Your Path to Breakthroughs: Insights from Jan McDonald
From hopeless drunk to 30 yearsĀ sober and helpingĀ hundreds ofĀ individuals and organizations unlock their 'and then some', I distill all the lessons gained from those transformational life experiences and share them with you in this space.
I invite you to explore these insights as way to help you breakthrough the challenges that are stopping you from becoming who you want to be.
"Nothing so conclusively proves a man's ability to lead others as what he does from day to day to lead himself."
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"Failure is a gift if you don't give up and are willing to learn, improve and grow because of it."
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“The imagination is literally the workshop wherein are fashioned all plans created by man.”
"In every adversity, there lies the seed of equivalent advantage. In every defeat is a lesson showing you how to win the victory next time."
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"Embarking on a vision without values is like driving a windy road without guard rails."
--John Maxwell
I often help companies and organizations flesh out their values because it sets standards and expectations by which...
"Nothing will cause more anxiety than trying to control that which we can't."
--John Maxwell
When we sold our home in Grandview mid-July of 2019, we had the hardest time finding a home in Tri-Cities that we liked, in the price range that we...
“Where you focus goes, there your energy flows."
--Tony Robbins
I was reading about Solomon in the Bible book of Ecclesiastes. He was one of the wealthiest kings in ancient times and he was considered brilliant...
“Attachment is the source of all suffering."
--Buddha
Attachment is a feeling that binds one to a person, thing, cause, ideal, or the like. It is the state of being attached. Many of us have new goals for 2024 and we're excited...
"You cannot be the same, think the same, and act the same if you hope to be successful in a world that does not remain the same.”
--Malcome Gladwell
OMGoodness, why doesn't anyone do it my way?
Okay, that's not always true,...
"Leaders Add Value by Serving Others"
--John Maxwell
Many leaders view leadership the same way that they view success. They hope to go as far as they can to achieve the highest position that they can. Many times people do whatever it takes in the...
"Gratitude is the healthiest of all human behaviors. The more you express gratitude for what you have, the more likely you will have even more to express gratitude for."
—Zig Ziglar
What does gratitude have to do with leadership?...
“Once we truly know that life is difficult--once we truly understand and accept it--then life is no longer difficult."
--Scott Peck (The Road Less Traveled)
When I was being coached this week, it seems I needed a reminder. I was...
"I took the time to feel melancholy."
--Me
“For a president to select a political rival for a cabinet was not unprecedented; but deliberately to surround himself with all of his disappointed antagonists seemed to be courting disaster. It was a mark of his sincere intentions that...
"Leadership ability determines a person's level of effectiveness."
--John Maxwell
I learned this the hard way when I was the CEO of a non-profit. When I stopped growing my leadership skills, the organization stopped...
