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Happiness. It sounds so enticing, so desirable. We want more happiness in our own lives, and we want our kids to be happy, too. Yet, joy isn't always the first emotion that comes to mind when we think about fatherhood. Being a father is challenging, and sometimes happiness gets lost in the...
The topic of my dissertation 1 identified the leadership characteristics in a sales organization. My purpose was to find out why some teams are successful, and why some do not have the same prolific sales.
To really understand the organization, I ran the sales leadership team through a...
The fitness and health club industry exceeded 96 billion U.S. dollars 2019. It seems everywhere we turn there is another ad or post about a “magical” pill that will improve every aspect of your life and turn you into an instant fitness model.
However, there is one tool that may be...
There is one piece of advice I wish someone would have given to me sooner. "It is OK to suck."
I have noticed that many of my coaching clients focus on what everyone else is doing and not enough on a key skill that will catapult them forward.
The Focus That Moves Away
How much time are you...
Recently I was in a local networking meeting with other business owners. When it came time for introductions and networking, I struggled to stay engaged and energized. It was not because the meeting was bad, but that the networking approach felt salesy. Anyone else have this experience?
The...
Years ago we had a very traumatic event in our family. It is too personal to share here, but it changed the composure of our family for many years. Several years after the traumatic and egregious event, I found myself holding on to anger. Even after court proceedings I found I was not happy with...
Mark and I are high-school sweethearts and have been married for 31 years. We have six children, with four of them married, 12 grandchildren, a wedding for our fifth in September and our baby graduating from high school next May. We are constantly on the go, and day-to-day life is so crazy, but...
He doesn’t sell things, he solves problems.
That’s how motivation speaker Dr. Mark Leonard operates his businesses in Queen Creek. With a Doctor of Education in Organizational Leadership from Pepperdine University, he’s owned businesses for more than 20 years and knows the...
We had the good fortune of connecting with Dr. Mark Leonard of The Happiness BreakthroughTM and we’ve shared our conversation below.
Hi Dr. Mark, is there something that you feel is most responsible for your success?
The most important factor behind my success is E=MC2 This...
Being a founder, entrepreneur, or a business owner can have many exciting and thrilling moments. But it is also punctuated with periods of doubt, slump, and anxiety. So how does one successfully and healthily ride the highs and lows of Entrepreneurship? In this series, called “How To...
I have been an entrepreneur and business owner for over 20 years, so you can be sure I’ve had my share of worries, sleepless nights, and setbacks. As you read this, I currently own 3 businesses that employ on average 35 employees. I intimately understand the pressure of owning a...
I love the topic of confidence. All too often I coach leaders who should have great confidence, but tend to have a large measure of self doubt. What I have found, is that the self-doubt is normal and most, if not all, have some varying level. Yet, so many seem to have an overabundance of self...
