Integrity

Michael Port speaks out on the James Ray tragedy in Sedona.

As personal growth professionals, this is just the sort of event that haunts us. Those of us who are genuinely trying to do good and help others get lumped in with people like James Ray. It hurts us, it hurts our businesses, and ultimately, it denies our audiences and clients the chance to hear what [...]

Talent, Luck or Hard Work – Which matters most when it comes to success? (Part 1 of 2)

This article is a collaboration between Karen Van Cleve founder of Live Well Coaching, Nina East, founder of the Association of Personal Growth Professionals and PersonalGrowthPrincess.com.
So, is it talent, luck, or hard work that contributes the most to success?
According to Malcolm Gladwell, author of Outliers: The Story of Success, talent and luck play a part [...]

Podcast: Does your business scare you?

Most people would say that their business doesn’t scare them. But they would also say that there are things they hold back on – things they don’t say or do in their business – because of fear of what their clients might think.
That means there IS something about their business that scares them – namely [...]

Think Big Manifesto? Do you have one?

Michael Port, author of the Contrarian Effect and the Book Yourself Solid series has just come out with what may just be his best book ever: The Think Big Manifesto.
The tagline for the book, “Think you can’t change your life (and the world)? Think again.” is right on the money based on what Michael delivers [...]

Integrity – the Importance of Sticking To Your Principles

Many members of the Association of Personal Growth Professionals are drawn to this gathering because of their concern with Integrity – the apparent gap in integrity within our own profession, gaps in integrity with their clients or customers, and maybe even an honest look at their own personal integrity, particularly their integrity with themselves.
Integrity is [...]

Handling Your Critics

It’s been said that the more successful (or simply, visible) you become, the more people criticize you. There may be some truth to that. I think it hits personal growth professionals especially hard because through the work we do, we stir things up for people. Unfortunately not everyone can deal with that – but then again, if [...]

Bridging the Integrity Gap

Hi everyone,
As promised, here is the information about an upcoming interview you might
be interested in. Bea Fields, well-known author, is conducting a “summer virtual
book tour”, and as part of the tour, she will be interviewing me on the nature of
integrity in business, particularly as it applies to personal growth professionals
and working with Gen Y leaders.
Here [...]

Do you have a personal code of conduct?

Have you ever thought about your own personal code of conduct?
Back in school there was a code of conduct – a set of rules or guidelines, established by the authority, to help us behave in ways which supported the good of all. Or at least the general good. The code always included things like “don’t [...]

What’s Integrity Got To Do With It?

Integrity is one of the buzz words that’s tossed around more and more frequently. What’s disturbing is that so many people using the term (usually to describe themselves or their business) don’t really understand integrity…or what it means in real life application.
What I’ve noticed is that most people who wave the integrity flag have forgotten [...]