Practice This

  by seanmcgrath
If you are into personal development like me you must have a mentor or two.
J.D. goes even further making everyone his mentor.
Why having a mentor? What do they do to us? And how it helps us to grow?
I like how Sr. Ken Robinson explains it in his book The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything. Sr. Robinson says mentors are about recognition, encouragement, facilitating, and stretching.
My mentors are my secret weapon that helps me get quickly back into the saddle when …

by zedzap
Bloggers’ eyes are at strains as blogging requires tons of reading. Especially it is painful for part time bloggers as they do it at night when the light is less than optimal.
The result is pretty expected – at some point bloggers prescribed to wear eyeglasses.
That is exactly what happened to me a year ago at age of 36. While almost everyone tells me the glasses suit me I admit it is a pain – physical and logistical [and financial].
William H. Bates shares practical techniques to improve eyesight in his …

by mollypop
What does it take to change the world? What does it take to change self? What does it take to make others change?  These questions seem completely different. Aren’t they? At first they might. But not after reading the book Influencer: The Power to Change Anything.
In the book  I learned practical and simple pattern of making change, be it little or global.

This is quite timely for me as I was recently assigned to lead a significant mindset change among my colleagues – …

by LollyKnit
Before starting your next consulting gig ask yourself – “What’re are the minimum conditions to make this one successful?”
I ask that question myself anytime I get a new assignment. Lately I found simple and practical answer to it in the book Flawless Consulting: A Guide to Getting Your Expertise Used where Peter Block suggest that critical conditions for successful consulting gigs are Valid Data, Free and Open Decision Choice, and Internal Commitment.
Think to hire a consultant? Preparing to a new …

by notsogoodphotography
This post is a final part of series of posts Powerful Consulting – #1, Powerful Consulting – #2, Powerful Consulting – #3, and Powerful Consulting – #4 where I tried to put The 48 Laws of Power, a book by Robert Greene, into Consulting practice.
This post runs through the laws #41 to #48. It has original laws and my own interpretations that seemed to me more proper fit for Consulting practice.
Consultant or not, read on.