Are you giving away your most precious assets?
Eight out of ten people do just this. They give away their most precious assets and sacrifice their lives.

All great champions, whether you are in business, sports, art, lifelong learning, or a profession of leading others, must grapple with the challenges of utilizing time and energy. Those who truly realize exceptional results know that time is not controlled by the clock and that energy is not a finite bucket you are handed every morning to use throughout the day. Those individuals who overcome great obstacles to create seemingly impossible results have discovered two powerful secrets of Personal Mastery. You can discover what these secrets are… Get step-by-step guidance into applying them to your life… To help you become transformational and create seemingly impossible results, we are doing something special for 2010! I am excited to offer you a series of groundbreaking teleconferences.

We are going all out in designing this series to help you:

• Focus on your most productive and enjoyable activities…
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The 2010 Personal Mastery series will focus on seven critical aspects of personal transformation. I will share powerful keys that help exceptional entrepreneurs and leaders produce extraordinary results. These strategies and insights are not available through any other source. Each teleconference includes vital mindsets, tried and tested high impact strategies and rich content. You will leave each teleconference energized and ready to apply game-changing insights immediately. We offer a special value opportunity in you act now. Find out here how you can take advantage of this rare opportunity which you would not want to miss.
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Aviv Shahar :: Feb.08.2010 :: Opportunities :: Comment Now »

Learning coaching techniques, frameworks and methodologies will make you a better and more versatile leader. As a leader-coach you can bring a wider range of tools to the coaching engagement. But there is an essential capacity and quality you see in truly exceptional coaches that no coaching school will teach you and no institution can give you. Discover this essential quality and unleash your power to apply this capacity with the KEY.

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Aviv Shahar :: Feb.02.2010 :: The Key :: Comment Now »

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Aviv Shahar :: Jan.29.2010 :: Entrepreneur, Podcasts :: Comment Now »

Participants in our seminars tell us that these are the most memorable and empowering experiences they have ever had because of the clear sense of purpose they find during the event. Each manager peels their own onion to find purpose and to discover the words that hold its meaning and essence.

The journey to discover purpose includes a series of steps and explorations. Reflecting on the question of what we are here for is the key. Here are 10 themes to start your exploration into – what are you here for?

1.    To listen, observe and learn.
2.    To serve the needs you meet.
3.    To do what’s most difficult for you to do.
4.    To do what is easiest and most natural for you to do.
5.    To enjoy and create joy.
6.    To first, do no harm and to wait patiently.
7.    To make the higher choices.
8.    To expand your range and develop versatility.
9.    To connect and to make meaning.
10.    To transform and to lead.

The tree knows what it is here for. It’s here to grow. The tiger knows what it is here for. It’s here to get its next meal and to raise its young. The tree and the tiger are locked into their purpose. You have the benefit of choice and of range. What are you here for?

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Aviv Shahar :: Jan.27.2010 :: Know Thyself, Personal Growth :: Comment Now »

In this KEY I share with you my “This Is Your Decade” letter to Edan Shahar. I hope it inspires you to share your thoughts and feelings with your sons and daughters, or with other young people in your circle.  Edan edits the KEY letters and he continues to challenge me to clarify and simplify my message.

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Dear Edan,

This is your decade. You are 22 and the world is before you.  You have grown up and become a nice young man. You make us proud. Your care and maturity, curiosity and drive, leadership and sensitivity, intellect, initiative and social skills are some of your assets. You have many other gifts, some of which you know. Some you will discover in the future. Setbacks and challenges will be part of the journey. It’s what you make of them and how you turn them into growth and development opportunities that will define your path.

Discover The Most Difficult Thing in This World, My 10 Learning Messages and read the full letter here.

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Aviv Shahar :: Jan.01.2010 :: The Key :: Comment Now »

Anita Campbell and Small Business Trends Radio interviewed Aviv about The Peak Productivity Zone – The Most Important 120 Minutes of Your Day.  Aviv shares critical strategies to help you create your Peak Productivity Zone and realize your business and entrepreneurial potential.

Click here to listen to Aviv’s full interview on Small Business Trends Radio (Scroll to the bottom of the page and click the red and yellow player.)

