Jason Shick | May 5, 2010
“Not all readers are leaders, but all leaders are readers.” -Harry Truman
I despise traditional networking but must admit, I’m becoming addicted to “people reading”. If you read this blog much you may be wondering who I borrowed this idea from. To the best of my knowledge, I came up with this one all by myself. [...]
Category: Personal Development |
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Tags: character, frank, growth, Leadership, learn, learning, life lessons, living, love, networking, people reading, sales, salesmanship, stories, story, Success
Jason Shick | April 5, 2010
Time is the most expensive commodity around. It’s amazing how often I hear people say they “don’t have time”. Many times this excuse is used for things that can make a dramatic difference in their life or business. Interestingly, people usually don’t have “time” to do the things that will free up their time in [...]
Category: Leadership |
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Tags: art of delegation, behavior, delegate, delegating, delegation, don't have time, educate, guru, John Maxwell, Leadership, not enough time, perfect, perfectionism, teach, time, time management, train, training
Jason Shick | January 30, 2010
“It’s never too late to become the person you could have been.” -George Eliot
Reputation is how people perceive you. Integrity implies doing the right thing for the right reasons. Please don’t confuse integrity with reputation. As you develop yourself and become a person of character that is able to influence a following, it’s sometimes easy [...]
Category: Leadership |
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Tags: bold, boldness, character, criticism, direction, integrity, leader, Leadership, motive, motives, perception, popularity, reputation, Vision, visionary
Jason Shick | October 31, 2009
40)…”Most men leads lives of quiet desperation and go to the grave with the song still in them.”
39)… A person should develop & work in their areas of strength (don’t put a round peg in a square hole)
38)… I have a purpose
37)… Everyone has been designed to fulfill a purpose (you have a purpose)
36)… We [...]
Category: Success |
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Tags: belief, believe, change, choices, courage, courageous, freedom, influence, Leadership, mediocrity, position, power
Jason Shick | September 19, 2009
“Life is not a spectator sport. If you are going to spend your whole life in the grandstand just watching what goes on, in my opinion, you’re wasting your life.” –Jackie Robinson
Our world is crying out for quality leaders because we have created a world of spectators. People spend hours watching television, movies, you-tube videos, [...]
Category: Success |
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Tags: drive, John F. Kennedy, Leadership, passion, sports, Success, wild at heart
Jason Shick | September 14, 2009
“Success in almost any field depends more on energy and drive than it does on intelligence. This explains why we have so many stupid leaders.” – Sloan Wilson
Recently I found myself in a conversation with a man who blamed his lack of success on the fact that he refuses to play the “politics” game. It [...]
Category: Success |
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Tags: careers, Leadership, people, politics, Success, teams