This post originally appeared on Debra Ellis’s Multi-Channel Magic Blog.  I wanted to share it with this tremendous Visionary Leadership Community… ~. was honored when Debra Ellis asked me to write a guest post about the most important business lesson I’ve learned. That lesson is to simply and completely allow yourself to be open. MORE >>

It Comes Down to This When you are visited by your personal demons – your fears, anxieties, doubts and wounds – can you sit down and have tea with them? Can you turn your attention toward the demons and explore what you can learn about yourself? For many reasons, we often can’t. [.]. For Executives Making Meaning Meditation Stres MORE >>

The concept of a coach is slippery. Coaches are not teachers, but they teach. They’re not your boss—in professional tennis, golf, and skating, the athlete hires and fires the coach—but they can be bossy. They don’t even have to be good at the sport. The famous Olympic gymnastics coach Bela Karolyi couldn’t do a split if his life depended on it. MORE >>

Here's a thought starter and reading recommendation to ignite your imagination this weekend. I'm sharing some wisdom from Steve Martin and a review of Mike Figliuolo's new book. Imagination Igniter MORE >>

"I hear and I forget. see and I remember. do and I understand”. -- Confucius. Even the most brilliant, credible, and talented instructors with the most dazzling PowerPoint slides won’t guarantee participants in a leadership training program are actually going to learn anything. What would be the barriers?” Monitor the energy level in the room. MORE >>