Category: Leadership

The Big Ask

A politician in a developing country was set to address a large audience of corporate and political leaders, asking for donations, as he had every Christmas. He was proud of this gathering and of his annual call to remember the poor, requesting food baskets and toys. I proposed a different approach – go for the…
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Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence

Deciphering Information   In the third Emergency Leadership Summit, Yogi Akal focused on a specific international incident, its message and the importance of gathering intel and its counterweight.   Read the key points: Intelligence and Counter-Intelligence As a leader, your homework and preparation include intelligence and counter-intelligence. When you use your intelligence and you have…
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Patience Pays

If you are not alert, you hurt or get hurt. If you go too fast, you don’t last. If you are too slow, you never get anywhere. Patience pays, or time and space take their payment/s. Short term impatience = long term loss. Short term patience = long term gain.

The Third Option

Negative and positive never work. One follows the other. Negative begets positive, positive begets negative, etc.. Win some, lose some, win some, lose some. Fairness and equity, two sides of the same coin. The circle is never-ending, the loop lazily energizing itself. The solution here is to always seek out a third possibility: From negative…
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Five Leadership Styles to Avoid

1. I Give and I Give… And I Get Nothing Back:  The classic conflict between effort and results. It is called Co-Dependent Envisioning. This kind of leader serves the neurosis in themselves and others. In their world, reality is measured by victimization and blame throwing. 2. I Love You, I Hate You:  In this kind…
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Cycles of Productivity

Initiative, Action, Resolution. All leaders benefit from knowing about these cycles of productivity. Watch Yogi Akal as he describes I.A.R. in this video. Length of video: 05:58 minutes

The Essential “Four Things”

Always keep in mind these essential “Four Things” that will help guide you wherever you go: 1. You are not your problems. 2. Keep everything in perspective. 3. There is always a plan. 4. Show up and pay attention.

Meditation

When you conquer your mind, you conquer the world. Meditation is not a belief system. It is not a distraction, an emotional state or a fantasy of astral travel. It is not reflection or dreaming. It does not belong to the spiritually gifted, to a region or a faith. It is “Open Source.” Meditation is…
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Beyond Traps and Blind Spots

While negative messaging can result in fears and blocks to success, positive messaging can also carry traps and blind spots that are destructive to presence, vision and achievement. Planted early on, and often carried forward into adulthood, these subtle interlopers can lurk in the shadows of a confident message, undermining authenticity, trust and reward. Children…
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If You Are Not Alert, You Get Hurt

There is a very active addiction flooding the world today. It’s called trance. Some people experience it through drugs. Some people act it out through illness. Some people mesmerize themselves because they are overly proud of their intellect, or feel spiritually superior. Others think they’re not smart enough, or abdicate their mind. Some people lose…
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