Articles by Michael Skye

1) FAITH vs. VISION
Some people operate from faith, some from vision. Both are invaluable for tomorrow's leaders and creators. Learn the distinction between faith and vision, and how you can leverage each. INTRODUCTION: Before exploring the distinctions between these two concepts, consider that what is meant by any word is determined largely by the context in which it is used. So, rather than assuming you know what is... » read more

2) What Bus Are You On?
"The problems we have now in communities and societies are going to be resolved only when we are brought together by a common sense that each of us is a visionary. Each of us must come to the realization that we can function and live at the level of vision rather than following some great leader's vision. Instead of looking for a great leader, we are in an era where each of us needs to find the great... » read more

3) Dream vs. Vision: A Mind-Shift For Visionary Leaders
What is the difference between a dream and a vision? The dreams you see while asleep at night are a metaphor for the kind of thinking that happens when you fantasize while awake. We often call this "day dreaming" or creative imagination. The vision you see when you are awake and looking at reality with your eyes is a metaphor for the kind of thinking that happens when you look to your future with... » read more

4) The Internet - The Layman's Tool For World Changing
The internet. A place where people, who might typical be discriminated against or left out of the Good Ole Boy network, can flourish (if you're just plain better or smarter at what you do, you can succeed)! A place where color, sex, ethnic or national origin need not be a factor in economic transactions. A place where those who are typically left out can fit in like never before by finding or forming their... » read more

5) Is The Super Bowl As Exciting As Your Life The Clock Is Ticking
The Super Bowl, for millions of people, is the most exciting game in the world. Every year over 100,000 Americans gather to watch the game, many as if their lives depend on it. What does this say about us as human beings? What does this say about our values? What if our most exciting game were the game called our life? What if creating a radically better future for our children was much more... » read more

6) Watada's Stand
A First Lieutenant in the U.S. Army has taken a stand. Ehren Watada, a 28-year-old Hawaii native, faces a court martial next month and up to 6 years in prison. He is the first commissioned officer in the U.S. to publicly refuse deployment to Iraq. Overy 100,000 people have commented on one of the blogs were this man's story and interview was published. Many of his peers call him a traitor and a coward.... » read more

7) Mohammad Yunus And The New Revolutionaries
In 1974, I found it difficult to teach elegant theories of economics in the university classroom, in the backdrop of a terrible famine in Bangladesh. Suddenly, I felt the emptiness of those theories in the face of crushing hunger and poverty. I wanted to do something immediate to help people around me, even if it was just one human being, to get through another day with a little more ease. Thus begins... » read more

8) COMPROMISE vs. SACRIFICE
This is an invaluable distinction for the new revolutionary, the visionary, who is not focused on fighting over scarce resources, but looking to create the world she envisions. ORIENTATION: Compromise - 1. Giving up something important to gain something of higher value, yet feeling like you lost. 2. Choosing between two values in a way that wounds your spirit, drains your power and limits your... » read more

9) Trained Goodness vs. Natural Greatness: A "Mind-Shift" for Visionary Parents, Educators and Leaders
Consider this... Inside of goodness it's inherently very difficult to be great. Very difficult. Greatness means being willing to risk the very thing goodness requires: the approval of those who say what is good and what is not. Yet consider that greatness is inherently simple. It's natural. It's simply a matter of returning to you--to your natural conscience or consciousness--to your innate call to... » read more

10) One Million Visionaries Walking A Road Less Traveled
In todays rapidly changing world, we need visionaries. Visionary mothers, visionary educators, visionary leaders, visionary children--visionaries, period! Many think of visionaries being those who have a special "gift" for thinking big, thinking creatively, etc. But consider that a visionary is simply someone who chooses to walk his or her own heroic path in life, inspired by his or her own vision.... » read more

11) Positionary vs. Visionary: A "Mind Shift" for Leaders and Change Agents
Today's visionary leaders who are making this shift in thinking, from "positionary" to "visionary" are inspiring themselves, their team and even their adversaries to greatness. These visionaries have the power to create a world that works for all of us, and they are whom the world needs now. Sadly many well-intentioned leaders and change agents fail to grasp this distinction, and that failure costs them... » read more

12) Position vs Stand: A "Mind Shift" for Visionary Leaders
Today's visionary leaders who are making this shift in thinking, from a "position" to a "stand" are inspiring themselves, their team and even their adversaries to greatness. These visionaries have the power to create a world that works for all of us. Most of the brightest leaders, entrepreneurs and change agents still fail to grasp this distinction. Many try to stand for a better world while operating... » read more

13) Natural Greatness: A "Mind-Shift" for Visionary Parents, Teachers and Leaders
Today's parents, teachers and leaders who grasp this concept of "natural greatness" are raising visionary children. These young visionaries have the power to create a world that works for all of us, and they are whom the world needs now. The person of greatness, who will act powerfully from his own highest inner guidance, is at once a danger to the powers that be... and exactly who he needs to be for... » read more

14) Greatness vs. Goodness: A "Mind-Shift" for Visionary Leaders
Today's visionary leaders who are making this shift in thinking, from "goodness" to "greatness" are inspiring themselves, their team and even their adversaries to greatness. These visionaries have the power to create a world that works for all of us, and they are who the world needs now. Sadly many well-intentioned leaders, teachers and parents fail to grasp this distinction, and that failure costs... » read more