#77 – Leaders Read For Enrichment

This is an abstract from an article I stumbled upon. It is about the “Four Reasons Leaders Are Readers” and basically emphasizes you on why you should definitely read A LOT of books in order to become a perfect leader.

“What if you could sit down one on one with the world’s brightest minds and have them mentor you – would you be interested? You can if you read their books. Over the last ten years I have read more than 1000 books and the growth and learning I have received has been immeasurable.”

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#66 – The Ten Action Signals: Overwhelm

By Thomas Mondel

October 9, 2013

3 Min read

9. Overwhelm Grief, depression, and helplessness are merely expressions of feeling overloaded or overwhelmed. Grief happens when you feel like there is no empowering meaning for something that has happened, or that your life is being negatively impacted by people, events, or forces that are outside your control. People in this state become overwhelmed and often begin to feel that nothing can...

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#52 – Words Of Wisdom

By Thomas Mondel

September 11, 2013

1 Min read

“I don’t like that man. I must get to know him better.” – Abraham Lincoln It was the first day after I gave up teaching in a classroom to become the high school student assistance coordinator. I asked the woman who was retiring from that job how she tolerated working with a principal who was extremely narrow-minded and negative in his approach to teachers. Her answer was...

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#53 – Ask For Excellence

By Thomas Mondel

September 11, 2013

2 Min read

Former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger asked an assistant to prepare an analysis. The assistant worked day and night on the report. An hour after he gave it to Kissinger, he got it back. There was a note attached that said to redo it. The assistant stayed up all night redoing the report. Again Kissinger asked him to redo it. After redoing the report three times, the assistant asked to see...

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#47 – 12 Tips On Staying Inspired

By Thomas Mondel

September 8, 2013

2 Min read

Lately I stumbled upon this little picture here. It summarizes a great list of steps to take to get more inspired, more recharged and feel more drive in your daily work. Check it out: 12 Tips on Staying Inspired by 24slides. From Visually. Stay Inspired By Inspiring Others: Make It A Habit To Contribute There is only one thing I would add to this list and that is contribution. There is nothing...

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