In this issue of WealthNotes we share the final teachings of Doug Smith’s series, Living and Leading in the Second Half of Life. It is with the principals of leading in the second half of life that you are now able to fully reflect on Doug’s message to ultimately live with greater joy and lead with greater effectiveness for the benefit of ourselves and everyone with whom we come in contact.

You will recall in our previous issue of Wealth Notes Doug believes in order to have a profoundly successful life, there is a transition between the “two halves of life.” Throughout the transition, the soul becomes our primary focus and our lives and our leadership take on a very different character. In terms of living, those who transition most successfully…

Doug Smith, former CEO of Kraft Foods Canada to name a few, now writes and speaks extensively on the subject of abundant living. Today we introduce the objective and concept of Doug’s message, “Living and Leading in the Second Half of Life.”

Criticism is like medicine, it all depends on administration and dose. But here’s the problem: If we’re quick to judge, we’re upping the odds that we’ll misdiagnose and seriously hurt someone. New York Times bestselling author and former CEO of Thomas Nelson Publishers shares with us three reasons why we should be slow to judge.

When the well-known journalist Ted Koppel received a “Broadcaster of the Year Award,” he stated, “Consider this paradox: Almost everything that is publicly said these days is recorded. Almost nothing of what is said is worth remembering.” Sadly, how true this statement is…

Author John Maxwell shared the following insight regarding the process of mentoring and teaching others. It’s simple but powerful and believe it applies not only to work settings, but also to athletic teams, volunteer activities, even families. If you agree, begin to apply it today!

We are delighted to share with you today a short story encouraging us all to stop and think of those who have helped shape our lives in a positive way. At the same time, it is important to realize the ways in which we are impacting the lives of others.

Each of these phrases is dying out in this culture of text messages, abbreviated words and clipped communication. But losing the graciousness of phrases like these – well, we’ll be worse for it.

Want to be a better leader? Become a better reader. In excerpts below from e-mail blast, author, former CEO and virtual business coach Michael Hyatt, he shares his own perspective on the importance of reading and offers five ways that reading makes us better leaders: