by TownsendAdmin | Dec 20, 2018 | Boundaries, Growth
We live in a burnout culture. How many people in your life talk about running out of energy, losing motivation, and being “out of gas”? This might even be your own situation as well. Burnout is a very real problem, and it can be serious. People lose job growth,...
by TownsendAdmin | Nov 23, 2018 | Growth, Leadership
If you lead at work, in the home, or both, you have to make decisions. Leaders who don’t make decisions don’t stay leaders very long. However, decisions, by definition, involve risk. It might be a risk of losing financial resources, time, energy, opportunity or key...
by TownsendAdmin | Nov 2, 2018 | Family, Growth, Mentoring
We see the word entitlement all over the media these days. It has to do with a combination of two attitudes: (1) I need to be treated as special, and (2) I am not responsible for the impact of my behavior on anyone. And it comes out as selfishness, narcissism and a...
by Dr. John Townsend | May 11, 2017 | Leadership
I was talking with a CEO of a company and finding out how he was doing in his business and his life. I asked him, “How are things going in your personal relationships? Do you think you have enough good quality connections?” “Sure I do”, he answered. “I’ve got some...
by Dr. John Townsend | Oct 18, 2016 | Leadership, Uncategorized
Successful people believe in themselves. Life has lots of challenges and obstacles, and one of the best tools to persevere and get past them, is to have a positive view of yourself. There is a great deal of value for you in remembering what is real and true about you,...