Success, Richard Branson, and the Spark Plug Mind
Article first published on www.linked2leadership.com Where others see obstacles, a visionary sees opportunities. They focus on synthesizing the best aspects of different ideas. They stay on the move,...
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Like the characters in the movie Silver Linings Playbook, it’s possible for leaders to change focus in life by maintaining an upbeat attitude. In the movie, Bradley Cooper plays a man with bipolar...
View ArticleResilient People Exhibit 4 Key Behaviors
At ten years of age, I rode my bike on a cow trail near our ranch house in Wyoming. I sped along at a good clip, too fast to notice a coiled rattlesnake on the other side of rock—until the snake struck...
View ArticleThe Positive Side Of Negative Thinking
I grew up in a family that survived by preparing for the worst: blizzards, drought, broken fences, and the threat of wildfire. There was a positive side to this negative thinking—as ranchers who made a...
View Article10 Hard Skills To Learn That Will Last A Lifetime
To survive growing up on a remote cattle ranch in the middle of Wyoming, there were hard skills to learn if I wanted to survive. I needed to be scrappy, gritty, and tenacious. If I wasn’t keeping an...
View Article5 Things Positive People Never Do
I make an effort to surround myself with positive people. Positive thinking is a cornerstone of mental toughness because positivity creates a mindset that can adapt to obstacles and roadblocks that...
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