energy – Page 2 – CainEllsworth

The Word of the Day is “Energy”

“Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital.” – Daniel Webster Energy, or lack thereof, has been an issue for leaders for as long as leaders have existed. I’m sure that, thousands of years ago, the head cave man was tired and run down and felt overwhelmed with all the responsibilities … Read more

Passion & Energy & Why You’re Here

“There is no passion to be found playing small – in settling for a life that is less than the one you are capable of living.” – Nelson Mandela I had a meeting recently with a client who made me feel bad about myself. I won’t share every detail, but the summary would be this: … Read more

What’s the Point?

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain It’s probably been true since the beginning of time, but it seems today that we are constantly going. From the minute we get up in the morning until we finally go … Read more

Start Your Engine

“Don’t ask yourself what the world needs, ask yourself what makes you come alive. And then go do that. Because what the world needs are people who have come alive.” – Howard Thurman In each of our businesses, we spend time talking about customers and markets and buying habits and all kinds of things centered … Read more

3 Things To Do Before It’s Too Late

“You cannot do a kindness too soon, because you never know how soon it will be too late.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson One of the fundamental flaws of human nature is our tendency to put things off. We view the change or the unknown as scary, so it’s easier to stay in our comfortable routines … Read more

The Most Underrated Leadership Skill of All

“Wisdom is the reward you get for a lifetime of listening when you’d have preferred to talk.” – Doug Larson I Googled “leadership” this morning and got 451 million hits. If you read any business publications or blogs or watch any TED talks you know people everywhere are talking about leadership. We spend endless hours … Read more

Enough Already

“People won’t have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.” – Stephen Hawking It feels like lately in this space there’s been a lot of talk about belief and positive self-talk and that kind of touchier, feelier stuff. I have people tell me that they’re not big fans of that kind of … Read more

Just Say No

“No is a complete sentence…I found developing the ability to say no expanded my ability to say yes and really mean it.” – Susan Gregg There are very few things more precious in our personal and professional lives than energy. We have a limited amount, it’s easily used up, and we aren’t very good about … Read more

Relax

For some of us, Monday is a holiday. Here in the U.S., we spend Memorial Day weekend grilling or boating or really anything outside in the nice weather – it’s the unofficial start of summer. It’s a holiday, but we’re usually busy. Remember to take some part of the weekend to rest. In our society we don’t … Read more

Value Your Energy

“The energy of the mind is the essence of life.” – Aristotle Someone recently clued me in to an organization called The Energy Project. If you’re interested, click here to get to their web site. The gist of it is this: a huge percentage of people are disengaged, beaten down, unproductive, etc., and as leaders … Read more

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