how to get ideas and make then work

Coming up with ideas may be a struggle. Here's 3 items that will help.

1. Write down on paper your three greatest wishes, numbering them one, two, and three. Look at this wish list every day.
2. Spend one hour every day analyzing and studying your job. Do this often and in less than five years you will be an acknowledged expert on that job.
3. Spend one hour every day with a white sheet of paper in front of you and write down every idea you can think of. You will get surprising ideas that will improve your job and performance.

simon sinek: people who believe

The goal is to do business with people who believe in what I believe. Simon Sinek breaks this notion down into about three parts. Enlightening to say the least.

TED - FROM How Leaders Inspire: Simon Sinek: How Great Leaders Inspire Action

The Law of Diffusion is explained. It's all about biology, not psychology.

shake off failure

Encountering failure can be discouraging. A post from shakeoffthegrind.com delves into that subject by asking poinant questions to some amazing people.

Their answers center around one item: look for the lesson.

Here is the link to this story.

5 keys to success

Overcoming organizational culture can be a major challenge. You need vision and a strategic direction. Communication is a must. Please don't take anything for granted. Every element has a function.

Are you overwhelmed in a current position and don't know where to start? Don't panic. Here are five key ingredients to get you started within your organization.

1. Take care of the fundamentals. Assess your situation from your company's point of view.
2. Spend more time with your business counterparts.
3. Learn your core business. Talk with key customers. Know their value and support them.
4. Research your competitors. Determine their key initiatives. Present this to management.
5. Delegate day-to-day management. Get competent lieutenants. Participate in group talks.

Make yourself clear on any terms. Influence your company's culture and nurture what is important. Incubate healthy discussions and lead. These five ingredients will enable a better performance for your organization.

lombardi

"I firmly believe that any man's finest hour - his greatest fulfillment to all he holds dear.... is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious."
                                                                    Vince Lombardi
                                                                                 

                            

leadership in motion

On Saturday, March 10, 2011 the Illinois Council of Deliberations had their annual leadership seminar in Bloomington at the Marriott. This is where Scottish Rite Valleys talked about the future of membership and our mission to the communities we serve. Our sense of community is great. Our goals for leadership are entrenched in our historical roots. Freemasonry aided in the idea of free thought and freedom from tyranny. Freemasons helped forge a nation and break the bonds of foreign rule.

As we talked about our future, we had a sense of our mission, a mission of responsibility to ourselves and our social conscious. I present this whole idea in this video:

This frankly is what Freemasonry stands for. This is very meaningful. I had the honor of attending this function and have shared a portion with you.