Thoughts on Time Management nick.leja |September 30, 2023 |Personal Growth Ever feel like you’re spinning your wheels? Or that you’re spending most of your time reacting to the world around you instead of paving your own path? This post on time management should help! Putting...

Thomas the Chef nick.leja |September 14, 2022 |Stories a fictional nonfiction story that shares a life skill Since he was a young boy, Thomas had dreamed of being a chef, one of the most revered professions in his village. Every year, all the villages around...

The Shopkeeper’s Journey – A Tale of Incentives nick.leja |February 27, 2023 |BusinessStories a tale of incentives After years of toiling away with manual labor, Cole decided to open a shop in his medieval village of Stonebridge. With a passion for travel, Cole set out...

Managing to Core Values nick.leja |October 13, 2023 |Business Managing to Core Values has had a profound impact on my ability to place the right individuals in the right roles within my companies (getting the right people in the right seats). This wasn’t just a...

How To Motivate Employees – The Power of Incentives nick.leja |August 24, 2022 |Business I spent a lot of time trying to figure out how to motivate employees, and I eventually realized that was a waste of both my and their time. A huge lesson...

Almost all of us have a deep yearning to be understood. That being said, listening is hard. Sometimes, it can be very hard. The mental strength required to deeply listen is intense. There are times when someone else is talking and every ounce of me...

Alice and the Mirror of Accountability nick.leja |November 9, 2023 |Personal GrowthStories 1 Alice entered the inn, her eyes locking onto Thera at one of the wooden tables. Her heart racing, she walked towards her. This was her moment, years in the making—the chance to...