The Leader Coach: Exposing Your Soul

The Leader Coach: Exposing Your Soul
Author: Don Levin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 236
Release: 2007-02-28
Genre: Education
ISBN: 1467091944

Leaders today come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and creeds. It is also quite common to use the term manager and leader interchangeably.This book is about the person who strives to take the giant step to become the Leader Coach. While certainly still a manager and a leader, the role of Leader Coach is all about the special relationship that develops between Leader Coach and Player through the art of effective communication. By developing your team (players) through the use of the Social, Performance, and Developmental Conversations, a Leader Coach can help release achievement drive and enhance performance in their players. It is also about the joy and self-actualization thatoccurs during the Journey when a Leader Coach and the Player mutually take the risk and expose their souls to one another during this evolutionary and sometimes extraordinary process. The Leadership Coaching Coefficient Triangle is presented for the leader to conduct self-analysis, to determine current and future leadership capabilities. This book is designed as a pragmatic, how-to book for the leader who is serious about building or improving his or her organization, one person at a time. Intended more as a guide, the authors share personal insights, anecdotesand experiences from both theirprofessional and personal livesthat have made them successful in these endeavors. From servant leadership and selfless giving on the part of the Leader Coach to the ownership of the change that takes place in the person being coached, Leader Coaching is both the hardest, yet most rewarding, work that a leader can engage in, and when done properly, becomes the Leader Coach's legacy.

Simplify

Simplify
Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 321
Release: 2014
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414391226

In "Simplify," bestselling author Bill Hybels identifies the core issues that lure us into frenetic living--and offers searingly practical steps for sweeping the clutter from our souls. Today's velocity of life can consume and control us ... until our breakneck pace begins to feel normal and expected. That's where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don't really matter, we sacrifice the things that do. What if your life could be different? What if you could be certain you were living the life God called you to live--and building a legacy for those you love? If you crave a simpler life anchored by the priorities that matter most, roll up your sleeves: Simplified living requires more than just cleaning out your closets or reorganizing your desk drawer. It requires uncluttering your soul. By eradicating the stuff that leaves your spirit drained, you can stop doing what doesn't matter--and start doing what does.

Broken Code

Broken Code
Author: Don Levin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 412
Release: 2007-07-25
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1467086053

One Man, Two Codes. The dilemna: the moral code of his church and community in conflict with the Canon of Ethics of his profession. Doug Long is a husband, father of seven, an attorney at law, and respected elder in his church where he serves as an advisor in the youth program, enjoying popularity with the youth and their parents, while counting many friends among his burgeoning clientele. After many years of scraping by financially, he accepts the challenge from a friend and fellow attorney to begin defending clients charged with Driving Under the Influence (DUI). With this addition to his practice he realizes financial rewards beyond his wildest dreams, but with a potentially devastating price of its own on a fateful night that the two codes by which he has lived his life come crashing into conflict with one another. For no matter what choice he makes, he will be guilty of at least one BROKEN CODE.

The Gazebo

The Gazebo
Author: Alexander Lebenstein
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2008-12-01
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1467056774

November 10, 1938. Germany. Kristallnacht. Night of Broken Glass. Eleven year old Alex Lebenstein comes face to face with the Nazi regime that is determined to exterminate all Jews from the face of Europe. After witnessing the beating of his family, they escape to be hidden for a few days before being forced into the newly created Jewish Ghetto where he will spend the next three years. A six day cattle car ride during one of the coldest winters on record to the larger Jewish Ghetto in Riga, Latvia is merely the first destination of what will become a three year battle of survival. From the concentration camps Kaiserwald and Stutthof, and slave labor camps Hasenpot and Burggraben to liberation and escape, teenaged Alex Lebenstein lived the sights, sounds, and smells of death. Despite facing execution, and living under the shadows of the crematoria chimneys that darkened the skies with black smoke, this is a tale of hope and wonder. It has been some sixty plus years since I have thought about a number of the events that I witnessed or survived during the time that I was a teenager. I must refer to myself as a teenager, and cant say child, because I largely did not have a childhood after the evening of Kristallnacht. This dark period of my life was so traumatic that it is only recently that I have been able to confront the shadows and noises that still cause me to start whenever I see or hear them. Of all the sights and sounds that left a lasting impression on me during the years that I fought to survive, there is no doubt that the sounds I experienced while we huddled on the gazebo are the ones that will forever haunt me. Even now, I cannot hear the sound of leaves scraping on the sidewalk or the bricks of my apartment without flashing back to the time that we huddled on that old gazebo and that eerie sound of dead leaves and vines added to the sheer terror that I was feeling. More than a story of survival, this is a tale of good triumphing over evil, and one mans battle to make a difference in the lives of children. With a new lease on life, he now promotes tolerance through education on two continents, and tells his remarkable story so that the children will know.

Don't Feed the Bears

Don't Feed the Bears
Author: Don Levin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 128
Release: 2009-12-22
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1449060293

Even the best of parents with the purest and most idealistic intentions to provide a better life for their children can set them up for failure by confusing better with easier. So how do we provide our children with the opportunities and tools for greater success without spoiling them? How do we insure that we have positioned them for this greater standard of living without overly indulging them? No doubt it is a balancing act, and requires planning, forethought, and consistency. It also requires a long term vision, short term goals, and an incredible degree of hard work on the part of both parents working in unison to provide a stable foundation. It means not sacrificing teaching experiences when an easier choice or route presents itself. It means that from the day that youngster is born you plan on working hard, making a plan, and then working your plan as parents. It means modeling the way by living an exemplary life of courage, integrity, and character. It requires a positive attitude through which we can constantly encourage their hearts. It means establishing standards and requirements, and enforcing them. A newly planted tree can be straightened or held in place with the thinnest of wires. However, if we ignore the crooked sapling for any length of time it is often too late and too difficult to make a change when it has had a chance to grow in ways contrary to those that we desire. Children require constant nourishment to the soul, probably even more than they need to have their physical needs met by us. Remembering this is often our greatest challenge. If you are a parent, you need to read this book. -Chris Sorensen Author of The Greatest Discovery

