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- Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21st Century - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2009 from Sharif Khan“I destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.” – Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United States The world is looking for a new kind of leader who can bring hope and stability in dark economic times. President Obama could very well be that leader. Only time will tell. What can we ...
Views: 860 - Dreamwork: Tips To Help You Recall And Interpret Your Dreams - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2008 from Sharif Khan"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind." - Emily Bronte, English novelist and poet Dreams have the tremendous power to transform our lives in so ...
Views: 1255 - Shower People With Love - by Submitted on Jun 07, 2008 from Sharif KhanMy younger brother, Junaid, passed away recently after a two year battle with cancer. He died as I was holding his hands at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on March 19, 2008 at 11:10am. Our whole family was there at his bedside when he passed away. He was only 33 years old. Especially difficult ...
Views: 951 - Stranger Than Fiction - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2006 from Sharif KhanI recently had the pleasure of watching Marc Forster’s film, Stranger Than Fiction, which I found to be a delightfully charming, intelligent comedy written by first-time screenwriter Zach Helm. I give it two guitars up. Way up. (Platonically speaking of course). It’s about an uptight IRS agent, ...
Views: 1042 - Garden of Eden: A Jungle Captive's Lesson in Dreams Come True - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2006 from Sharif KhanBBC News recently reported the story of horticulturist and orchid collector, Tom Hart Dyke, who was kidnapped in 2000 in the Darien Gap in Panama by Colombian Guerrillas and held hostage for nine months in the South American jungle. He was on a plant collecting expedition with his friend Paul ...
Views: 1097 - Key to Success - by Submitted on May 15, 2006 from Sharif KhanFirst off, I would echo the voice of 18th century French philosopher Voltaire, made popular and relevant in today’s leadership lexicon by “Good to Great” author Jim Collins, who said, “Good is the Enemy of Great.” 1. “Good is the Enemy of Great.” Get rid of the good to make room for the great ...
Views: 880 - Breakfast of Failures - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2005 from Sharif Khan"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." --Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder of IBM Before the Breakfast of Champions - there was the Breakfast of Failures: * C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) had over 800 rejections before he sold even one piece of writing. * Oprah ...
Views: 903 - 10 Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs - by Submitted on May 23, 2005 from Sharif KhanNothing happens in business until a sale is made. Marketing is simply about getting new customers and keeping them. If you’re not doing something everyday to market and promote your business, your competitors are. Here are ten easy-to-implement tips to effectively market and grow your ...
Views: 1062 - Leadership Lessons from Pope John Paul II - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2005 from Sharif Khan"Heroes are rebels with a cause. Rebels because they challenge the traditional ways of thinking and refuse to follow the herd. They have a cause, a vision, that's larger than life." - Sharif Khan, author of Psychology of the Hero Soul From a small-town Polish boy born to a retired army officer ...
Views: 1237 - COURAGE - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2005 from Sharif Khan“Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.” – John Wayne "Courage is the cliché hallmark attributed to the hero. I say cliché because people talk about courage as if it is some mysterious force only a hero is born with. Courage is a vague and fleeting concept for many people ...
Views: 993(1 vote) - Hope in Humanity - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2005 from Sharif KhanLet us renew our hope in humanity. It’s so easy to lose faith when someone cuts us off on the highway, when a ‘friend’ blows us off (for the second time) and fails to show, when we get burned in a business deal, when a co-worker doesn’t do what they said they were going to do, or when a ...
Views: 1165(1 vote) - The Chief Cause of Business Failure & Success - by Submitted on Aug 08, 2004 from Sharif KhanBusiness rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, “Leadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy.” Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, ...
Views: 1650 - Living Your Noble Purpose - by Submitted on May 30, 2004 from Sharif Khan“A common jar of clay can never become a noble masterpiece, unless it is broken by its master, refined in fire, and renewed.” – Sharif Khan There is a passage in scriptures that I have always found troubling. It reads: “Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like ...
Views: 1111 - Living Your Noble Purpose - by Submitted on May 30, 2004 from Sharif Khan“A common jar of clay can never become a noble masterpiece, unless it is broken by its master, refined in fire, and renewed.” – Sharif Khan There is a passage in scriptures that I have always found troubling. It reads: “Shall what is formed say to Him who formed it, ‘Why did you make me like ...
Views: 1185 - Awaken the Leader In You: 10 easy steps to developing your leadership skills - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2003 from Sharif Khan"The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit." - Mark Twain Many motivational experts like to say that leaders are made, not born. I would argue the exact opposite. I believe we are ...
Views: 3016(11 votes) - The Dark Side of Spirituality - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2003 from Sharif KhanOn reading Susan Cato’s November 24, 2003 Time Magazine Canada piece titled, “In Search of the Spiritual,” I became increasingly annoyed at the realization that many people keep making the erroneous split between religion and spirituality, when they are one and the same. For example, in the Time ...
Views: 1405(2 votes) - Bad Karma - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2003 from Sharif KhanJohn, with an outward smile and an inward, troubled conscience, raised his glass of Sandeman port to a toast made in honor of his recent promotion and upcoming New Year’s wedding anniversary in Morocco. Downing his sixth glass of port and taking a few puffs from his Monte Cristo, his left arm ...
Views: 1431(1 vote) - Take the Road Less Travelled - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2003 from Sharif Khan"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I, I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference." - Robert Frost I have become increasingly annoyed at the suggestion of friends and acquaintances that I "must" see My Fat Greek Wedding because of how wonderful the movie is. I ...
Views: 1816(1 vote) - IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2002 from Sharif KhanIt is very easy in today’s ‘quick fix’ society to sacrifice quality and give in to mediocrity. There are too many products in the marketplace that are nothing more than crap with a pretty package, (sometimes even the packaging is garbage) put out by individuals with false hopes of making a ...
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