Accelus Insights:
The Leadership Narrative

How can you increase your confidence?  Is there a book or course “How to Increase Confidence in 30 Days?”  More than likely there is, yet I challenge you to set your own course for increasing confidence. As a young person, and still to this day, I would love to have...

This question came from a participant in one of my strengths workshops.  “Are certain strengths or characteristics common in leaders?”  Many questions along this same line have been asked about leadership over the years.  What do you think the answer is? Are leaders born or made?  What are the characteristics...

We admire them from afar and close-up, wondering how they have mastered this ability.  Calmly and powerfully their influence touches us and so many others. Yet this influence is not controlling, dominating or belittling.  It is refreshing, inspiring, and uplifting.  And we wonder how did they become so great?  What...

Have you ever had one of those dreams (nightmares!) where you show up for class only to discover there is a test that day that you either did not know about or completely forgot?  Fear and panic set in as you realize you are far from prepared.  What you need...

The final key to mastery from George Leonard’s book Mastery is The Edge.  Thus far we have reviewed the following: Instruction – the coach and other forms, reading, video, etc. Practice – the verb and the noun Surrender – to the instruction and demands of the discipline and of your...

Continuing with George Leonard’s book Mastery, the fourth key is intentionality.  In the book, Mr. Leonard defines intentionality with words such as character, willpower, attitude, imaging, the mental game.  He goes on to describe the power of visualization in performance with many examples coming from the world of sports. If...