by David Beavers | Mar 17, 2014 | Encouragement, Habits of Success, Leadership, Relationships
The ultimate frontier for me as a leader is learning to become a world-class listener. We hear a lot about coaching others on our teams. But know this: the most important skill is listening. Some call it Heart-Centered Listening. In high school, college and graduate...
by David Beavers | Jan 9, 2014 | Commitment, Follow Up, Habits of Success, Motivation
Sally and I spent the week after Christmas at the beach, where it rained and the temperatures plunged into the 20’s. So we drove back to Nashville two days early, and I arrived home with a horrible cold. It completely shut me down, put me in the bed for two days and...
by David Beavers | Dec 18, 2013 | Acceptance, Habits of Success, Letting Go
Another New Year approaches, and our lives seem to move along faster than ever. I have a theory—the perceived speed of time passing tends to match our current age. Don’t we all remember how long it used to take for Christmas to get here, before we became a teenager,...
by David Beavers | Oct 23, 2013 | Commitment, Consistency, Habits of Success, Persistence
I’ve never quite understood why any doctor would say, “I’ve been practicing medicine for twenty two years.” Practicing? Good grief—when in the world are you really going to start? I’m not so sure if I want someone practicing anything on me. I want someone who...
by David Beavers | Sep 19, 2013 | Events, Goals, Habits of Success, Momentum
September gives all of us the opportunity to start over—time to think about our priorities, goals and all the things that fill our lives. As the days shorten, my mind shifts to the coming year, which begins with the start of school, football season and Labor Day...
by David Beavers | Aug 21, 2013 | Events, Follow Up, Habits of Success, Stories
Do the best things in life come in 3’s? Looks like it. Do any of us remember ever going to a two-ring circus or watching re-runs of the Six Stooges? In 1492 Columbus sailed the ocean blue with a small fleet of three ships—the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa...
