Who are the people you are meeting today to begin a relationship or to maintain a current one? Are you approachable? Gentile? Enriching? Welcoming? In less than 30 seconds, your interest in the other person will show. We are meant to be social and invested in helping others become what they desire. We are meant […]
Read More »I used to think that taking the classes required of me in the workplace was all I needed. Somehow the company was preparing me. Actually, they were compliance or technical skill instruction sessions. They did nothing for me to prepare. I woke up and started attending to growing me for my next opportunity. What are […]
Read More »Why do mountain views or beach scenes seem popular, you can see farther! What if your daily life, your daily activities, are not getting you above the trees but keeping you within the forest? What will it take for you to make that courageous step and get beyond the simplistic SMART goal you have in […]
Read More »Nothing gets you clearer about what your meaning in life is than building out a strategic plan for your life. Casting a vision for your next five years may be hard at first. You’ll soon though be intrigued to see it come to be and take action to get there. Write it out and share […]
Read More »We hear a lot of people saying “No” in our lives from our first days. Most of them are not intentional. The brain though doesn’t take in the intent. It just knows “Yes” and “needs work” experiences. If needing work, it grows in intensity until resolved. Reject the “No” and see who you are to […]
Read More »How many times we want the result now and we dislike the struggle? The power is in the struggle. We learn; sometimes more than we want – about ourselves and our chosen path. The only way we can succeed is to step through the work, the pain, the agony, the isolation, or any other seemingly […]
Read More »Each day we are faced with an audience whether your family, your social group, at your workplace, or even on a conference stage. We may practice what we will say in front of those people. You will not, however, change from your true self on the stage. Get your character straight and what your meaning […]
Read More »Sometimes our day begins to intrude and breaks any weak intention to carry out the activities needed to build a new habit. Why? We weren’t tied to achieving the desire. Weak desire leads us to fail. Strengthen the persistence by bringing others stronger to support you in your achievement. “Consistent persistence breeds completion of new […]
Read More »Habits cover over 80% of what we allow to happen untouched in our life. This is not good if we never go back and question why this habit is there. If our goal is to lose weight and our habits are to grab comfort food, the result will never match the goal. When we our […]
Read More »We are meant not to be on 24/7. We need downtime without the phone, the internet, and other distractions. Gather the people who are there day in and out with you. Take them to a quiet place and explore a deeper portion of your relationship. “Disconnect to spend quality time with the person who supports […]
Read More »Sitting at the train station wondering where the trains are going and what they find along the way. We need to take a look at our thinking in a similar way. Isn’t it interesting to look at what we think from an third party sort of manner? APEX thinking leaders keep their thinking muscle in […]
Read More »Today, let’s look at what we do. Is what we do reaching what we want to feel fulfilled? Start small today to get closer by doing the step(s) thought about. Remove the doubt or the excuses holding you back “Psychologists have correctly said, ‘when one is truly ready for a thing, it puts in its […]
Read More »We should periodically look at where we are and where we are headed. We should talk with a mentor or another person trustworthy that can be objective and ask the right questions. Work to identify what you don’t know about yourself and create a path forward to remove the limitations. “It takes discipline to look […]
Read More »If you look at the news, you might see that this nation has lost hope, going through life saying that there is no way forward. Sometimes our family members have lost hope, thinking that they are just waiting to close our their stay here. When we lose hope, we lose our way and the mindset […]
Read More »People lose out in their daily life. Their idea of who they are causes them to miss what they can become. Remove the doubts and reset thinking larger. If you want to speak to 1000 students on a topic passionate to you, know you can speak to at least 2000. You can speak to a […]
Read More »What do we include in your daily agenda? Do we say that we are so busy? Busyness never stands up to intentional action on what is meaningful in our life. Is your day successful because you caught up the task list before you left the office? Did this really move you forward as a person […]
Read More »We daily seek to accomplish tasks and juggle multiple items competing for our attention. What we sometimes ignore is the end result. A special unit of Google seeks to solve for “x”. What are you seeking to solve. Did you remember the people that you need to bring with you and their needs? “While critically […]
Read More »We often are assigned a goal, put our heads down and work on it. We complete it and move onto the next. We might pat ourselves on the back that it is done. Everyday, it seems like we are “checklist robots”. Do you feel the same. What’s missing? Remembering that we need to continue to […]
Read More »What would others say about your character? Even though character is challenged everyday, a person needs to persevere to keep character intact. Character matters daily, especially at the APEX. APEX leaders develop their character everyday, making sure that it stands true. Keep yourself accountable to act in alignment with who you are. “When anyone asks […]
Read More »The experiences we have had give us the opportunity to learn on how to leverage the experiences in the future. APEX leaders better understand themselves and their purpose. They also act knowing that history doesn’t limit them in the future. Do you have the tools to navigate the future? “History is a guide to navigation […]
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