Tim Sanders is the New York Times bestselling author whose latest book is entitled Today We are Rich: Harnessing the Power of Total Confidence. In this superb book Sanders emphasizes several key principles that he believes will enrich and transform people’s lives. The first, foundation principle is “feed your mind the good stuff.” The essence of this principle is that we need to feed our mind like we feed our body and that the quality of our thinking stems from the mental nutritional value of what we put into it. What is the good stuff?

Because we are currently in an internet content blizzard, I am attracted to trusted aggregators like G5 Leadership Training, an on-line purveyor of leading authors, leaders, academics. They bring the world’s best thinkers to our business and personal computers in the most efficient and powerful way. I want everyone I know to have access to these superb training and development modules. They are great examples of the “good stuff.” As an example, Tim Sanders and his key messages from Today We are Rich is one of the workshops available to you through G5 Leadership Training. Even better, for you THE GOOD STUFF IS FREE!! Here’s how to get access to content of the highest nutritional value for our minds.

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The Good Stuff in the Triangle,

Lorne



 GTY stands for Greater Than Yourself. Steve Farber is blazing a path with his thought leadership and writing on the concept and belief that it is vital to help others be greater than ourselves. In fact the greatest leaders, and this is supported by much leadership research, make others greater than themselves. My belief is that we are all leaders and that we are rich with the most valuable inventory in the world …ourselves. When I talk about the value of Abundance in the Character Triangle, the greatest act of abundance is to give of ourselves.

Steve encourages us to think of ourselves as valuable inventory to give away. This includes but is not limited to: what we do well, the meaningful experiences we have had, our life lessons, the people we know, and our admirable qualities and personal values. The richness of who we are is there to fully, frequently, and unconditionally give to others. My belief is that it is our obligation to continually grow and expand, and give ourselves to others. This is an act of abundance, and by extension, love.

Character Move:

1. Please think about starting your own GTY project. Who do you think might grow and gain by what you have to offer? Who do you trust and believe in? Who has values similar to your own? These are great candidates who can benefit from all you have to give.
2. Go to Steve Farber’s website and explore tools and techniques that can assist you with your GTY project.
3. Choose wisely and give with only one condition – that the person or people you choose for your GTY do the same and pay it forward.

Terry Pearce, a well know leadership coach has a quote that is worth reflecting on prior to taking this on.

“There are many people who think they want to be matadors, only to find themselves in the ring with two thousand pounds of bull bearing down on them, and then discover that what they really wanted was to wear tight pants and hear the crowd roar.”

So, before you begin your GTY project be prepared to commit and follow through. I can assure you that reciprocity is not needed, it is one of the most rewarding things you’ve done.

Being greater than yourself in the Triangle,

Lorne