Leadership

The Miracle of Mt. Kilimanjaro and K2 Adventures

February 21, 2013 by sycreed

Tomorrow I climb Mt. Kilimanjaro with my son Ben as part of an adventure program put together and led by K2 Adventures. One of the things that really attracted me to www.K2Adventures.org is their Mission Statement: To care for children and families with special needs and or life changing medical circumstances by providing services and funds that will be used for educational and medical enrichment.

Mt. Kilimanjaro is an incredibly stunning and a true miracle that rises out of the African plains. But, the even greater miracle is these kids that we have been working with for the past 2 days, at an orphanage and school that K2 Adventures supports. It has been the most heart wrenching and moving experiences to go in and serve the albino and blind children, as well as many other kids with a variety of diseases that are in some cases terminal or very, very difficult and challenging to live with, or survive.

The money that we pay to make the climb goes towards these children who otherwise would not be getting what care they receive through K2 Adventures’ Program. Things like education and medical care, love and emotional support, and necessities like mattresses and daily items. They still sing, play and they still have fun. But, to put it in perspective, Kilimanjaro makes me a little nervous to climb… I’ll take it one step at a time and I expect to have a successful experience… but these kids have much higher, steeper mountains to climb just to deal with their daily personal challenges.

We have one albino child climbing to the top of the mountain with us tomorrow and if he makes it, he will be the first albino from Tanzania to climb the mountain. This has been an extremely touching experience for both Ben and myself, and reminds us both how truly blessed we really are. In reading this brief post, I hope you find yourself blessed, too.

Thank You for an Amazing Master Facilitator Training Event!

February 21, 2013 by sycreed

A couple weeks ago, I had the opportunity to work with 41 brilliant presenters and
trainers. Our focus was on taking their current presentation skills to the next level and
training them to become Master Facilitators. Although I know that I was able to help
these 41 participants significantly up their game, they helped me up mine, too.

It was an amazing and humbling weekend for me. Their brilliance, energy and
commitment to learning was awesome! Each person’s growth was everyone’s growth.
Each person’s win was everyone’s win. Just their participation in the program has, as a
ripple effect, already affected the lives of thousands of people by these participants
simply acknowledging the unlimited capacity of others, and their confidence in their
ability to draw out the brilliance of those they work with.

Part of what I teach at the Master Facilitator Training Program is how to pull the
answers out of your audience/participants rather than focus on being the expert with all
the answers at hand. I gave this group many exercises to debrief and they showed me
over and over and over again that the answers I expected were just a few of the many
possible options. This is an experience that I have every time I facilitate a room- and it
is one of the main reasons that I continue to constantly expand my own knowledge. I
believe teachers are leaders and I also believe that by teaching others, we continue to
learn.

Facilitation is truly about pulling the brilliance and personal lessons and ideas out of
others rather than forcing your beliefs, solutions and personal experiences onto them.
We have all been taught through the traditional education systems that if we dont have
all the answers we are stupid, not good enough, and have little to contribute. From
that mindset, as teachers and presenters, we often feel that we are only doing our jobs
well if we can be the guru and have all the answers for any and all questions that may
arise in our rooms. But, what I have learned over 29 years is that the greatest gift you
can give others is the opportunity to experience a lesson and share what they learned
with the group for maximum learning and retention. Letting participants come up with
the answers allows them to be the heroes instead of it being all about the guru at the
front of the room.

When one becomes a true Master Facilitator, they accept that their job is not to
spoon feed answers or provide an entertaining show with a lesson, but to create
an environment that supports group participants in contributing their experiences,
expertise and ideas for the best results and personal buy-in among each member of the
group. This past weekend, 41 new Master Facilitators learned how to do exactly that!

Creating Profitable Workplaces through Team Motivation

February 21, 2013 by sycreed

Many years ago, myself and my colleagues went into the business world teaching something that at the time seemed “woo-woo”, “out there”, “nice but not real”, touchy-feely, new age-ish…..you name it. We taught entrepreneurs, business owners and managers that if you created a workplace with a sense of “purpose” or a reason to contribute to something noble, bigger than yourself….it would create dynamic and profitable workplaces. We also said that if your team had the ability to direct themselves, have control over their space, to treat the workplace in an organic way rather than in a machine-like way…. that would work too. It had worked in our businesses and we knew it would work in others.

