View from the Summit

Want a powerful leadership lesson? Remember this: It is not about me.

If you have not figured it out by now I’m a pretty hard charger. My day starts really early, normally between 4:30 and 5:00 AM. I start out with a cup of coffee, quite time, devotion and one hour of exercise. I’m fortunate to have a home office and that allows me to visit with my wife, eat breakfast and travel up I14 (14 stairs that lead to my loft office). My day is action packed with coaching sessions, blogging, tweeting and answering questions from clients from the previous day. I don’t want to make my day sound any more hectic or busier than yours because I’m sure its not.

Knowing the best time to buy a vacation home is something you really need to think wisely through.

I understand the appeal and the “emotions” involved having owned two of my own vacation properties. I bought a really beautiful home years ago in the hills of the Smokey Mountains. It was called Cobly Knobb and it overlooked Bent Creek Golf Course, a really beautiful place. I kept this property for about 10 years.

Hate answering the phone? What about when others get YOUR calls? Learn how to make your calls something others will LOVE answering.

When I was a young child my mom would caution me about saying I can't do something.

It was funny, she had a little saying,

Can't couldn't do it and Could did it all.

This saying has undoubtedly shaped my self esteem.

Perhaps I have learned to be over confident in areas that I'm inexperienced in but that little nudge of "you can do it" has provided miles of usefulness in my life and career.