You want your business to grow and prosper in 2015...

Business growth is a consequence personal growth.

Personal growth is positive change.

Positive change starts with character change.

Character change is an essential ingredient of leadership.

Leadership is Influence tied to personal growth.

• Leadership can be quiet: that is leading by example.
• Leadership can be planned and shared: that is mentoring.

As you work at Influencing people in 2015...

Remember - their perceptions are their realities whereas your perceptions are your reality.

It is wrong to assume these perceptions or these realities are the same.

Instead, do what it takes to understand the similarities and differences in perceptions and realities:

• This is the way to understand other people. 
• Of even more importance, this is the way to understand 'self'.

Understanding 'self' and others is the route to influencing 'self' and others.

And, influencing is the essence of leadership.

As you contemplate a productive 2015...

Consider the following questions:

• For the upcoming year how would you define success?
• What gaps exist between where your business is now and that success?
• What personal changes do people (does each person) need to make to span those gaps?
• What personal changes do you need to make to influence people as they span those gaps?
• What help do you need to make your personal changes?

When I use the words "personal changes", I am thinking...

People Do Only 3 Things: Good Habits, Bad Habits, & New Things:

Good Habits take people toward their long-term goals and vision of success.

Bad Habits do not.

New Things are, by definition, "personal changes".