Adrian Shepherd

when people choose to go another way wish them well

There’s the easy way… And the hard way. You can take the path less traveled…or follow the crowd. Let’s face it, life is full of choices and no one knows just what’s the right path for them. It’s sort of trial and error. Today I have three businesses. I run an English school, I run […]

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Stephen Covey, author of ‘7 habits,’ leaves behind a legacy

Who’s your favorite author? J.K. Rowlings? Stephen King? Or perhaps George Orwell? Obviously your interests will place a big part in who you’d choose as your favorite author, but if you’re interested in business then there are a few authors that stand out. There’s Robert Kiyosaki and his Rich Dad series, there’s Dale Carnegie’s and

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it’s up to us to change the world, no one else

Who knew? Life as a child, for many people, is a cakewalk. Go to school, hang out with friends, play computer games, eat, sleep and have a whole lot of fun. Oh, and maybe a little homework. College is, for lack of a better word, freedom. Free to choose for the first time. What time

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2 critical components of leadership in the 21st century

Long hours…sleepless nights…stress…pressure… These are just a few of the things that come along with being a leader. It’s never easy leading an organization. People look to you for answers. They seek guidance. And they want answers. If things weren’t hard enough with the global recession going on, the speed at which information changes has

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there are many twists and turns as you make your way through life

Isn’t life interesting? Start out thinking you’ll go one way and end up somewhere completely different. The thing is that often times what we envisioned work or our dreams to be turn out to be quite different from what they end up being in reality. We envision work being challenging and rewarding when it can

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3 tips on how to build a team to dominate your market

Success is a team sport… But just how do we go about selecting our team members? In school it was easy. We all knew who were the best players so we’d start off with those strongest and work our way down. John. Peter. Chris. Hmmm…Eddie. Err…Steve…and it goes on till you get down to the

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lessons from Lebron James drive to the top

The King… Lebron James has been called that for years. They called him the heir apparent to Michael Jordan. He earned MVP honors three times. He has upped his numbers year in and year out, averaging close to a triple double a night. He has amazed people with his high flying antics ever since he

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not beginning with the end in mind is a mistake that so many students make

Mistakes make us human… Mistakes also can hurt like hell. There are financial mistakes, relationship mistakes, business mistakes, parental mistakes…regardless of where you live, what your financial standing is or what work you do mistakes do happen. Steven Covey in his landmark classic, 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, touched upon numerous areas which people

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don’t let things get you down, design your own life

People are amazing… We’ve gone to the moon, we’ve gone to the highest mountains and the deepest trenches of the ocean, we’ve created the iPad, the Internet and digital cameras. We truly have come a long way in a very short period of time. Knowledge compounds which means each generation gets to stand on the

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