Is Your Personal Discipline Strong Enough to go the Distance?
Personal Discipline is a misunderstood concept in many circles. I think it’s because we are quick to relate the word “discipline” to physical or mental abuse. That’s unfortunate. It’s unfortunate because personal discipline in many matters is one of the most missing...
A Review of The Book of Mistakes by Skip Prichard
Who knew mistakes are a secret to creating a successful future? More specifically, that learning from our mistakes is the not-so-hidden secret? That’s what compelled CEO, speaker, and leadership thought leader, Skip Prichard to write The Book of Mistakes, 9...
To Live Fully Alive, You Must Do More than Exist
How can we be fully alive? I mean really and truly fully alive? There are many ways we go about making it happen. And we might even think we are doing it. Yet, the contentment, satisfaction, and good feelings that made us that way eventually fade. Sometimes it’s...
Is Your Attitude Pouring Into or Draining On Others?
We often hear about attitude and the importance of it. Clichés, like “your attitude determines your altitude” and “attitudes are contagious, make yours worth catching” are pretty common. As you may know, I am no fan of clichés, but I do also acknowledge that...
It’s My Pleasure… but You’re Not THE Boss of Me
My pleasure. I thought I was pretty wise when I decided to start saying that whenever anyone would thank me for the work I had done for them. I thought I was pretty smart. That is, I thought I was smart until learned it was the phrase Chick Fil-A employees are...
How to Reframe Anxiety for Personal Growth
The ability to reframe anxiety is a vital personal growth tool that we – introverts and otherwise – should seek to master. Having spent most of my life being an anxious and nervous person, this took me a look time, and I am still working on it. But the...
Introvert Anxiety Triggers – It’s a Thing!
I can’t help wondering if there is a direct link between anxiety and introverts. The more I think about it, the more I believe it to be true. And, as a classic introvert, I am of course thinking about it – often. A while back, I wrote a post titled “Okay, You’re an...
When Things Come Together, The Body is One
The value of things that come together is something Former Ford Motor Company CEO, Alan Mulally knows well. Leaving his role at Boeing and taking the Ford helm as outsider to the auto industry, he was asked why he thought he could turn the company around. He responded...
Developing People – 7 Posts on Building People Up
Developing people is one of the core ambitions of 1Glories. When I started the blog, it was about the only directive I knew for sure. And developing people goes well beyond the topic of “leadership.” And there is no one surefire approach that will work for everyone....
Have Greater Lasting Impact by Building Up Others
One of the best ways to have lasting impact is by investing in the lives of others. This is pretty common knowledge, especially in a culture that lauds coaching, mentoring and leadership. This is usually in a corporate setting, but it’s probably even more true...