Audio Tidbits

Are there many, if any leaders in your life? In fact, do you know of a leader, whether in your life or not? Since we tend to think that whatever famous people say is true, we might all do well to listen to what James has to share with us about the pronouncement of one famous person about leaders and leadership. Sometimes, being famous does not necessarily make one profound.

James is here to give you some of the best advice you are likely to get this week. Knowing what you cannot do or should not do is at least as important as your positive goals and dreams. Listen and learn. You will be glad you did not miss what James has to say in this episode of the Leadership Shop Podcast.

In this episode of How To Matter, James and friends come down on Gary pretty hard. They are not happy with the audio quality of the podcast and let Gary know how they feel in pretty clear terms. Gary responds by assuring his friends and listeners that he is taking steps to improve the audio quality of the podcast. He is currently attending audio school and hopes to be back with new and much improved episodes of How to Matter in a few weeks. There may be occasional episodes before school is done, but regular episodes are suspended until Gary gets the audio quality issues resolved. Your patience is very much appreciated.

James is here to assure you that enthusiasm is the key to getting fired as well as to avoiding the employment ax. It's your choice and your opportunity. Which will it be?

In this episode of How To Matter, I offer you the opportunity to double your current salary. That is indeed the offer. There are only a few requirements, if you are up to the challenge. Perhaps you will want to listen to the podcast to see if you are ready to apply.

In this episode of How to Matter, we focus first on writing and the issues related to getting started and actually moving ahead to produce an article, novel, or whatever we intend to write. We can get so stuck on getting things correct, getting everything included that we do not actually produce anything. We are so busy writing that nothing written ever shows up in print. The same issues can block us when hoping to accomplish most anything, including trying to make a difference with people who make a difference to us. Listen to consider how to get past the barrier of our own inertia.

James is focused on what he calls the leadership disconnect. Do we lead to achieve some goal or mission external to those who do the work or do we lead to enable people to fulfill their personal goals or mission through the work opportunities we enable for them? Of course, James explains the point with higher clarity and comprehension.

In episode 123 of How To Matter, James and his friends are back but this time with permission. What can I say about pure silliness? It does speak for itself but what it has to say is of dubious value. The best I can say is that it gave me a smile or two and left me shaking my head. Try it for yourself and be the judge.

In episode 122 of How To Matter, the highjackers have captured the microphone. James, Kate, Allison, and Paul have taken over the podcast for a special episode of How To Matter. They share their thoughts about what makes marriage tick and what sometimes stops its ticking. It is an episode well worth a listen and a few minutes contemplation. To make a difference with people who make a difference to us often needs to start at home.

James tells us to go for the gusto. sure, that may at first seem pretty trite for a classy guy like James, but hang in for a bit. In this episode, James has hefty support for his pronouncement. He includes direct input from 20 or so of the world's most renowned success gurus to bolster his message. This is an episode you definitely will not want to miss.