Well today, according to the great work of Daniel Pink, the actual “science of human behavior” says we were right! (I love being right!) What really motivates people is not what the business or economic community really believed. (They mostly did not believe us then….but now they are seeing the light!) Financial incentives and consequences in any type of task that requires real “thinking” don’t work to increase results. As a matter of fact it is the opposite! Check out Daniel’s video to see what the real incentives are.

Years ago we set on a mission to improve the quality of life through transformation of the marketplace. It started in 1982. Today, thirty years later, the evidence and “science’ have finally caught up. How is that for lag time? To be a great leader, you have to be a great teacher. Understanding what Daniel Pink is saying in the video below will not only transform your team, your business and your results, but will transform YOU!!!! Be a teacher because “Teachers are Leaders.”

Please share your comments and questions on my Facebook page: www.Facebook.com/BlairSinger1

Leadership in the Upcoming Elections…

February 21, 2013 by sycreed

And for any Person in a Leadership Role

In the United States of America, we are preparing to select new (or the same) leadership for our country. One of my associates shared a video with me (at the bottom of the blog post) that they thought conveyed some good information in preparing for this crucial time to come. After reviewing it, I found that Robin Sharma pinpointed many critical points about leadership – for both elected officials and the leaders in our businesses and communities.

Robin points out how important transparency is. I could not agree more! However, the one point missed in the question asked on “candor” is the mannerisms in which a leader conducts him or herself under pressure. Do they treat these direct questions and challenges as personal attacks – or do they stick to the issues?

A person reveals a lot about themselves in the heat.

The issues are important, but I look at the person as well. Who are they? Do they conduct themselves in a way that they preach? Do they exhibit honor and courage or do they stoop to new lows in communication and decency. Communicating honorably, consistent with what I recommend others to do, has been a BIG focus of my own for the last 18 months… at times, it has created moments of significant upheaval in my life and business – but it has been worth it.

I encourage you to watch this video and share additional questions of your own based on Robin Sharma’s definitions. These times are more important than ever. There are 7 BILLION souls now sharing our planet, elections everywhere, economic chaos globally, environmental chaos continually revealing itself. In the midst of all this, who is capable of leading without succumbing under pressure?

There is huge opportunity on this planet right now to turn the tide of chaos. As Bucky would say, can we emerge through emergency?

Please share your comments, questions and suggestions on my Facebook page.

Big News!

February 21, 2013 by sycreed

I want to thank all of you for being part of my training community. Wow! What an incredible response I have had from many of you that know about some important changes you will see in my upcoming programs.

Over the past few years, I have been developing new, more advanced programs designed to help elevate skills training beyond Presenter and Trainer to Facilitator and Leader. With my focus moving to these higher skill level courses, I have turned to the certified franchisees of my SalesPartners WorldWide franchise to take over presenting my 2-Day Sales and Leadership training programs in the US.

I sent a letter informing many of you that this Septembers 2-Day Sales and Leadership Program will be the last time I facilitate this program on a regular basis in the US.

Many of you who had expressed the desire to attend this 2-Day Sales and Leadership Program with me, which:

- Unleashes your ability to sell
- Helps you increase you income exponentially
- Reminds you of what is most important to you in your life
- Inspires you to pursue your most important dreams and goals

So, I offered an incredible deal on registration for the first 85 people to register. As most of you know, the retail price for this 2-Day Sales and Leadership Program is $2995. However, the first 85 people that registered to attend this program were able to attend for just $197! Those registrations were snapped up in just a few short days!

For those of you still looking for an incredible opportunity to join me for the last scheduled 2-Day Sales and Leadership Program that I will be facilitating in the US, you can still join us for only $249 if you register by August 15 $497 if you register by August 31st! No typo there, no strings attached, and no catches – in fact, youll even get a few bonuses. But, after that, the price goes up!

Ive never offered the program even remotely close to this price before – but I wanted to make sure any and all who really want to attend this event with me as the facilitator can do so. To learn more or register, visit www.2daysalesandleadership.com now – space is limited and seats WILL go fast!

Be Awesome!

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