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Aviv Shahar :: Dec.22.2009 :: Coaching, Entrepreneur, Personal Growth :: Comment Now »

Enjoy your Transform-to-Lead Strategy podcast message:
To come up with a new solution and create a breakthrough strategy you must first ask a new question.

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Aviv Shahar :: Dec.20.2009 :: Innovation, Podcasts, Strategy :: Comment Now »

Utopian Views of enlightenment envisioned an empowered and knowledge-proliferated society that would become problem free. It turned out that the opposite is the case. Whether our post modern society is enlightened or not is arguable but what is clear is that a whole new set of difficult and complex problems have emerged. Problems that quickly mutate and then go viral.

In a globalized inter-dependent and interconnected world, problems are not resolved – they multiply and morph into greater complexity. Like a virus that shape-shifts its form and strategy by the time vaccination is produced – even if  the epicenter of its appearance finds a solution and recovery procedures are put into place the resolution strategy must continue to evolve with the changing dynamics.

This is the butterfly ricochet syndrome where every movement reverberates in everything else and every fractal cell is not merely a holographic reflection of the whole but a potential point of issuance and change that can trigger a chain-reaction that transforms the whole. Hence the idea that in an enlightened complex system, progress is measured not by the elimination of problems but by changing the nature of the problems in which you engage.

What is the leadership imperative in this?  What competency is needed to handle the behavioral and social ricochet syndrome? There is a shift of focus. Problem solving is no longer sufficient. Leaders are called to be transformational, to help us transform ourselves as we engage in evolving solutions. The strategy imperative is to embrace the unknown and the uncertainties it brings.

Long periods of equilibrium interspersed with short intervals of change are no longer the norm.  This has been replaced by “the new normal”: intense volatility and transformation with rare and short periods of equilibrium.

“What’s the good news?”
The “new normal” creates opportunities for transformational leaders and agents. It forces us to constantly develop, learn and be adaptive. Enlightenment is not a “point of arrival” theater. It is a dynamic process of change and evolution. It is the answer to the prayer: “may you live in interesting times.” Enjoy!

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Aviv Shahar :: Dec.17.2009 :: Evolution, Reflections :: Comment Now »

As this year comes to a close and a new year and decade begin, we wish you all the good things you worked for and wish for yourself. Living is the greatest gift there is. There is no owner manual. You write your own as you proceed. We wish for you that the next chapter you write is as adventurous and fulfilling as you hope it will be.

I consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world. There are many things that deserve and have my gratitude. In particular, in this season of giving thanks, five things that I am grateful for are:

1. My family. They allow me to be the person I am and give me meaning and purpose.
2. My clients. They give me opportunity and trust me in our collaborations.
3. My community of friends. They help me grow and enrich my life with significance.
4. My teachers. They remind me I’ve only just begun and challenge me to new developments.
5. Acts of kindness. They make life possible. I was helped by a million acts of kindness, by many people on many occasions, many of whom were strangers. Some helped my next step. Some opened a door that was locked. Some brought comfort. Some rescued me when I was at the end of my rope. Some have literally saved my life. I am here today because of a million acts of kindness. Thank you.
   

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Aviv Shahar :: Dec.01.2009 :: Blessings, The Key :: 1 Comment »

Carlos Ghosn CEO and President of Renault of France and Nissan of Japan, is credited with turning around Nissan. As an outsider in charge of one of Japan’s largest companies, Ghosn has been extremely successful. When asked recently by Charlie Rose, “what is the mindset of a global leader in the future?” he replied: “A person that is open-minded, capable of understanding different cultures, respects and loves different cultures, is able to understand and connect with people and is empathetic.”

Here are some questions to reflect on as you seek to cultivate the mindset of a global leader:

1. What new countries and cultures have you recently explored and learned about?
2. In what situations would you engage in a conversation with a total stranger? Can you recall a recent experience and summarize what you’ve learned?
3. What new activities will you engage in and explore in the coming year?
4. Where in the world will you go to observe and immerse yourself with new impressions and learning?
5. What fascinates you? What do you want to learn about and understand?

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Aviv Shahar :: Nov.30.2009 :: Leadership :: Comment Now »