ARE YOU BEING A GOOD LEADER OR AN EXTRAORDINARY ONE

Are You Being a Good Leader or an Extraordinary One?

“Extraordinary leaders are those who continuously push beyond their comfort zones of what is common, known, and safe, while inspiring others to do the same!”  ~ Joe Contrera   The difference between a good leader and an extraordinary leader is very clear in the minds of their people. Sometimes it is not so clear in the…

TALENTS SKILLS

Talents, Skills, & Being Extraordinary!

Talents, Skills, and Being Extraordinary! People often use the words talents and skills interchangeably, as if they had the exact same meaning. I believe that talents and skills are different. Talents encompass your strengths, your brilliance, and your genius. By genius, I mean in its original form found in the word – genie which means…

Extraordinary Wisdom Requires Extraordinary Thinking – Part III

*(An excerpt from Joe’s new coming coming out later this year) Extraordinary Wisdom – Part III “We cannot solve our problems with the same thinking we used when we created them.”  Albert Einstein.   A Most Extraordinary Thinker One of the people I admire most is Albert Einstein. Over the course of many years I have quoted him quite often. Partially,…

Extraordinary Love

Defining Extraordinary Love (VIDEO BLOG) Part I

Defining Extraordinary Love Living an extraordinary life means that there are certain non-negotiable areas. These areas of your life are where you need to push outside of your comfort zones, beyond what is common, safe, and known to you! Love happens to be one of those critically important areas. If you want to experience extraordinary…

Extraordinary

The Challenge to Be Extraordinary (VIDEO BLOG)

The Challenge to Be Extraordinary (VIDEO BLOG) Defining what you believe about being extraordinary by anyone other than yourself, is very dangerous. Why? Because if you allow others to define extraordinary for you, you will always be conforming to someone else’s’ ideals or way of life. And if they choose to live an ordinary life…