Secretariat is AMAZING! Randall Wallace has given us a great gift in the creation of this film. I cannot recommend it enough for your entire family. The following are the leadership quotes and principles from the movie. Our Lives Are One Phone Call Away From Changing Forever. Penny Chenery, played by Diane Lane, receives a […]
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5 Leadership Lessons From The Karate Kid
Brian Dodd on October 5, 2010 in Character, Movies, Performance
The Karate Kid is being released on DVD tomorrow.  The following is an updated post of a review I wrote shortly after the movie’s release. I hope it adds value to you. The Karate Kid is a very enjoyable movie that reflects well on the 80’s original. Jaden Smith playing the role of Dre’ Parker does an excellent job in this […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts Of September 2010
Brian Dodd on October 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, Most Read, Movies, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
Have you ever been wonderfully surprised? In July the readership of this blog grew 124%. During August, it grew an additional 97%. I figured at some point this rate of acceleration has to stop. What a bad leadership thought because of my lack of vision. Incredibly, the month of September saw this site grow another 92%!!! […]
6 Leadership Lessons From Iron Man 2
Brian Dodd on September 27, 2010 in Church Leadership, Family, Movies, Relationships
With Tuesday’s release of Iron Man 2 on dvd, I wanted to provide you an updated post that was originally posted on May 8th. Buy the dvd. You’ll enjoy it. My wife and I saw Iron Man 2 today. First, it is great to have a wife who will put up with popcorn movies! Second, you […]
20 Leadership Quotes from Gordon Gekko and Wall Street
Brian Dodd on September 25, 2010 in Character, Family, Generosity, Movies, Relationships
 Is the iconic character Gordon Gekko played by Michael Douglas correct when he said “Greed is good?” All leaders are faced with this question. In essence, we must determine if we are going to serve others or serve ourselves. I loved the new Wall Street movie. The acting is ridiculously superb and there are a couple […]
Top 10 Most Popular Posts of August 2010
Brian Dodd on September 1, 2010 in Character, Church Leadership, Family, Generosity, Great Teams, LeBron James, Most Read, Movies, NBA, Performance, Relationships, Sports Leadership
August was an amazing month! In July, we experienced 124% growth. With such a rapid increase, I was just hoping to simply break even or slightly grow during this past month. Well, thanks to you the readers and so many of you forwarding my posts, we grew an additional 97%!!! I am blown away and thank […]
4 Leadership Lessons From Ramona and Beezus
Brian Dodd on August 9, 2010 in Character, Family, Movies, Relationships
This past weekend my entire family went to see the new Selena Gomez movie Ramona and Beezus. We loved it! If you’re looking for a great family movie I can’t recommend this enough. While most of the advertising focused on two sisters, the entire film centers on five individuals who make up the heartwarming Quimby family. There are […]