Mark Goulston Posted on Sunday, June 30, 2013 at 2:44PM 
The 4th of July is a great time of year to ask yourself, how independent are you? Are you Dependent, Pseudo-independent or Independent?
Mark Goulston Posted on Saturday, June 29, 2013 at 1:43PM 
As human beings, our greatness lies not so much in being able to remake the world - that is the myth of the atomic age - as in being able to remake ourselves.
- Mahatma Gandhi
A heartfelt leader's last steps...
Mark Goulston Posted on Friday, June 28, 2013 at 5:30PM 
Does your boss "kiss up" to make themself successful or "kiss down" make you more successful?
About thirty years ago when I was in full time practice as a clinical psychiatrist I would occasionally refer some of my patients to a well-known university psychiatric hospital for in-patient hospitalization. It was rare at that time to get a “thank you” from that hospital for the referral and on many occasions they would keep the patient after discharge and refer them to one of their own clinics without contacting me (they have since changed their ways).
Mark Goulston Posted on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at 3:31PM 
for-give-ness: Pronunciation: \-ˈgiv-nəs\ – noun – The act of letting go of one’s anger towards someone for having hurt, wounded, betrayed, injured or harmed one. Forgiving does not necessarily mean forgetting the harm someone has done, your disappointment in them or giving them a second chance to harm you, but it does mean letting go of the anger one attaches to the hurtful incident and of begrudging the person for it.
Mark Goulston Posted on Thursday, June 20, 2013 at 11:35AM 
How the Truth Sets You Free
She: I don’t know if can ever forgive, stop resenting, trust and give you another chance after lying to me.
He: I understand and accept that.
She: How can you understand and accept that?
Mark Goulston Posted on Wednesday, June 19, 2013 at 6:51PM 
Opportunistic - Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook
Visionary - Steve Jobs, Apple
Heartfelt - Jim Sinegal, Costco
Mark Goulston Posted on Thursday, June 13, 2013 at 1:19PM 
Authentic = Being emotionally in touch with a story that serves the higher purpose of inspiring others to be and do more than they thought they could be or do
Inauthentic = Being emotionally in touch with selling and motivating others to serve your personal agenda by buying your products and services
Mark Goulston Posted on Monday, June 3, 2013 at 8:01PM 
With questions, people feel you are talking at them;Whenever you ask questions (which you believe communicates a sincere interest), it causes many people to feel challenged and that they’d better give the right answer or else they will feel wrong or stupid. The reason for this is that people have flash backs from times they were put on the spot by teachers, parents, coaches, etc. that didn’t feel positive.
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