Look at your bank account — money to spare?
You won’t find a measure of abundance in there.

Look at your house and car — paid in full?
Your abundance is still debatable.

Look at your clothes and shoes — the latest brands?
Abundance can still slip right through your hands.

It’s not about more, more, more — it’s beyond simple [...]

Q: I’m always looking for personal development ideas from self-help books, leadership workshops, blogs, etc. But face-to-face, I freeze whenever someone gives me constructive criticism about my work. I know that I’ll grow in my career faster if I can take that feedback and use it to my advantage, but I can’t even listen to [...]

In 2005, Harvey Mackay wrote an updated edition of his bestselling 1988 classic Swim with the Sharks Without Being Eaten Alive. One of the great aspects of his book is his celebration of the unusual and sometimes quirky aspects of the entrepreneurial spirit. For example, he included the following description of a famous man’s workspace:

“Picture [...]

Q: There are countless workshops, seminars, books, articles, and online content related to leadership development. Where should someone begin if they’re suddenly propelled into a management position unexpectedly? What’s the fastest way to get a handle on a completely new leadership role?

A: A small percentage of today’s managers were carefully groomed, coached, mentored, and trained [...]

With fresh eyes, children are constantly seeing new wonders, new joys, new sources of endless entertainment, and yes, new monsters and scary things waiting to leap from shadows, closets, and more.

Bravery doesn’t mean you learned how to stop feeling fear as you grew up. It means you learned how to manage real adult fears while [...]

In a recent survey, more than 90% of executives confidently rated themselves as above average or excellent leaders. Then their employees were asked about the executives. And the employees said their best days at work are the ones when the boss isn’t there.

You can probably conclude from that research that many leaders think they have [...]

Business leaders can take advantage of a free Leadership and Influence Summit coming up next week that requires no charge and no travel. The two-day event on 11/3 and 11/4 will take place virtually, offering 6-20 minute video messages from up to 30 widely known authors on leadership and influence. Confirmed speakers include the following: 

Robert [...]

In the South Florida issue of this month’s Smart Business, Roxanne Rivera wrote a column called “Getting along: The need for emotionally intelligent leadership.” It reflects today’s focus on leaders’ EQ (emotional quotient), not just their IQ (intelligence quotient.) History has shown that brilliant business people can fail miserably in management because they have a low [...]

Newly promoted leaders typically benefit most from clear guidance and hands-on coaching when growing comfortable in their new roles, so John Heider’s The Tao of Leadership probably won’t be particularly useful in an early stage of leadership development. However, once the basics of management have been mastered (e.g., coaching, delegating, writing performance reviews, giving feedback, budgeting, [...]

This month’s “Business and Wealth” issue of the award-winning Boca Raton Observer features a young business called Vocation Vacations. According to the Boca Raton Observer, it all began six years ago when a hardworking telecom professional named Brian Kurth felt dissatisfied with his overall quality of life and started wondering if he might be happier doing [...]