The 7 Keys to Radical Success

The 7 Keys to Radical Success

Are you living the life you've always wanted to live? Why not?

Learn how to reprogram the computer running your life, your subconscious mind, and radically change the results in your life. The only real education is a self-education. The cost of self-education is a bargain compared to a traditional, the so called “credentialed” education. Self-education allows you to achieve radical success so you too can live the life you always wanted to live. Success and significance is a process and is available to anyone who really wants it and has the will to go get it. Believe to see it, see to do it, do it to improve, and improve to succeed. Here are 7 powerful habits that will forever change your life and bring you success, significance, and a legacy.

1.      Reading. The habit of daily reading has let so many people to success. Not everything is worth reading. You don’t have to finish a bad book. The right books are great investments. Reading improves our creativity and improves the other six habits below. Reading gives us the emotional strength, improves our self-esteem, and improves our communication and critical thinking skills.

2.      Listening. Listening to audios shuts our negative self-talk. Over time the positive voices from great speakers raises our positive voice and quiets down our negative voices. The negative voice will never go away; it will just stop influencing us.

3.      Associating. We become the average of the people we hang around. As the old saying goes “hang around dog and you get flies.” Hang around robbers and become one. Hang around leaders and become one. Choose your associations carefully for they can make or break us.

4.      Thinking. Thinking is a hard thing to do and that is why so few people do it. Proper thinking follows the habits of reading, listening and associating. We become the product of our prevalent thoughts. Thinking leads to action to apply the right knowledge.

5.      Mentoring. Start with a coach and then a mentor for keeping you on track towards your dreams and goals. Kill and bury your ego and have the humility to submit to a mentor and deal with the liming beliefs that have been plaguing you.

6.      Writing. It takes time to become a great writer. It takes discipline to write. When I don’t feel like writing, I do it anyway. Writing is a powerful way to put our thoughts into words that carry a power, a punch with them.

7.      Speaking. Become a public speaker. If you had the courage to read the right books, listen to the right people, associate with winners and great minds, thinking winning thoughts, submitting to a mentor, and writing you can certainly become a public speaker. Public speaking brings who you are and all that you know to life.

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We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

Leadership Fitness

Leadership Fitness

The Science and Art of Leadership

Leadership is influence. Leadership is character in motion. Leaders are not born, leaders developed through mastering the science and the art of dealing with people and systems. Everything about leadership can be learned. Leadership is more art than science. A leader becomes fit in the following areas:

1.      Character Fitness. Integrity and courage fitness. Leaders are continuously working to keep their character fit.

2.      Working Fitness. The three elements in the formula for high achievement are Hard work, smart work, and time. Leaders work hard and smart over time to allow their efforts to compound.

3.    Time fitness. Leaders value their time more than their money; they use their time and money effectively to prioritize all they do.

4.    Emotional Fitness. Leaders are emotionally fit and they leverage the power of emotions to make the right things happen.

5.    Mental Fitness. Leaders are mentally fit to deal with the adversities and conflicts as they come.

6.      Spiritual Fitness.  Leaders are spiritually strong and fit. Leaders use the power of prayer and self-talk to stay spiritually strong in the face of evil.

7.    Relationship Fitness. Leaders are masters of building and leveraging relationship to make the wrong right.

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

The Science and Art of Leadership

 The Science and Art of Leadership

Leadership is influence. Leadership is character in motion. Leaders are not born, leaders developed through mastering the science and the art of dealing with people and systems. Everything about leadership can be learned. Leadership is more art than science. A leader becomes fit in the following areas:

1.      Character Fitness. Integrity and courage fitness. Leaders are continuously working to keep their character fit.

2.      Working Fitness. Hard work, smart work, and time are the three elements in the formula for high achievement. Leaders work hard and smart over time to allow the compounding of their efforts to take effect.

3.    Time fitness. Leaders value their time more than their money; they use their time and money effectively to live by their priorities.

4.    Emotional Fitness. Leaders are emotionally fit and they leverage the power of emotions to make the right things happen.

5.    Mental Fitness. Leaders are mentally fit to deal with the adversities and conflicts as they come.

6.      Spiritual Fitness.  Leaders are spiritually strong and fit. Leaders use the power of prayer and self-talk to stay spiritually strong in the face of evil.

7.    Relationship Fitness. Leaders are masters of building and leveraging relationship to make wrongs rights.

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

Why Read

Why Read

Reading is a powerful habit. Reading expands our mind and fertilizes our spirit. History has that most great leaders were voracious readers. Not all forms of reading produce the same results for the reader. What kind of reader are you?

1.      Pleasure. Pleasure and entertainment readers immerse themselves into fictions and novels entertaining themselves from the stories and plots.

