Angela and I met the other day and it was a great meeting.  Angela has been working on her goals and has pinned down a few more, I have challenged her to define one or two a little more clearly, but it is neat to see her progression with them.

Ange was a little concerned that they were mostly personal goals and I mentioned a quote I’d heard;

“One cannot effectively lead others until they have mastered leading themselves”

Working on one’s personal goals is definitely the way to begin.  One of the strongest passions Angela displays is with her photography and she works hard on it.  As a result she has been challenged to put together a blog where she posts a photo a day, and you will be happy to know, she has done so!  Head on over to Angela’s Photography Blog and check out her beginning!

I have also asked permission to use her photography in some of my business work, you can see her photos in this video called The New Leadership completed this week for the business.

Do you have a special person in your life who really shines, has a contagious and enthusiastic energy where when you leave their company you are charged and lit-up for hours, and inspired for days – then you need to meet Angela. She has just that spark!  With each and every meeting, this is becoming loads of fun!  Keep up the fantastic work, Ange – you are truly a star!

Greater than yourself is a philosophy as written in a book by Steve Farber – a book like no other, which resonated with me because the idea is to work with others in sharing all you are and all you have that they may become truly “Greater Than Yourself”

I was first introduced to the book as a result of being interviewed by Zane Safrit on his radio program which is personal, passionate, opinionated and helpful.  Zane’s radio program covers, among other topics, Leadership, Business and Politics.  After that interview I became a regular listener to his radio show not to mention checking through the archives at which Steve Farber was also a guest on Zane’s program.  I was hooked and after listening to the interview with Steve, I immediately went out and purchased the book.

As I began to read his book I realized many of the things he was teaching are similar to what I already do, however, I have never before formalized or committed to it with any one individual.  Well, now I am making an investment in my own ‘Greater Than Yourself’ project and thought the commitment would become stronger if I did so publicly!

Welcome Angela Simms to Greater Than Yourself!