Archive for August, 2010
Centering Yourself And Staying Grounded: Finding Your Inner Mettle For Sustained Passion!
He that does good to another does also good to himself; not only in the consequences but in the act of doing it; for the consciousness of welldoing is an ample reward. Seneca
As a leader of an organization it is essential to be a beacon from which others can seek guidance and direction. The leaders ability to be that beacon radiates out to others depending on how grounded and centered that individual is on the things that matter.
The annals of history consistently reveal that all leaders operate more often than not from three key answers. It is the sum whole of all three answers that affords a leader their direction and allows them to stay grounded. This is what gives them a sense of centeredness which others gravitate towards! They stay within three key areas which provide them with the three answers. And when they have to step outside of these three key areas they seek an individual who can answer the three key areas and they remove themselves from second guessing that person. This act along with selfcontrol is what makes them a LEADER and is why people follow them.
I am reminded of these three key elements to leadership mettle which determine ones centeredness by observing my friend and CEO of the Narrative Television Network Mr. Jim Stovall. He frames the three elements this way: The Three Key Leader Answers are sources of how stable and solid ones metal will be are driven by asking these three questions:
1.What do I know? The answer will be driven based upon ones knowledge technical and nontechnical education formal and informal personal experience family friends community social health spiritual inspirational professional experience jobs employers colleagues customers projects assignments travel etc. observations intuitiveness etc.
2.How do I know this? What truths do I know to be so and exactly what is it that tells me this? What did I personally do or witness that tells me this conclusively?
3.When did it dawn on me? At what time in my life did I come to this realizations? What are my stories or vignettes or where was I when this became clear to me?
A leaders inner mettle is derived from these three answers and becomes an eternal source of passion within them. Their passion becomes a neverending source of motivation and from this presence others look to for even greater leadership.
The three answers also serve to keep an individual grounded by revealing what subjects issues and priorities a leader should focus on or not focus on. By answering these three types of questions one evolves into grounded leadership positions. In essence they define their IDENTITY their who am I really?. They identify their PURPOSE their what / why factor that they hold important which evolves around their Identity.
Conversely one becomes OFFCENTERED when one looses focus and strays out of that which they know and can answer and are left to having to fake it.
When you find yourself mentally wandering aimlessly and lack the youthful spring of energy chances are extremely good that you have diverted yourself away from one of these three key answer areas and are attempting to be all things to all people. Worse yet you find yourself correcting and micromanaging others who ARE capable of answering the three key leadership questions in a specific area that you in fact cant!
Centering yourself and staying grounded starts by finding your inner mettle and holding onto it for sustained passion!
When we see men of worth we should think of becoming like them; when we see men of a contrary character we should turn inward and examine ourselves. Confucius
About the writer: Jeff Magee Ph.D. PDM CSP CMC is the publisher of Performance Magazine and is also the podcast host/anchor of Performance Magazine Live which offers FREE Podcasts by prominent business leaders! A wellknown author and speaker Dr. Magee can be reached at jeffJeffreyMagee.com toll free 187790MAGEE or www.JeffreyMagee.com for more information on keynotes training seminars and skill development resources.
Cash Gifting Leadership. Do You Need A Cash Gifting Leadership Group To Be Successful?
Cash Gifting is the act of giving another person or an entity a declared sum of cash with no strings attached freely without coerce or consideration. Cash Gifting is not a payment for goods or services or a loan it is a gift of cash. Many people who have not had a lot of success in typical homebased businesses are turning to gifting as their source of income. With gifting it doesn’t matter how you live where you live what your background is how technologically advanced you are whether you graduated from college… or even high school. You can make money with Cash Gifting.
Aside from determination all you really need to be successful with Cash Gifting is a Cash Gifting Leadership Group. The difference in having the backing of a successful leadership group in cash gifting will make a difference between thousands and several hundred thousands. It’s not about the money we generate from this system but about what we know that allows us to generate this kind of cash and how we can teach you to do the same exact thing!
Who wouldn’t like receiving money in their mailbox? The idea of earning money through Cash Gifting has become very popular because it’s so simple. We don’t stock products we don’t sell we don’t have any hidden fees and we don’t have uplines or downlines like in Multi Level Marketing. It is simply an honest way to achieve wealth. The Abundant Living System offers a fantastic tool to become a success at cash gifting. However when you add my support tailormade training program and personal attention the chance of success is multiplied massively
Aside from gifting most homebased business opportunities involve buying and selling product. This is a great opportunity if the person in the business can sell. But most of us can’t sell … doesn’t mean we wouldn’t like to earn additional income though! Cash Gifting allows people who don’t feel they could sell the chance to make the same type of extraordinary income within his or her own comfort zone. Also different is we never stock products and we have no overhead. In fact we don’t even need a computer.
Think about what you’re currently doing in your life. Are you generating money the easy way or the hard way? The concept of earning money through gifting activities isn’t anything new. Gifting is the way many people have always lived their lives. Call it what you will sowing and reaping gifting… the idea being the more you give the more you receive or get back in return.
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Car Storage Units – Selecting The Right Storage Unit For Ones Car
Car purchase numbers have been growing rapidly over the past few years. But along with the purchase of a car one also has to pay attention to its preservation and storage.
Also for the safety and security of ones car it is imperative to select the right storage unit for it.
Cars come in various sizes and have diverse uses today. There are sophisticated automobiles for business or officegoing crowds. There is standard assortment of cars for daytoday activities.
For more sportsrelated or leisure activities a wide range of RVs and Sports cars are also out in todays market.
Cars are becoming loaded with more and more advanced features nowadays and hence its even more important to choose the right car storage unit for ones car.
It is the size and the quality of automobile parts that a car contains which determines what the car storage unit should be like.
Most commonly people select their driveway for keeping their cars. However in case its an RV Recreational Vehicle; one might face restrictions in using the driveway due to neighborhood norms or rules.
In such cases people mostly prefer to acquire their own personal garagespaces for their cars. Another option for storing such cars is metal car storageunits. Some places provide metal RVstorage locations.
The best feature of these storage units is the fact that they protect ones vehicle from climatic and hazardous agents. Parking ones car in these units provides safety against natural calamities like earthquakes and hurricanes.
Besides these units last for a longer duration and can also be extended. In most situations such a storage unit has to be constructed on ones property. It is much more convenient and durable.
In case one is looking for a more simplified car storage option then a car storage shed is an ideal alternative. Different dealers offer various sizes of car storage sheds. Some of these car doors and covers are prepared from UV resistant and Fire retardant PolyFabric support.
These sheds consist of two ends with zipper doors on both ends so as to enable sufficient airing for the car. Plus there are additional equipments for supporting the shed cover like arches anchors nuts and protective washers.
These shades come in different sizes for example 30 by 30 feet or 12 by 24 feet. Depending on their features items and equipments; these sheds have a price ranging anywhere from 650 2700.
Other than this there are rental garage spaces that are offered for car owners. These can be used by paying a rent on a weekly quarterly or monthly basis.
This option is suitable for longterm car storage purposes. A garage is safe on security counts and also protects the car against various damages.
Other than this there are many indoor and outdoor car storage facilities. One can always dig up information on such storage units on the internet. Outdoor storage units are mostly open parking areas where many people park their cars on rental basis.
About the writer: Car storage units is an ideal place to store your car when you are going on a vacation or for a business trip. Find more information on car storage at www.carstorageunits.com
