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By Sharif KhanNov 22, 20031 topic

Awaken the Leader In You: 10 easy steps to developing your leadership skills

"The miracle power that elevates the few is to be found in their industry, application, and perseverance, under the promptings of a brave determined spirit." - Mark Twain nnMany motivational experts like to say that leaders are made, not born. I would argue the exact opposite. I believe we are all natural born leaders, but have been deprogrammed along the way. As children, we were natural leaders - curious and humble, always hungry and thirsty for knowledge, with an incredibl

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Sharif KhanJan 16, 20051 topic

Hope in Humanity

Let us renew our hope in humanity. Itâs so easy to lose faith when someone cuts us off on the highway, when a âfriendâ blows us off (for the second time) and fails to show, when we get burned in a business deal, when a co-worker doesnât do what they said they were going to do, or nwhen a colleague fails to keep their promise, etc. n nnAt the same time, we DO encounter people showing heroic acts of kindness in our day-to-day lives. Iâm talking nabout the simple thing

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Sharif KhanAug 14, 20031 topic

Take the Road Less Travelled

"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I,nI took the one less traveled by,nAnd that has made all the difference."n- Robert Frost nnn I have become increasingly annoyed at the suggestion of friends and acquaintances that I "must" see My Fat Greek Wedding because of how wonderful the movie is. I decided not to watch the movie for the very reason that so many people were asking me if I saw it. nnWill I go and see the movie? Most likely, after all it is an âindependentâ, but it w

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Sharif KhanSep 21, 20031 topic

Bad Karma

John, with an outward smile and an inward, troubled conscience, raised his glass of Sandeman port to a toast made in honor of his recent promotion and upcoming New Yearâs wedding anniversary in Morocco. nnDowning his sixth glass of port and taking a few puffs from his Monte Cristo, his left arm resting on the delicate, bare shoulders of his beautiful wife, Natalie, John tried in vain to wash out that vague, empty feeling of inner dread that something terrible lay inside him

Primary topic: New Age

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By Sharif KhanNov 22, 20031 topic

The Dark Side of Spirituality

On reading Susan Catoâs November 24, 2003 Time Magazine Canada piece titled, âIn Search of the Spiritual,â I became increasingly annoyed at the realization that many people keep making the erroneous split between religion and spirituality, when they are one and the same. For example, in the Time Canada piece, Rabbi Leigh Lerner, who leads the Temple Emanu-ElâBeth Sholom, a Reform congregation in Montreal, states, âReligiosity may not be increasing, but spirituality

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Sharif KhanMar 13, 20051 topic

COURAGE

âCourage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway.â â John Waynenn"Courage is the clichÃ© hallmark attributed to the hero. I say clichÃ© because people talk about courage as if it is some mysterious force only a hero is born with. Courage is a vague and fleeting concept for many people because they lack it themselves. People lack courage because they lack knowledge. They have no idea where the true source of courage comes from. Even worse, they donât know it

Primary topic: Empowerment

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By Sharif KhanDec 16, 20021 topic

IN PURSUIT OF EXCELLENCE

It is very easy in todayâs âquick fixâ society to sacrifice quality and give in to mediocrity. nnThere are too many products in the marketplace that are nothing more than crap with a pretty package, (sometimes even the packaging is garbage) put out by individuals withnfalse hopes of making a fast buck at the customerâs expense. Unfortunately, everyone ends up losing in this scenario: the customer ends up with a bad experience and they tell all their friends, the produ

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Sharif KhanAug 8, 20041 topic

The Chief Cause of Business Failure & Success

Business rises and falls on leadership. According to business guru, Brian Tracy, âLeadership is the most important single factor in determining business success or failure in our competitive, turbulent, fast-moving economy.â Still not convinced? Based on a study by Jessie Hagen of the US Bank, here are the main reasons why businesses fail: nnâ¢ Poor Business Planning nâ¢ Poor Financial Planning nâ¢ Poor Marketing nâ¢ Poor Management nnProper application of these key f

Primary topic: Leadership

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By Sharif KhanJun 7, 20081 topic

Dreamwork: Tips To Help You Recall And Interpret Your Dreams

"I've dreamt in my life dreams that have stayed with me ever after, and changed my ideas; they've gone through and through me, like wine through water, and altered the color of my mind." - Emily Bronte, English novelist and poetn nDreams have the tremendous power to transform our lives in so many ways. Taking the time to explore and understand our dreams can help us improve relationships, solve difficult problems, diagnose illnesses, inspire creativity, fresh ideas and new in

Primary topic: Psychology

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By Sharif KhanApr 4, 20051 topic

Leadership Lessons from Pope John Paul II

"Heroes are rebels with a cause. Rebels because they challenge the traditional ways of thinking and refuse to follow the herd. They have a cause, a vision, that's larger than life."n- Sharif Khan, author of Psychology of the Hero SoulnnFrom a small-town Polish boy born to a retired army officer to become Pope; from a hard life in Nazi occupied Poland, his mother dead of kidney and heart failure, an older brother dead from scarlet fever, to become quite possibly âman of the

