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23 Powerful Quotes About the Power of Connecting

Posted on April 15, 2014 by Dale Marcouillier | 0 Comments

April has been an interesting month so far, as I have taken on some new personal and professional challenges. As I’ve been preparing for a couple of upcoming teaching events, I’ve had great opportunity to study and reflect on the ability to connect with other people. I’m fascinated by the subject, mostly because I really believe that it is a…

The Miracle of Time

Posted on February 27, 2014 by Dale Marcouillier | 0 Comments

Today we are featuring a passage from the great works of Arnold Bennett. Bennett, a very prolific British journalist and novelist in his time, explored a variety of topics and concerns in his work. Although much of his work is over a century old, it has stood the test of time and is still available in various formats today. In…

So, How’s That “New Year’s Resolution” Thing Coming? (Part 3)

Posted on February 5, 2014 by Dale Marcouillier | 2 Comments

Today I’m closing out a three-part discussion on New Year’s Resolutions and why so many start off every year with such high expectations, only to have their best intentions fall by the wayside before the calendar page turns to February. If you missed Part One, you can catch up here. And if you missed Part Two – the one that…

Kick it to the Curb – Part 1

Posted on December 4, 2013 by Dale Marcouillier | 0 Comments

It’s huge. It’s debilitating. It can even be paralyzing. Fear. Brian Tracy calls fear, “the greatest single obstacle to success in adult life.” I believe him. In preparing our Goals 2014 audio course, I had time to reflect on the role fear plays in our ability to achieve everything we set out to. As most of us have come to realize,…

Reluctance to Strength-Based Leadership

Posted on November 7, 2013 by Anthony Gitonga | 0 Comments

Editor’s Note: We are honored today to feature a guest post from a very gifted writer and blogger, Anthony Gitonga. Anthony is the CEO of LEAD Consulting, a Nairobi-based firm committed to training others in leadership and personal development. We add most value to our organisations when we lead in the sphere of our strengths. While the strength–based development movement has…

Five Personal Development Books I Return To Each Year

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Dale Marcouillier | 2 Comments

If you’re like me, you know that there are not nearly enough hours available to simply read all the great personal development material out there and available. The fact that you’re reading this paragraph right now pretty much tells me that you ARE like me. Despite my own seemingly never ending list of books that I continue to plow through,…