress myself out, and instead meditate on the situation, and I was reminded – give it time, things will become clear. I have said that I would continue reading the books until May 31, 2013 for the Tour. What’s become clear is to start off the first Virtual Literary World Tour by themes and at some point switch to visiting the country in a more structured world tour. So … [Read more...]
Choose Your Own Adventure
April 22, 2013 by Leave a Comment
While reading Susan Murphy's (@suzemuse) blog post, Social Media: A Choose Your Own Adventure Story, it occurred to me that mapping out the actual worldwide tour for the Virtual Literary World Tour could be a Choose Your Own Adventure story. Most of the mistakes that we will ever make in life are not ones that we will be unable to recover from. Knowing this gives you the freedom to take more risks and choose your own adventure. I am taking this advice myself because the purpose of Virtual Literary World Tour is for me to heal, therefore I have to give myself the flexibility to make detours and achieve my goal in different ways. The outcome … [Read more...]
Leaders Move through the Dips in Life
April 17, 2013 by Leave a Comment
The greatest leaders move through the dips in life (See Seth Godin's book, The Dip: A Little Book That Teaches You When to Quit (and When to Stick)). The greatest leaders often make things appear seamless. But we all know that everyone faces challenges in life, even ones that appear insurmountable at the moment. The way that the greatest leaders differ from most is the way in which they respond to the problems and challenges they are facing. Similarly, we see the results of a project, and everything works like clockwork, but what we do not know about is all the things that went wrong behind the scenes. Wouldn’t it be great if we … [Read more...]
Leaders are Great Readers
April 16, 2013 by 2 Comments
A variety of studies on leadership tout the traits of the most successful leaders, but one trait that keeps cropping up is reading - leaders are great readers. Regardless of whether or not you personally like/liked a world historic leader; or whether or not you like/liked his/her leadership style, you have to respect their thirst for knowledge and the way they feed their minds with books. Annual studies by Samsung Economic Research Institute reveal that CEOs read four to five books each month. How many books are you consuming each month? And are the books you are consuming nourishing your mind? Leaders are Great Readers What All Great … [Read more...]
Be Your Own Mentor and the Art of Great Conversations
April 12, 2013 by Leave a Comment
Is the art of great conversations dead? And what does mentoring have to do with great conversations? Mentoring is about relationships and the best relationships involve conversations. The greatest mentors schedule time with their mentees to meet and converse. Additionally, people can be mentored by the conversations they have – better conversations, better mentoring opportunities. Be Your Own Mentor Being your own mentor involves self-leadership, and being proactive about filling your mentoring needs. In the days of yore, philosophers like Confucius and Socrates participated in great discourses with their followers. They understood … [Read more...]
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