2.      Pastime. Readers that spend hours of continuous reading. They get so absorbed in their books they don’t even realize time passing by.

3.      Improve speaking abilities. Reading expands our verbal skills from the expansion of our vocabulary and multiple ways to articulate sentences.

4.      Increase focus. Reading improves memory. Reading exercises our brain and keeps those neurons connected and ready to fire.

5.      Expand imagination. Reading fills our imagination with pictures and stories. Our possibilities are drastically expanded by reading the right readings.

6.      Reduce stress. Reading improves our knowledge and our memory. Intentional reading can be a great stress reliever.

7.      Improve life. This is my form and reason for reading.  Reading is a great habit to have. These are the treasure hunters that read with the intent of finding those nuggets of wisdom they can apply in their lives immediately.

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

Gratitude and Generosity

Gratitude and Generosity

Generosity transforms life, overcomes scarcity thinking, and leads to peace and prosperity. Be a giver in a world of takers. The future will always belong to the givers. Count your blessings every day in every possible way.

1.      The gift of self. How have you felt when you gave your best to someone in need? The gift of time is the most valuable gift there is.

2.      Happens anywhere. In the midst of dire poverty and suffering we encountered acts of generosity.

3.      Love and grace. Pay forward. The love and grace we extend to others comes back to us multiplied.

4.      No pain, no gain. True generosity often requires us to get out of our familiar zones and take risks.

5.      Blessing comes before generosity. When we feel blessed we are compelled to become a blessing to others.

6.      Overflow. Practicing an attitude of gratitude overflows into acts of kindness and generosity.

7.      Grow and multiply. Give things that will grow and multiply. Our giving multiplies when it comes out of pain and suffering. It is in our suffering that we find our greatness. What is dormant inside calling you to be a giver?

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

Leadership Matters

Leadership

Leadership matters a great deal because everything rises and falls on leadership.

Here are 10 important words in the life of a leader.

1.      Caring. Your followers value your caring above all else. A leader truly cares.

2.      Learning. A leader is hungry. The day a leader stops learning is the day the leader stops leading.

3.      Integrity. A can be counted on when it counts the most. Leaders are prepared and present during the critical moments, when follower’s lives are at stake.

4.      Courage. A leader has the courage to face evil and never surrender. A leader values freedom and liberty and knows that there cannot be one without the other.

5.      Conviction. The convictions are held so dear that a leader is willing to sacrifice life without surrendering the right principles.

6.      Results. A leader gets results; the results boost the confidence of a leader.

7.      Change. A leader is a master at dealing with change. A leader changes and grows from within then leads organization changes (without).

8.      Relationship. A leader builds and keeps a powerful network of relationships.

9.      Vision. A leader is driven by a vision and a purpose. A leader takes responsibility for creating a better future.

10.  Cause. A leader has a meaningful cause and dedicates the life for that cause.

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy

Success Thinking

Success thinking

Our thinking determines where we end up in life. Faulty thinking often leads to a victim or a dependent mentality. Correct thinking leads to lasting success. Develop the right thinking and latch on to the right process and you will leave a legacy.

1.    Success is a process. A proven process produces predictable results. Defining the results we want is a critical step in the process.

2.    Lasting success requires proper thinking. Is your thinking process requiring an upgrade? Thinking determines where we end up in life.

3.      We must believe to see. Belief comes first. Belief in what’s to come is called faith. Believing before seeing leads to living our beliefs and surrendering to the faith.

4.      We must see to do. Have vision; a clear picture of the destination. Have purpose; the reason for your existence. Have dreams; the deep desires of the heart. Have goals; the accomplishments needed to live the dreams.

5.      We must do to improve. Strategy is the approach to achieve the goals. The plans are the specific steps to achieve the goals. The actions are the activities from the plans. Practice of specific repeatable steps is necessary to reach mastery. Habits are present when practice becomes second nature.

6.      We must improve to succeed. Humility is required to face our results. Mastery to success comes from a continuous feedback look of planning, doing, checking, and adjusting with a relentless focus on results driven by a desire to enjoy the fruits from reaching the goals.

7.      We must succeed to leave a legacy. Success leaves clues and the clues comprise a legacy. Don’t just succeed, succeed at something that matters. Eternity is a long time to be wrong. Follow the proper process to leave a legacy for centuries to come.

Thank you for reading and reflecting on today’s nuggets. Share them with others.   

We make a living by what we get; we make a life by what we give. Be a giver in a world of takers.

Be blessed and be a blessing to others.

Carlos Fontana, President of Phalanx

Co-author of the book Follow to Lead (The 7 Principles to Being a Great Follower)

Author of the book PRICELESS (Sixty-Six Simple Stories of Reflection, Love, and Legacy