Personal Development Resources

You Have to Stand Up to a Bully You have to stand up to a bully. It doesn’t matter whether it shows up in your personal life, your business, or public leadership—you have…

Are Your Business Goals Optional—or Mandatory? The start of a new year brings optimism, energy, and ambitious business goals. Leaders and teams are focused on growth, opportunity, and what’s possible. It’s a time…

What Does Success Really Mean to You? Most people think they know what success is—until you ask them to define it. It sounds like a simple question: What does success mean to you?…

Introduction: A Season Made for Reflection There’s something about the space between one year ending and another beginning that naturally invites reflection. The pace slows just enough. The calendar gives us permission to…

This isn’t about being old-fashioned. Civility never goes out of style. It’s about how we treat each other when nobody’s keeping score. With that in mind, here are some practical reminders—simple habits and…

Every relationship—personal or professional—either lifts you or weighs you down. There’s no neutral. There’s positive energy that expands your perspective, fuels your hope, and deepens your purpose. And then there’s negative energy that…

Lead with principle, not popularity. Govern your emotions before governing others. Seek truth, even when it humbles you. And remember: this role, this power, this body—it is all rented. Use it wisely. Return…

Across from me sat George Washington...His presence filled the room, not with grandeur, but with gravitas—the kind that comes from bearing a nation’s birth in your bones

We are called to be better to one another. Not perfect. Just better. Kinder. Gentler. Quieter when we want to shout. Open when we’d rather close off. The world doesn’t just need more…

????️ Podcast Overview: In this emotionally honest and deeply reflective episode, leadership coach Ed Robinson steps away from his usual role advising high-performing executives to share something far more personal: his journey through…

For business owners and senior executives who sit in positions of influence, the stakes are high, and the mirrors are unforgiving. You might fool the world with words, but it’s your actions—especially when…

Beginnings are easy. Endings are frequently hard or awkward. We should, therefore, exercise greater care and consideration when transitioning from one circumstance to the next. It’s strange how a relationship or situation that’s…

I recently read about Charles Handy's passing in the Wall Street Journal. Given his age, it isn’t surprising, but it still fills me with sadness. I’ve been reading his books for over 25…

Thanksgiving is more than a holiday—it’s a celebration of gratitude, a virtue that has the power to transform our leadership, relationships, and communities. At its heart, Thanksgiving reminds us of a simple yet…

The journey of an election often feels like an emotional marathon. We rally around causes, invest hope in candidates, and cast our votes with anticipation. When the results don’t match our vision, the…

By adopting the mindset of imperfectionism and mindful leadership, leaders can make better strategic decisions, set healthier boundaries, and model sustainable work habits for their teams. The book helps leaders move away from…

Introduction Why Can’t We Be Good? by Jacob Needleman takes on one of the most uncomfortable but important questions of human life: if we know what is right, why do we so often…

Book Introduction Don’t Believe Everything You Think by Joseph Nguyen is a powerful and eye-opening book that challenges one of our most basic assumptions—that our thoughts are always true. Nguyen explains that much…

Join bestselling author Andy Andrews on an extraordinary journey through time in The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions That Determine Personal Success. Blending fiction, self-help, and historical insight, this inspiring story follows David Ponder,…

There is nothing more important than understanding how reality works and how to deal with it. The state of mind you bring to the process makes all the difference. I have found it…

In your high-performance journey, you'll need to be courageous too. The road to high performance is daunting. By definition, it involves moving away from the ordinary: that mindset you've been falling back on…

Overcoming obstacles is a discipline of three critical steps. It begins with how we look at our specific problems, our attitude or approach; Then the energy and creativity with which we actively break…

Managing a business, or any organization, I came to see, was more practical art than applied science. Yes, there were some useful disciplines, as in any art form, but what worked best could…

Very few of us have a life curve that is only upward-sloping. The difference is that “lucky” people just do not let their periods of adversity define them in unhelpful ways. They just…

You do not have to settle for a life of quiet desperation and hope that one day things will change. The future is now, and the sooner you start living the life you…

The true path to wisdom can be identified by three things, first, it must involve Agape…Second, it has to have practical application in your life. Otherwise, wisdom becomes a useless thing and deteriorates,…

I believe that business and nonprofit leaders need to think differently about what constitutes success. Besides the quality of their people, what differentiates most high-performing companies is their vision, focus, and discipline. Culturally,…

The leadership journey requires you to cogitate constantly on the role you and others should be playing. As you achieve some level of success, your business may challenge your capabilities to lead it.…

Man is made or unmade by himself. In the armory of thought, he forges the weapons by which he destroys himself. He also fashions the tools with which he builds for himself heavenly…

The visible you is the known you. It is never the real you. We have learned to speak and act in ways that allow us to cope with our world and peacefully coexist.…

Seven Decisions That Shape a Life—and a Legacy In your own words: A journey through adversity, personal responsibility, and the kind of leadership that transforms lives. Andy Andrews takes us on a unique…

Achieving lasting success isn’t just about working harder—it’s about working smarter and understanding what truly drives you. In Managing Oneself, legendary management thinker Peter Drucker provides a powerful guide to self-awareness, helping professionals…

Introduction “Leadership and Self-Deception” by The Arbinger Institute explores how our inherent tendency towards self-deception affects our relationships and leadership effectiveness. The book delves into the concept of being “in the box” of…