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June 8, 2017

What’s your legacy

When we write a book, we always begin with the end in mind. We ask a client specific questions over six weeks on telephone coaching calls. This is an intentional process for creating speeches and writing books. One of the questions I ask is: What was the best day of your life? […]

December 22, 2016

An Invitation

This child I met on the streets of Dallas. We played basketball joyfully and I carried her around for hours. I’d love to invite you to join me and my kids and our friends and team at OnFire Books, as we welcome the homeless in on the red carpet, December […]

December 21, 2016

Words are currency: Sharpen Your LinkedIn Bio in 2017

Warren Buffet is brilliant but doesn’t write his own books. Did you love or hate literary assignments in high school? Most people say they disliked it, which is why even Warren outsources. He’s smart enough to write of course, it’s just not his thing. As my Christmas gift to you, friend, message […]

November 16, 2016

Time is Currency

Article by Tiarra Tompkins, Vice President of OnFire Books. Where are you losing your time? Time is an interesting concept. We all have the same hours in a day. For those of us who wake up, we can choose how we spend that time. Sometimes those choices are hard. Despite our […]

November 15, 2016

What’s Your Life and Business Legacy?

Everything in life begins with a conversation. Businesses, relationships, movements. You could have the greatest idea in the world, but if you do not connect and have a conversation with others, your idea remains stagnant. The Conversation is a gathering of 100 World Changers. An intentional event to come together to ignite […]

September 25, 2016

The “IT” Factor

Ever wonder why some people seem to have it yet others don’t? “IT” is that elusive, sexy quality that’s hard to define. It’s charisma, magnetism, strategic vision, and business acumen, and it may not have anything to do with sexuality at all. People who have the “IT” factor have influence. They […]

September 19, 2016

You

Now is the time to use your gifts as a world changer. This morning Chi Chi Rodriguez, the legendary golfer, told me that you cannot have courage without a crisis. Courage takes extraordinary strength. What a beautiful message. It gives me hope that whenever I face a crisis, I can dig […]

September 19, 2016

3 Brilliant Tips You Can Use To Build Business Relationships

Popularity matters. It might have been a negative term in the past, drawing up images of the mean girl in high school. But that’s not what it means today. Let’s not kid ourselves. No one desires to be unpopular. Social equity is the new currency. And no matter who you are […]

September 18, 2016

The One Currency That All Extraordinary Leaders Have In Common

How much margin time do you have built into your life? I often write about currency. When I was asked to give a TED talk I did it on “Words are Currency.” It was a unique perspective for most and I received hundreds of comments, emails and letters about it. I […]

September 17, 2016

Disruption: More than a buzzword

Everywhere you look it seems as if someone is talking about the word “disruption.” Disruptive innovation is written about in articles and blogs on Forbes, Smart Money, and the Harvard Business Review, among others. An entire industry has flourished around this one word and now there are disruption consultants, disruption awards, disruption […]