Stephen Covey’s Synergistic Communication: Foreword & Classroom Synergy

Phew, another golden chapter from one of the most golden-led books in the realm of personal development. When you communicate synergistically, you are simply opening your mind and heart and expressions to new possibilities, new alternatives, new options. You're not sure when you engage in synergistic communication how things will work out or what the...

Stephen Covey’s Four Autobiographical Responses

I'm trying to become a more effective and empathic listening, but inside the classroom and outside the classroom.  One of the things I really try focusing on is asking follow-up questions and not always say the usual, "oh, really? Interesting! Ok."  One of my friends from Australia called me out on a short, five-day vacation...

Focusing On The Core-Genius – Sorry For My Disservice

I had a wonderful insight from one of my favorite colleagues last night.  30 floors in the sky we were talking about an array of things, but at the very end, we started talking about the core-genius.  He mentioned Jim Kwik, who's a podcaster, keynote speaker and mind guru.  He asked me, "Arsenio, if I...