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  As we approach this year’s closure, what is the #1 quality that will propel us into the new year – with a head start? It will be your desire. Desire is the fire within! So let’s take the time to measure your desire meter. If I want to get an idea of a person’s desire to grow and develop I ask a simple question. ...Read More

Did you know that the typical internet user is twice as likely as others to feel that people can be trusted? Facebook users are the most trusting of all.  They are three times more likely to trust people than non-internet users.  One of the reasons for this is because it increases the brains release of oxytocin when people connect. Oxytocin has been referred to as...Read More

Gratitude, Thanksgiving, and Contentment rise from the same place.  They are a combination of feelings, attitudes and behaviors.   They are not the result of a perfect life. They are the result of a full life.  Contentment is the choice to be at peace with yourself and at peace with the world around you.  Webster’s unabridged dictionary defines contentment as “rest or quietness of the...Read More

By: Brigadier General Jeffrey Foley I am pleased to invite my colleague and friend as our guest to Leadershiptraq. Brigadier General Jeffrey Foley (retired), has, throughout his military career, served in leadership positions around the world. In these constantly changing environments, his genius was to keep everyone focused on the accomplishment of the mission while creating positive climates for people to learn and grow. He was...Read More

Ebola and isolation are used in the same sentence. When someone needs to be quarantined isolation is a stopgap. But it was never intended to be a way of life. Yet people — without even thinking about it — isolate themselves all the time. Isolation Limits potential Restricts capacity Lowers impact Who are your allies, your mutual supporters? If you associate with the right people,...Read More

How many times have you heard the statement, “people have a natural resistance to change?” Is that true? Dig a little deeper and you might discover resistance to change is just the symptom. People have a natural resistance to feeling incompetent. Humiliation is a deep fear we all possess. We don’t want to feel or look incompetent and change has the potential to activate that...Read More