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Trust – The One Decision You’ve Made For Every Person You’ve Ever Met

In our interactions with others, we begin every relationship by making a split-second choice between to trust them and and not to them – 100% of the time. There has never been exception!

We either trust a person or we don’t – it’s that simple. Then – every subsequent action (that they do to us or we do to them) is directly related to that one decision.

Our behavior will clearly demonstrate either our trust or mistrust.

So what are some simple ways to evaluate if we’ve made the decision to trust or mistrust?

Derailed? 4 proven ways to get back on track!

Let’s face it – life happens. We all get derailed at one time or another. And it’s always more difficult to get back on track the second time. Third time. Fourth time.

I know – I’ve been there too.

BONUS: I’ve created a NEW Personal Life Plan Guide that will help you stay on track in your life and work. You can find out how to get a copy of this life-changing tool at the end of this post.

Several weeks ago, a friend sent me the following email…

Your Organization May Be Gone in 5 Years if You Don’t Do These 3 Things

We have just experienced the greatest season of charitable giving in the history of the organization where I serve.

There was no capital campaign. No fundraising drive and no direct mail appeal. No challenge, yet people gave…and gave – more than half a million dollars over the past few weeks!

Here’s why…

2 Types of Workplace Change You Should Be Prepared For

Several years ago a mentor of mine said to me, To accomplish vision, change must occur in the organizational culture.

I’ve since learned that there are 2 types of change – only 2!

Change is at the core of leadership – if there is no change, there is no leadership.

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I’ve been asked many times, How do you handle change? Since change is a constant in growing teams and organizations, I’ve found that change is best approached as an intriguing and energizing part of my work.

Effective leaders lead their teams to adopt the perspective that everything is an experiment. Many of our “experiments” work – some work wonderfully. Others that don’t succeed initially are tweaked and improved until we maximize the return-on-investment.

Leader Profile | Jeff Goins

I recently sat down for coffee with Jeff Goins at Meridees Cafe’ in Franklin, Tennessee. Jeff’s profile includes being an author, speaker, and creative coach as well as the Director of Communications for Adventure in Missions.

I first became acquainted with Jeff about a year ago when I read one of his guest posts on Michael Hyatt’s blog.

At first glance, Jeff comes off as a relatively passive, easy-going person. Yet Jeff’s passion and energy for writing and for serving others is anything but passive.

To be honest, as I have become more acquainted with him and his blog, Jeff’s pointed rhetoric about pursuing one’s passion has provided a much needed kick in the rear.