Primary topic: Management Skills

Management Skills

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By Sharif KhanMay 30, 20041 topic

Living Your Noble Purpose

âA common jar of clay can never become a noble masterpiece, unless it is broken by its master, refined in fire, and renewed.â â Sharif Khan nnThere is a passage in scriptures that I have always found troubling. It reads: âShall what is formed say to Him who formed it, âWhy did you make me like this?â Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?â [Romans 9: 20-21]. It troubles me,

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Sharif KhanMay 30, 20041 topic

Living Your Noble Purpose

âA common jar of clay can never become a noble masterpiece, unless it is broken by its master, refined in fire, and renewed.â â Sharif Khan nnThere is a passage in scriptures that I have always found troubling. It reads: âShall what is formed say to Him who formed it, âWhy did you make me like this?â Does not the potter have the right to make out of the same lump of clay some pottery for noble purposes and some for common use?â [Romans 9: 20-21]. It troubles me,

Primary topic: Spiritual Growth

Spiritual Growth

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By Sharif KhanOct 4, 20061 topic

Garden of Eden: A Jungle Captive's Lesson in Dreams Come True

BBC News recently reported the story of horticulturist and orchid collector, Tom Hart Dyke, who was kidnapped in 2000 in the Darien Gap in Panama by Colombian Guerrillas and held hostage for nine months in the South American jungle. He was on a plant collecting expedition with his friend Paul Winder when captured.nnThey experienced a horrific kidnapping ordeal and were both threatened with being beheaded. During this dark passage, in order to stay sane, Tom spent his time jot

Primary topic: Positive Thinking

Positive Thinking

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By Sharif KhanMay 23, 20051 topic

10 Marketing Tips for Entrepreneurs

Nothing happens in business until a sale is made. Marketing is simply about getting new customers and keeping them. If youâre not doing something everyday to market and promote your business, your competitors are. Here are ten easy-to-implement tips to effectively market and grow your business:nn1. Partner with large email database list owners and offer to cross promote each oher. The list owner will advertise your event, product, or service to their email database and youâ

Primary topic: Sales Training

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By Sharif KhanDec 4, 20061 topic

Stranger Than Fiction

I recently had the pleasure of watching Marc Forsterâs film, Stranger Than Fiction, which I found to be a delightfully charming, intelligent comedy written by first-time screenwriter Zach Helm. I give it two guitars up. Way up. (Platonically speaking of course).nnItâs about an uptight IRS agent, Harold Crick (Will Ferrell), who realizes that his mundane life is being narrated by the voice of a chain-smoking novelist played by Emma Thompson. The novelist is suffering from

Primary topic: Happiness

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By Sharif KhanJun 7, 20081 topic

Shower People With Love

My younger brother, Junaid, passed away recently after a two year battle with cancer. He died as I was holding his hands at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto on March 19, 2008 at 11:10am. Our whole family was there at his bedside when he passed away. He was only 33 years old.nnEspecially difficult to bear was the fact that just over a year into my brotherâs illness he had made a miraculous recovery after enduring several rounds of chemo, radiation and various alternative healt

Primary topic: Inspiration

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By Sharif KhanNov 7, 20051 topic

Breakfast of Failures

"If you want to increase your success rate, double your failure rate." --Thomas Watson, Sr. Founder of IBMnnBefore the Breakfast of Champions - there was the Breakfast of Failures:nn* C.S. Lewis (The Chronicles of Narnia) had over 800 rejections before he sold even one piece of writing.nn* Oprah Winfrey was not deterred when she got fired from her television reporter's job being told, "You're not fit for TV."nn* Og Mandino (The Greatest Salesman in the World) had lost his fam

Primary topic: General Self Help

General Self Help

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By Sharif KhanMay 16, 20061 topic

Key to Success

First off, I would echo the voice of 18th century French philosopher Voltaire, made popular and relevant in todayâs leadership lexicon by âGood to Greatâ author Jim Collins, who said, âGood is the Enemy of Great.ânn1. âGood is the Enemy of Great.â Get rid of the good to make room for the great in your life. Instead of keeping the main thing the main thing, we major in too many minor things. In other words, many people do a few things that are good, a lot of thin

Primary topic: Success Coaching

Success Coaching

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By Sharif KhanFeb 9, 20091 topic

Obama Leadership: 8 Ways to Lead in the 21st Century

âI destroy my enemies when I make them my friends.ânâ Abraham Lincoln, 16th President of the United StatesnnThe world is looking for a new kind of leader who can bring hope and stability in dark economic times. President Obama could very well be that leader. Only time will tell. What can we learn so far from Obamaâs style of leadership? Here are some observations to note for leading in the 21st century: nn1. Survival of the FittestnnCharles Darwin spoke of survival of

Primary topic: Leadership

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