Designing Clarity for Visionary Leadership & Livable Success
The BOLD (Who Is on Your Team?) A few years ago, I volunteered with an organization that helped entrepreneurs start businesses in the east end of Richmond. One of the organizers, Gunnar Bartels, would ask the participants, “Who is on your team?” Often, they would look surprised at that question. They would remind him that they were …
The BOLD (Don’t You Just Love a Good Cycle?) Do you every have a theme emerge in your life? You know, that offhand comment someone makes connects to the book you are reading and the article you saw online. And then two more people include it in conversations with you. This happened to me over the last two …
The BOLD (Firm Foundation) Entrepreneurs are told to work both in and on their businesses. When we work in our business, we are doing the tasks and accomplishing the projects that generate our income and create the output that we are in business to create. When we work on our business, we are accomplishing the …
The BOLD (And the Winner Is) I just finished my quarterly planning retreat. I set aside three days each quarter in order to review, envision and prep the path for my success for the next three months. I used to do annual planning only, but this 12-week focus allows me to reset and realign before I get …
The BOLD (Livable Success) My fondest wish for you is that you attain livable success. If you design and live into a success that allows you to thrive—body, soul and bank account—we all win. Your contribution will be larger, your impact deeper and your example more potent if you can sustain your success. That means that we all …
The BOLD (I’ve Got a Feeling) There are seasons when it is easier to believe that we are living in certainty. Routines flow, plans unfold, and outcomes are predictable. This is not one of those seasons. We are unsure about the future, concerned about the economic impact of the pandemic, confused about conflicting messages of safety. At the same …
The BOLD (Carry the One) While I’m writing this, there are specific world events, news stories, subjects of public discourse and historic actions unfolding. It is easy at a time like this to see the call to action and the need for change. I suggest that there are always choices to be made. There are always opportunities and …
The BOLD (Ready to Listen) The sounds are deafening. The voices are elevated and angry and despairing. The analysis is dizzying in its breadth and opinion. We kick into protection mode. We must determine the actions that we are going to take (or not take) and our brain is prioritizing safety. We return to what we know, settle into our …
The BOLD (Walking Towards a Run) You know that rolling feeling in your stomach when you think about taking that action that scares you? If confidence is an ingredient of success, then what damage is that feeling doing to your chances of taking action and achieving your goal? What if you could build your confidence with …
