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During my 30-year career in the military, I read many books on leadership and human potential, but none of them really stirred my thinking like the book The Heart of a Leader by Ken Blanchard. That’s why, when I became an author, I knew I wanted to put together a book like his, a book that could help other people like his book had helped me. I really hope the quotes in this book and my thoughts on them will help you grow as a leader, but perhaps more importantly, I hope they inspire you to develop higher level thoughts of your own.

Effective communication requires that we use the method that works best for those we are speaking to, not just the method that works for ourselves. This means that if you are to be effective in communicating your organization’s goals and objectives, you must learn how to find common ground and establish a connection with people. This is not always an easy task, especially when each person listens and responds to information according to their own personality style.

Do you believe leaders are born? In the early years of my career, I believed that I didn’t stand a chance of ever becoming a successful leader. This was largely because I had developed a belief that leaders were born and not made. Perhaps many of you have heard or come to believe this as well. I’m here to tell you, after 30 years in the Air Force, I have learned that nothing is further from the truth. In this audiobook I will share with you nine of the lessons I learned throughout my career.

Are you living the life of your dreams, or have you settled into the comfort of what you currently have? At one point, you had big dreams, right? So if you haven’t achieved them, what is it that is holding you back? What is keeping you from achieving them? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live a richer fuller life and be nicer to yourself along the way? This audiobook is packed full of many simple yet powerful truths to help you discover ways to wake up from the comfortable sleep of your life and start building the life of your dreams...the life you deserve.

Are you living the life of your dreams, or have you settled into the comfort of what you currently have? At one point, you had big dreams, right? So if you haven’t achieved them, what is it that is holding you back? What is keeping you from achieving them? Wouldn’t it be wonderful to live a richer fuller life and be nicer to yourself along the way?