Navy SEALs on Leadership: The Importance of Being Grounded

  Recently, I viewed an extremely powerful video on Facebook showing two Navy SEAL veterans talking about what limiting factors determine whether an individual is a good leader or not. The video is a little over two minutes long, check it out here: [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sqr-Ksn8Lg&w=640&h=360] So what do these longtime SEALs say about what qualities […]

Having Extremely Likable Characteristics

Once again, a great Brainzooming blog post from Mike Brown caught my attention.  He had seen a Forbes story about the 13 habits of “exceptionally likable people” and rather than click on the story, he decided to create his list.  You can check out the original Brainzooming post here:  http://brainzooming.com/13-characteristics-of-a-likable-personality/25719/. Here is Mike’s list of […]

Anchor Management is a Lifelong Pursuit

Being “Grounded” and practicing “Anchor Management” are not just one-time activities that will instantly bring you to a place of maximum Groundedness, where you can declare victory, and be done. Being “Grounded” is a life-long pursuit, requiring constant attention. You will dedicate yourself daily to accentuating your positive anchors and minimize your negative anchors. On […]

What is Anchor Management?

What is “Anchor Management”? Well, there are three positive anchors: being Grounded in Calm Focus, Grounded in Thoughtful Response, and Grounded in Regard for Others. Conversely, there are three negative anchors: being Grounded by a Lack of Courage, Grounded by a Lack of Initiative, and Grounded by a Lack of Perseverance. “Anchor Management” is about […]

Grounded By Lack of Perseverance

What does it mean to be “grounded by lack of perseverance”? Most people give up too easily, too quickly. Most things take time. Remember the saying, “Good things come to those that wait”? The key is to have an informed opinion on how long it will take for something to reach critical mass, and to […]

Grounded by Lack of Courage

What does it mean to be Grounded by Lack of Courage? Most people just hold back entirely. They never take a chance or a risk, and regularly fear rejection or disappointment. Perhaps they grew up in an environment where they never received any encouragement. Perhaps all they heard from family, friends and authority figures is […]