Photo by: Chad Barr In 1983, as our kids were growing up, we decided to move to our present home, which being newly constructed, afforded us the ability to choose some finishing touches. My home office was in place, lined with shelves that have become bowed under the weight of hundreds of books I acquired over the 24 years here. The once trendy floors and colors have become dated and dull like the winter grey days here in Cleveland. I’ve...

I was just reflecting on some of my recent thoughts, insights and those shared among my clients. Here are the top 10 I came up with: As water can carve a stone so can your consistent actions over time shape your extraordinary success and future. The more confident you become, the more you trust in your abilities to figure things out. What are the daily questions you should formulate and ask yourself in order to make sure you consistently move...

It's taken some time, but I finally brushed the dust off my classical guitar case and had my guitar spruced up and a microphone pick up installed. It's not that I don't play often, mostly for fun and to entertain my grandkids, but it's been a long time since I've played professionally and worked with other musicians in tandem to create ... Continue reading →

Photo by: Chad Barr September 11, 2001. I had brought my entire team to Las Vegas for a leadership growth experience that concluded that fateful morning. We arrived at the airport only to learn the horror of tragic events that had transpired only moments before our arrival. The impact of that event changed the life of every American and surely citizen of the world that day. We scrambled, trying to find flights only to learn that every outbound flight had...

Photo by: Chad Barr This Sunday evening, we will usher in the Jewish New Year 5779. I will have the privilege of joining my wife in leading worship services, accompanying her on guitar. One of the highlights of this service is hearing the sounds of the shofar, the ram’s horn; 100 blasts in all! It is a time for us to be awakened by the sounds, and to look inward at our deeds and our actions over the past year....

If you are posting valuable content to your blog and do so consistently, kudos to you, my sincere respect and appreciation as you may want to skip this article. Otherwise, I encourage you to continue reading. A few questions I would like to ask you: When was the last time you posted valuable content to your blog? How frequently do you do so? How many gaps in time are clearly shown when viewing your blog? Blogs are the ultimate repository...

Photo by: Chad Barr Have you ever sat through a dreadful live presentation feverishly looking for the exit sign? Or have you ever watched or listened to a mind-numbing video or podcast on the web and abandoning it quickly? I review a lot of content on the web and must admit that much of it is not only boring or blah but the content itself is mundane or lacks in value and the delivery is flat with no energy and...

Photo by: Chad Barr I admire the courage of Golda Meir and Nelson Mandela, the brilliant mind of Peter Drucker, the design innovation and foresight of Gaudi, the creation of the new frontier and landscape by Steve Jobs, the painting of Van Gogh, the images captured by Ansel Adams, the financial success of Warren Buffett, the remarkable innovations of Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk, the sound, composition and music of Mozart and Pat Metheny, and the empire created by Oprah....

Photo by: Chad Barr One of the most powerful questions I often ask myself and my clients is “how do you paint success?” in other words, if you were to fast forward into the future, what does success look like? This question is crucial in helping us identify and formulate our strategy and create and shape our future. So why is it that most don’t invest the time and energy to frequently paint their future success? How else would one...

I have repeatedly said that as thought leaders and experts in our fields, we should be quoting ourselves, and often. In January 2013, I committed to post weekly newsletters and over five years later, without missing a week, I’ve accomplished that including today’s, 291st posting. Last July 2017, I pledged to publish my daily quotes, five days a week, and I am proud to say that exactly a year later I just wrote and posted number 255! What’s next? I...