Leaders often talk about strategy, performance, and results. But one of the most overlooked drivers of long-term success is something far more immediate: the environment we create for those around us. The environment is more than physical surroundings. It is the sum of conditions in which we live, work, and collaborate. It is the energy in

Enjoyment means to literally experience joy. Whether it’s time with family, going on adventures, learning new things, or simply relaxing on vacation, we can experience joy and enjoyment in many ways.  The Impact of Enjoyment  -When we experience enjoyment, we’re at our best -When we’re at our best, we can GIVE our best -When we GIVE our best, we’re looking

Victory means to experience success in a competition or struggle of some kind.   Victory can also be an emotion, which is a strong feeling of elation (this is great happiness and exhilaration), which is also associated with endorphin buildup.  Endorphins are chemicals our bodies produce to relieve stress and overcome pain.   So, experiencing victory and feeling a

Imagination is the ability to come up with ideas in your own mind without tangible input from your senses – seeing, hearing, feeling, etc. What does it take to have an imagination? Creativity!   Imagination is our ability to produce or stimulate new ideas or concepts in our minds without any immediate input from the senses.  Great leaders understand

How do we GIVE Hope?  To ourselves and to other people? This starts with setting and working toward goals – personal and professional. But not just any goals.  SMART Goals are powerful enough to GIVE us hope in a brighter future we can create for ourselves and each other. SMART goals are Specific.  Measurable.  Achievable.  Relevant.  Time-bound. When we

What do you think of when you hear the word, Hope? Hope is an optimistic state of mind, expecting the most positive outcomes for events and circumstances in our lives and in the lives of others. The power of Hope is that it’s a belief that things will get better. It’s not a wish.  It’s an actual

The dictionary defines grace as simple elegance or refinement of movement.   Think about a ballerina moving ever so gracefully across a stage, or a prince or princess gracefully moving about their day inside or outside their castle.  They walk, talk, and live with grace. Grace can also mean forGIVEness, or in other words, letting go of your

Leadership and Vision John Kotter defines a vision as “a picture of the future with some implicit or explicit commentary on why people should strive to create that future.” Whether you’re a leader for your organization, in your community, or even a leader among your peers, a compelling vision has the power to GIVE peace to those

Empathy is the ability to understand and actually feel what other people are feeling.  It means to put yourself in their shoes and feeling what it must be like to be experiencing what they are experiencing.   If we are going to be a community of people who set out each day to be of service to

Sometimes the easiest way to help other people is to simply understand our own value and what makes us unique and special.   Once we understand our own personal value, we can pour ourselves into other people to lift them up; and perhaps even help them understand their own strengths and personal values. Personal Values Personal values are our