by Mike Edwards | Apr 15, 2016 | Behaviour, People, The Leadership Gift
If you follow my blog posts, you will know that I write pretty openly these days. When I’m writing, I don’t stop to consider what you might think of me. Not anymore anyway. I was very different only a little more than a year ago. I was very protected and...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 30, 2016 | Behaviour, Inspired, Leadership, The Leadership Gift
Throughout my career I spent a lot of time focused on getting ahead. I would watch the people who seemed to be moving forward, and try to mimic them. I would try to be more extroverted than I really am. I would try to suppress my sense of humour as I didn’t want...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 23, 2016 | Behaviour, People, Responsibility, The Leadership Gift
I have spent a lifetime struggling to believe in myself. This struggle manifested itself in so many ways, killing my dreams, hope, and in some ways the very thing that had me living. It’s time to take a stand for what I believe in. I am choosing to take a stand...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 9, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
A couple months ago I was contemplating my place in life. I was about to turn 50 and I was questioning why the heck it took so long to come to this place in life. I live in a space of freedom now, and I no longer think about getting through the week to escape into the...
by Mike Edwards | Mar 2, 2016 | Behaviour, Leadership, People
Lately, I’ve thought a lot about passion. I see passion differently than I did even a year ago. What makes one person passionate about something, and another seemingly similar person indifferent. In the working world, why can one passionate person be hired and...
by Mike Edwards | Feb 23, 2016 | Behaviour, Change, People
Sigh. I set a goal late last year to post once per week and until now I’ve kept that goal consistently. It’s been a couple weeks since I posted as I’ve been deeply lost in thought. To be honest I didn’t know what to write about even on this...
