Which do you prefer, the ever raised question, how old are you or what do you like about the days ahead? Most people answer the age question and cringe about years completed, even hiding their true age. They don’t want to talk about the future because their mindset isn’t focused on what might be. Change […]
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 »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 »If we set the intention and act, we may try something. No success, we quit. When it is from the heart to achieve, we will persevere to the end, despite the struggle. Keep at it. The right person will open the door for you. “Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock […]
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 »When we declare borders in our thinking, we prevent ourselves from seeing through to a solution. We need to add color to fill in the scene beyond the border. A whole new world awaits when we stop saying ‘I can’t’. “Take the crayon beyond the lines. Remove the barriers to your self-imposed limitations.” ~ Joe […]
Read More »We are meant to dream; to see ourselves in something new. Often though, people stop right there and the dream dies. No dream of substance is meant to die. It requires our intentional action daily to make steps toward achieving it. What are you acting on today that will bring you closer to your dream. […]
Read More »What’s bubbling up in our solution building meetings? The latest score or what’s for lunch? Are our solutions just whittled down from a listing in a book? Disrupt that thinking! It’s now bringing out your best options to pursue. “When you conspire with creative people on creative activities, your creative thinking will rise.” ~ Joe […]
Read More »When we think, it begins like a drip in a pool of water; a very small wave rolling outward from the center. As it rolls outward, the concentration begins to weaken. As we increase our intensity of thought and bring others alongside, we see a greater impact. Do you lead others by staying distant or […]
Read More »How much time do you let an idea grow before launching it? High performing people intentionally focus their minds to a level that boils up the best idea above the others. “Most people have no idea of the giant capacity we can immediately command when we focus all of our resources on mastering a single […]
Read More »“If you don’t change the direction you are going, then you’re likely to end up where you’re heading.” ~ John C. Maxwell Check your path: http://bit.ly/1TUlGwd #crayonleadership #joedutkiewicz #theconnectivityedge #intentionalliving #empowerment #engagement #growth #growthhacking #leadership #vision #plan #purpose #sweetspot #makeadifference #startsmall #positivechange #practice #success #significance #opportunity #sustainablegrowth #change #relationships #powerofthought #attitude #apex #navigation #growthmindset #crazyawesome […]
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 »People who worry about actions affecting their reputation are protecting something not worthy. Living at the APEX places you in the right mindset to know what is worthy of protecting. There is a larger call that APEX leaders live to each day. Keep uphill climbing! We need you at the APEX! Uplevel your mindset: http://bit.ly/1TUlGwd […]
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