The Healer

The Healer
Author: Don Levin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 434
Release: 2024-03-25
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

In this demanded sequel to The Advocate, former attorney and retired military officer Jackson Lee returns to continue his mission as an earthbound advocate. Having survived his own near death in the prequel Another Last Day he continues working with a host of heavenly beings who mentor him in an ever-expanding role on the meaning of Heaven’s Plan, and the various ways we all transition from this life to the next. Jackson is permitted to recruit someone with whom he can partner to change medical outcomes and to assist an even greater number of people both on Earth and in Heaven. With appearances from historical figures who have passed on but return to lend their assistance as necessary, Jackson experiences multiple life-and-death situations as he continues to find answers to questions relating to his own mortality, and the existence of Heaven, all the while making life better for those around him. This collection of Jackson's experiences is equally thought-provoking and entertaining, while also faith promoting and heartwarming.

The Right Combination

The Right Combination
Author: Todd Bothwell
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 168
Release: 2014-04-26
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 1496905105

In this short primer to prospecting for and marketing to professionals, award-winning General Agents Don Levin and Todd Bothwell reveal the combination to unlocking your future success. Being able to offer a suite of products and solutions while taking a holistic approach to clients as well as with those strategic partners is only the beginning. The key to success for an insurance planning specialist in the 21st Century is the ability to be in front of as many people as possible. This means sitting not only with your own clients but also those of other insurance, financial, and legal professionals. Within these pages Don and Todd share their secrets for accessing this veritable treasure trove with easy to follow and time tested processes with which to build your individual brand and to live a life of significance while serving the general public.

Eight Points of the Compass

Eight Points of the Compass
Author: Don Levin
Publisher: AuthorHouse
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2009-12-30
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 1467843210

Why are so many people wandering aimlessly through life? Why has there been such a shift in values from generation to generation? Facing imminent mobilization during the first Persian Gulf War, a father was faced with these questions as well as the challenge of who would teach his children the attributes that he most valued and wished to pass on to their generation. In Eight Points of the Compass the attributes of Integrity (True North), Gratitude, Character, Balance, Commitment, Abundance, Vision, and Relationships are presented in anecdotal fashion so as to make them a lasting and timeless legacy of direction and wisdom for each succeeding generation. A must read for every parent. Chris Sorensen, author of The Greatest Discovery

Simplify, Participant's Guide

Simplify, Participant's Guide
Author: Bill Hybels
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.
Total Pages: 113
Release: 2014-09
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1414391250

Exhausted. Overwhelmed. Overscheduled. Sound familiar? Based on Bill Hybels' groundbreaking book Simplify and the companion DVD series, the Simplify Participant's Guide leads you on a journey of discovering a simpler life. Today's velocity of life can consume and control us . . . until a breakneck pace begins to feel normal and expected. That's where the danger lies: When we spend our lives doing things that keep us busy but don't really matter, we sacrifice the things that do. What if your life could be different? What if you could be certain you were living the life God called you to live--and building a legacy for those you love? If you crave a simpler life anchored by the priorities that matter most, roll up your sleeves: Simplified living requires more than just cleaning out your closets or reorganizing your desk drawer. It requires uncluttering your soul. By eradicating the stuff that leaves your spirit drained, you can stop doing what doesn't matter--and start doing what does. In Simplify, bestselling author Bill Hybels identifies the core issues that lure us into frenetic living--and offers practical steps for sweeping the clutter from our souls. This study guide is an ideal resource for small groups, along with the Simplify DVD Experience (sold separately).

Healing Leadership

Healing Leadership
Author: Steven Geske
Publisher:
Total Pages: 182
Release: 2011-12-29
Genre:
ISBN: 9781468148459

One thing is clear about today's leadership model. It's NOT working! We chose "Healing" in the title to describe a new kind of leadership that we propose. We see the present problems in organizations and civilization at large, to be rooted in the destructive "story" we are now living. In the story of humankind, we believe we have moved from living in harmony with the world to having complete control over the world. Hierarchical leadership has caused great damage and even threatens the very existence of our species. If we are to change the story we are living from one of conquest to one of harmony, a call for a new kind of leadership is required. Healing Leadership is that call. Healing Leadership is the culmination of our five-year effort to "deconstruct" the way we, as consultants intuitively work with leaders. Instead of focusing on leverage, motivation and power, we encourage leaders to focus on themselves; to maintain an authentic presence that is non-anxious and does not depend on changing someone else. This approach removes behaviors that inevitably backfire and keeps people and organizations entrenched in the status quo. We believe anyone can benefit from exposure to this way of being intentional about increasing effectiveness as a leader while practicing responsible self-care. In a society where leaders are first idealized then demonized, the role of leader has become increasingly toxic. Those who would dare lead authentically and courageously face a barrage of criticism, gridlock and sabotage. We believe that surviving and thriving in today's "leadership-averse" climate requires a comprehensive approach to building, conserving, investing and protecting personal energy. Healing Leadership proposes what we call the "Energy Management Model" (EMM). This model maps a way of being intentional about the central tasks that are no longer optional for leaders who wish to remain healthy, creative and effective. The Energy Management Model asks three critical questions of every leader: Who am I? Where am I going? Who will go with me? The model offers an organized way of gaining greater awareness around these questions and clarifies critical tasks as the leader seeks to answer them. The model provides a framework for building, preserving and investing personal energy as a way to increase the leader's functioning and maturity in the art of true leadership.