When people ask me how my trip to Haiti was, if I’m being honest I tell them, “It sucked.” Don’t get me wrong – the organization that I traveled with does great work and I feel fortunate to be affiliated with them. I’ll talk more about their work soon,
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The truth is I don’t know how to begin discussing my trip to Haiti. I am deeply disturbed by the thought that many people are forced to endure the poverty I experienced in Haiti. I believe there is resilience in the human spirit. I believe that progress is
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Sasha from London, England (which I can’t seem to type without a British accent in my head) recently wrote asking for tips on getting a job with a great organization that helps people in the developing world. The first step to getting a great job with an
Read more →Over the past two and a half years I’ve asked everyone from high school students governors through executives at fortune 100 companies, “What is leadership to you?” The most common answer: “Ummm, I don’t know.” I’m not surprised. Modern leadership theory is muddled with contradictions, double-speak, and
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One of the biggest problems that modern millennials face is that we struggle to find and follow our passions. I believe that passion can be found through a combination of chaos, silence, and discipline. Over the past two weeks I have discussed chaos and silence. Now I
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Last week, in the first of a three part series on using chaos, silence, and discipline to connect with your passion, I explained how to use chaos as one of the three elements. This week I will discuss the value of silence. Using silence to connect to
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To kick off the new Ignited Leadership blog I want to discuss one of the most pressing issues that modern millennials face: finding passion. Recently I’ve listened to everyone from close friends – including one who is a wildly successful guy – who confided “truthfully, I’m not
Read more →I am very excited to announce that Changing the World 101 is now Ignited Leadership! Don’t worry – the Changing the World 101 program that provides students and young adults with a complete roadmap for global service and leadership is alive and well! In fact as you
Read more →Readers of my blog as well as people who have been part of my new leadership training Escape the Matrix and Lead know that I have some very strong feelings about failure. Ultimately, I think that failure is nothing more than an illusion forever propagated by the
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