Sharing what I have learned from what I have read: A blog by Joe Abittan
Leaders today are not what we have always thought of. Both in public spheres and in private businesses, leaders are those who can pull lots of strings together, without being a commanding drill sergeant type of personality. When I think back on historical leaders that influenced and shaped the world, I think of dictators who … Continue reading Defining New Leadership
I spend a lot of time thinking about what is important in my life, what I want to work toward, and why I want to work toward those things. Its not always an easy and enjoyable task, and I find that if I get away from it for a little while, unimportant things slip back … Continue reading Undertaking Your Pursuit
What is our time worth and what are our priorities with our time? Author Colin Wright encourages us to think about how we are using time and where we are focusing our time in his book, Come Back Frayed. The book is about Wright’s time living in the Philippines, and is very much an exploration … Continue reading Priorities
In The Obstacle is the Way, author Ryan Holiday looks at the unprecedented success of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban to share a lesson about reaching our goals. He includes the following quote from Saban, “Don’t think about winning the SEC championship. Don't think about the national championship. Think about what you need to do … Continue reading The Process
Today’s quote from Colin Wright comes at a truly perfect time for me. I have a terrific job which offers me a lot of flexibility, opportunities to grow, and time away from work to be involved in things that interest me. However, I am still interested in moving forward and growing in new directions. I … Continue reading Overcoming Fear and Finding Growth
“To cling to a view because it’s comfortable is lazy and all too common. This resistance to change is so widespread because there’s a part of our brain that tells us ‘familiar is better,’ and therefore existing views take precedence over new views we might adopt — new perspectives from which we might see the … Continue reading Resistance to Changing Views
While reading Colin Wright’s Considerations, I came across a short sentence that read, “there’s no commonly accepted ranking system, and all a person has is their own interpretation of movement, their own ideas about how much they’ve grown.” Originally I had just highlighted the middle section of the sentence about our own interpretations of growth, … Continue reading Successful Growth
Colin Wright focuses on self awareness throughout his book Considerations and he turns that inward focus toward our goals and desires for life. Specifically he writes about bucket list items and goals we aspire to reach. What Wright explains is that we often set up goals with the hopes of impressing other people. Our goals are … Continue reading The End Goals of our Goals
A difficult challenge on my journey has been shifting ideas, focuses, and goals. I begin working towards something or I get an idea in my head, but I seem to often times end up moving in a different direction several months later. While maintaining a vision and having the grit to see it through is … Continue reading Crossing Finish Lines
In his book Act Accordingly Colin Wright dives into the ideas of self awareness and alignment and how we need to have both to ensure that we are moving in the right direction. Wright explains that it is necessary to be aware of what we are working towards and allow our path to change as we … Continue reading Reevaluating the Track