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Lesson #2: Don’t Dream About Being Good, Dream About Being the Best!
When he was a young boy, struggling with the loss of his father and the difficulties of life in an orphanage, Monaghan spent his time reading biographies of great men who had come before him. Abraham Lincoln, a poor farm boy from Illinois, had used hard work and determination to become the President of the United States. Why couldn’t he do the same, Monaghan wondered? Or in reading Sears catalogues, Monaghan would dream about what it would be like to have a life where he could actually afford everything within its glorious pages.

Guerrilla Marketing Yourself
Once you understand that people judge you from the first moment you meet them, and realize that there is a range of tools available to help support your positioning, you can be more successful in every encounter.
Presidential List
I read an article recently that made a lot of sense to me. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize winner for her books on history, and she made a list of ten points that are important for a President to consider and to emulate if they hoped to be great. She has written books about Abraham Lincoln and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and she believes leadership strengths should be considered carefully before voting. Here are some of the attributes that she feels make for a great leader--and I agree!
How to Respond to Criticism – Learning from Dr. King
I am embarrassed to tell you that, up until three weeks ago, I had never read Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Letter from a Birmingham City Jail. It is, without a doubt, one of the best case studies in how to deal with criticism I’ve ever come across.
The Coming U.S. Crackup
Clive Crook on something that has been on many people's minds lately, the sense of a coming U.S. crackup:
HOW BAD MARKETING KILLED A GOOD MAN
How important is it to do the right thing in marketing? In this piece we see that it is literally a matter of life and death.
Leadership: The Power of Extemporaneous Speaking
It's a mistake to sound too slick, too smooth, too over-rehearsed; but it's a greater mistake to sound unprepared, inept, and unprofessional. In case you'd like to acquire the reputation for giving great extemporaneous speeches, here's a checklist

How to Think Like Lincoln
If you do heavy lifting with your mind, physical lifting can be efficient, productive, and pleasant. You can use this Lincoln technique yourself. Here's how...

How to Predict Behavior Like Abraham Lincoln Did
Behavior can be predicted in terms of a person's interests, group identity, character, and unconscious needs. If you want to predict behavior, do what Lincoln did...

How to Achieve The Success That Has Eluded You In The Past- Part 2
Here is the second set of 5 powerful ideas to help you achieve the success that you want but has eluded you in the past.
How Not to Lead
There are things you may be doing every day that undermine your ability to lead, if not -- eventually -- your position in your workplace. There are big differences between managing and leading. You can manage to hold back a flood but doing so doesn't mean you can lead the water to where it needs to go.
The Power of Words
The new book—LINCOLN SPEAKS TO LEADERS—contains a Lincoln soliloquy from a one-man play that describes the impact words can have for good or evil.

How Abraham Lincoln Used an Ancient Achievement Principle
Abraham Lincoln believed in a principle long taught by great religious leaders. In a new book--LINCOLN SPEAKS TO LEADERS--the authors show how this principle can be used by leaders today.

Abraham Lincoln and the 10,000-Hour Rule
Thousands of hours of practice are required in order to become famous in any given field. This article applies this general principle to the career of Abraham Lincoln.

Demonstrating Presentation Skills Without Jitters, And SEALs Who Care About Effective Communication Training
Presentation skills training does not have to rely on PowerPoint. Make it conversational, maintain eye contact and LISTEN to your audience, and you'll see how effective business communication can be -- and how public speaking doesn't have to be intimidating. Trying to communicate with the Pentagon, Navy SEALs learn the importance of clear business communication and effective writing skills, presentation skills that are not dependent on PowerPoint, and communication training in general.

Are You Happy Today?
Abraham Lincoln said, "Most people are about as happy as they decide to be." There is so much truth to this thought.

If Happiness Is A Choice, How Can You Create It?
Is happiness a choice? If so, how can you be happy? This article provides some steps you can take to achieve happiness.
Goal Achieving
So when does a dream become a goal? It is when it changes from an idle ‘wish’ to something you have a passion for, perhaps even an obsession. In fact show me a man who is obsessed with something and I will show you a man with a goal. If you are serious and determined about achieving various goals in your life then you must become passionate about them. However, another important thing about achieving goals is to incorporate FUN.
When Things Go Hardest...
During times of economic downturn, life and work become increasingly difficult for virtually everyone. Organizations and their people tend to flounder in a sea of uncertainty, while struggling with their decision making processes. Those leaders who have historically preceded us in troubled times, provide key insight into the aprropriate attitudes and actions which can sustain us through the current recession times.
Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21st Century
Leadership perspective piece on President Obama's leadership style and leadership lessons learned for leading effectively in the 21st Century. Includes 8 Obama leadership development tips.

