by Chris Widener Have you ever noticed that when you have the time and you sit down to write out your life and work priorities they are relatively simple to come up with? You know, you take an hour or so, go down to the coffee shop to sit and really think about your life and career and to lay …
Keeping Your Mind Tuned for Success
by Chris Widener Absolutely no one can overestimate the power of the mind and its role in our success! It is imperative to keep our minds right and on the right track if we are to achieve balanced success in our career, finances, health, emotions, relationships and spiritual lives. The analogy I would like to use here is one of …
Winning the Thought Battle
by Chris Widener If you have read my articles or heard me speak, you know that I always come down to action. We need to act if we are going to be successful! Yet, our success starts long before our actions. In fact, our success begins in our thoughts. The process is that thoughts become actions and actions produce results. …
Chris’ Top 7 Favorite Leadership Books
by Chris Widener 1. The West Point Way of Leadership by Larry Donnithorne. See at Amazon.comGREAT book by a man who taught leadership at West Point for 20 years. 2. Developing the Leader Within You by John C. Maxwell. All around book. Follow-up book is Developing the Leaders Around You. 3. Lincoln On Leadership by Donald PhillipsLooks at the Life …
Encouraging Your Employees
by Chris Widener “I have never seen a person who could do real work except under the stimulus of encouragement and enthusiasm and the approval of the people for whom he is working.” Charles M. Schwab One of the most important things you can do to help your business or venture succeed is to encourage your employees. I know that …
The Challenge to Lead
by Chris Widener What would I say if given just one more chance to give a short speech that would challenge people to step forward and lead? Here it is: The topic of leadership has been and continues to be one of the most vital topics in human history. From ancient civilizations to modern day multi-national corporations, men and women …
The Inspiration Factor
by Chris Widener The first thing that an aspiring leader must realize is that they must be inspiring! That is, they must be capable of, and willing to inspire people on to greater things than if the leader were not in their lives. So, is this too grandiose an ideal for the average local business owner? Absolutely not. The people …
Top Ten Ways to Increase Your Influence
by Chris Widener 1. Maintain impeccable character – make your character one that others know and trust. 2. Develop your skills to excellence. In everything you do, make sure you are a person of excellence. 3. Help others in all that you do. Make sure that you are a win-win person who does things so that everybody can enjoy the …
Who Makes a Difference in Your Life?
by Chris Widener Take this quiz: * Name the three wealthiest people in the world.* Name the last ten Heisman trophy winners.* Name the last five winners of the Miss America contest.* Name five people who have won the Nobel or Pulitzer Prize.* How about the last five Academy Award winners for best picture. How did you do? The point …
Why Do You Do What You Do?
by Chris Widener Take a look at this email I just received from a high school student: Mr. Widener, This is (Joe) a member of Mr. Johnson’s DECA chapter (Eds. note: DECA is a national business program for high school students). I would like to thank you for speaking at National competition prep day, and also at the beginning of …