Stephen Covey’s 8th Habit | Season 6 – Episode 19 | Integrate What You Learn into Your Life

“To know and not to do, is really not to know. To learn and not to do is not to learn. In other words, to understand something but not apply it is really not to understand it. It is only in the doing, the applying, that knowledge and understanding are internalized. For instance, you could...

Stephen Covey’s 8th Habit | Season 6 – Episode 14 | Find Your Voice

“EVERYONE CHOOSES ONE of two roads in life—the old and the young, the rich and the poor, men and women alike. One is the broad, well-traveled road to mediocrity, the other the road to greatness and meaning. The range of possibilities that exists within each of these two destinations is as wide as the diversity...

STEPHEN COVEY’S 8TH HABIT | SEASON 6 – EPISODE 9 | THE Silent Conspiracy

“This silent conspiracy is everywhere. Not many people are brave enough to even recognize it in themselves. Whenever they hear the idea, they instinctively look outside themselves. When I teach this material to large audiences, I often pause after a couple of hours and ask the question, “How many like this material, but feel that...

STEPHEN COVEY’S 8TH HABIT | SEASON 6 – EPISODE 3 | WHY THE 8TH HABIT & The Story of Muhammad Yunus

“Being effective as individuals and organizations is no longer optional in today’s world—it’s the price of entry to the playing field. But surviving, thriving, innovating, excelling and leading in this new reality will require us to build on and reach beyond effectiveness. The call and need of a new era is for greatness. It’s for...

The Emotional Bank Account Course is Officially LIVE!

So, after my blog has gotten a significant amount of views over the years (as well as podcast plays), I've finally put together a video course to teach everyone about The Emotional Bank account.  With loads of actionable items, this could be your introduction into personal development/self-improvement.  Because we're always engaged in communication, whether it's...

Propensity & Broken Trust Being a Beginning

For many people, broken trust is a dead end. It's the end of a relationship, the end of an opportunity -- sometimes even the end of self-confidence and the ability to ever trust again. But it doesn't have to be. In fact, I contend that broken trust can actually become a significant beginning. If you've...

Restoring Relationship Trust

Another area that creates huge trust issues in personal relationships is money. As many marriage counselors affirm, money problems are a key cause of divorce. While many such problems are caused by lack of character (selfish or impulsive spending, attempts to control or restrict a partner's access to shared resources, or efforts to hide spending...

Restoring Organizational Trust

Restoring trust within an organization may seem difficult, particular if the focus is almost exclusively on producing and is not balanced by the need to maintain the capacity to produce in the future. However, the fact that high-trust organizations outperform low-trust organizations by three times provides a strong incentive to make the effort. High trust...

Restoring Societal Trust

Restoring trust on the societal level means rebuilding trust in countries, institutions, industries, professions, and in other people generally. it includes counteracting suspicion and cynicism and replacing it with contribution, value creation, and ethical behavior.Stephen M. Covey Wow, kind of a big one, right? I mean how can we rebuild trust in institutions? They've been...

When You have Lost the Trust of Others

Whether you lose the trust of others through a conscious act of betrayal, poor judgement, an honest mistake, a failure of competence, or a simple misunderstanding, the path to restoration is the same -- to increase your personal credibility and behave in ways that inspire trust. Sometimes the only way to win back is by...