Dare to Dream
Successful people are also dreamers. The capacity to dream and imagine the future you want is central to the human mind. This article will inspire you to dream big and then find the way to make it happen in your life

TOP 10 HAPPY QUOTES
The ten best quotations to inspire happiness.
What is Failure Anyway?
Does it surprise you that only 400 cokes were sold the first year; Albert Einstein's Ph.D. dissertation was rejected; Henry Ford had two bankruptcies before his famous success; or Ulysses S. Grant was working as a handyman, written off as a failure, eight years before becoming President of the United States?
Networking Works!
Eek. The dreadful Jury Duty Summons arrives in the mail again. I’m all for the jury system, mind you, but those of us who aren’t on corporate payrolls don’t get a paycheck during the time we serve. Oh, well, “one day or one trial” isn’t so bad. I am ready to do my civic duty. I believe in our government and the trial-by-jury-of-our-peers system. If a case of mine were being tried, wouldn’t I want me to be on the jury? My mood improved, I call in on the appointed day and receive instructions to show up Monday..

Leadership Coaching Overview
What is leadership coaching? When do you hire a coach? How does it work? Some guidelines to consider when hiring a leadership coach.
Empirical Skepticism
Empirical skepticism is a foundation for great leadership. We must deliberately suspend judgment and be willing to live in doubt for while, in order to allow assumptions to be sorted from facts and to keep irrelevant facts from clouding our judgment. This practice of empirical skepticism ensures that open and challenging questions help our teams anticipate opportunity and assess risk more accurately.
Are You Living Today By Default Or Design?
Very successful people are those who think about what matters to them, taking the time to be purposeful, about their actions and vigilant of their emotions. What about you? Are you living today by default or design?

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Carved in Granite
In the Black Hills of South Dakota, carved in granite, the six-story faces of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt create a grand impression viewed from a distant, or standing on the national monument's viewing terrace. Visiting Mount Rushmore on vacation, I found the documentary of its making fascinating. Weeks later, one story stayed with me.

Lesson #2: Don’t Dream About Being Good, Dream About Being the Best!
When he was a young boy, struggling with the loss of his father and the difficulties of life in an orphanage, Monaghan spent his time reading biographies of great men who had come before him. Abraham Lincoln, a poor farm boy from Illinois, had used hard work and determination to become the President of the United States. Why couldn’t he do the same, Monaghan wondered? Or in reading Sears catalogues, Monaghan would dream about what it would be like to have a life where he could actually afford everything within its glorious pages.

The NAYs Have It! - What's Wrong with Consensus Driven Leadership?
A lesson from Lincoln for driving innovation.
Presidential List
I read an article recently that made a lot of sense to me. Doris Kearns Goodwin is a Pulitzer Prize winner for her books on history, and she made a list of ten points that are important for a President to consider and to emulate if they hoped to be great. She has written books about Abraham Lincoln and Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt, and she believes leadership strengths should be considered carefully before voting. Here are some of the attributes that she feels make for a great leader--and I agree!
Are You Happy Today?
Abraham Lincoln said, "Most people are about as happy as they decide to be." There is so much truth to this thought.

Abraham Lincoln and the 10,000-Hour Rule
Thousands of hours of practice are required in order to become famous in any given field. This article applies this general principle to the career of Abraham Lincoln.

How Abraham Lincoln Used an Ancient Achievement Principle
Abraham Lincoln believed in a principle long taught by great religious leaders. In a new book--LINCOLN SPEAKS TO LEADERS--the authors show how this principle can be used by leaders today.

The Power of Words
The new book—LINCOLN SPEAKS TO LEADERS—contains a Lincoln soliloquy from a one-man play that describes the impact words can have for good or evil.

6 Ways To Win In the Game of Life
Most winners are built through brokenness. The greatest leaders have failed many times. Before inventing the light bulb, Thomas Edison failed a thousand times. Babe Ruth had 714 home runs and 1,330 strikeouts. Abraham Lincoln was said to have failed so many times, in business, in his love life, in politics but finally became one of the greatest President of the United States. Allow failure to be your friend.
LIVE HAPPY HABITS – LIVE A HAPPY LIFE!
“Most people are about as happy as they make up their minds to be!” – Abraham Lincoln 1809-1865
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