Mindfulness -- the ability to powerfully attend to the present moment -- is an important skill for every leader.
I recently had the opportunity to spend some time vacationing on the beautiful Outer Banks in North Carolina. During my vacation I was able to spend some time being mindful on the beach near Duck, North Carolina.
I recorded two mindfulness coaching sessions for leaders that I'm making available here. Both session were recorded right on the North Carolina beaches in Duck, so you'll hear the rolling surf and the wind and even a sea bird or two calling out as they fly overhead.
You are welcome to download either version and keep it in your iPod or other mp3 player for those times when you are stressed out as a leader. Also, please feel free to share these mindfulness moments with friends, co-workers and colleagues.
Short Version:
This version is about 2 minutes in length. Perfect for those times in-between meetings when you need an emotional boost. Download it here.
Long Version:
This version is about 15 minutes total. It's perfect for your morning commute or when you are waiting for that delayed flight. Download it here.
Enjoy!
Wednesday, June 27, 2007
Tuesday, June 12, 2007
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Tim Warneka at 440.944.4746
P. O. Box 20, Cleveland, OH 44092
Tim@asogomi.com
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Contact:
Tim Warneka at 440.944.4746
P. O. Box 20, Cleveland, OH 44092
Tim@asogomi.com
http://www.asogomi.com
Seeing the Light:
Seeing the Light:
Patrick Warneka's Photograph
Selected for International Photography Website!
Cleveland, OH, -- June 12, 2007 – When professional photographer around the world need supplies, there’s one place they go: Calumet Photographic. This week Calumet selected Patrick Warneka’s photographic work entitled “Millennium Night” for their exclusive “Photo of the Week.” “I am honored to have my work listed with the outstanding photographers that frequent Calumet,” said Warneka, a professional photographer and co-author of the newly released The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills with the Tao Te Ching.
“I am excited that others can share in the beauty that I see around us in our daily lives,” said Warneka, whose clients include Colgate, University of Michigan and others. “The photo that Calumet selected was very similar to my photos in The Way of Leading People,” he said. Warneka’s new book, co-authored with his brother Timothy H. Warneka, updates an ancient Chinese leadership text for today’s global culture.
Warneka, a professional photographer who lives in Chicago, Illinois, says that his passion involves photographing urban landscapes. “There’s something very powerful about the structures around us,” he noted. “When the light is right, it’s that power I capture in my pictures.”
To view Warneka’s “Millennium Night”, visit Calumet’s website at:
http://www.calumetphoto.com
“I am excited that others can share in the beauty that I see around us in our daily lives,” said Warneka, whose clients include Colgate, University of Michigan and others. “The photo that Calumet selected was very similar to my photos in The Way of Leading People,” he said. Warneka’s new book, co-authored with his brother Timothy H. Warneka, updates an ancient Chinese leadership text for today’s global culture.
Warneka, a professional photographer who lives in Chicago, Illinois, says that his passion involves photographing urban landscapes. “There’s something very powerful about the structures around us,” he noted. “When the light is right, it’s that power I capture in my pictures.”
To view Warneka’s “Millennium Night”, visit Calumet’s website at:
http://www.calumetphoto.com
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Thursday, June 07, 2007
Tim Warneka selected as presenter at International Creativity Conference!
I very excited to announce that I'll be presenting at the 2007 International Creativity Conference at the world-famous Gestalt Institute of Cleveland!
Here's the information .....
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Black Belt Keynote Speaker Selected to Present at International Creativity Conference
Motivational Speaker Blends Martial Arts, Emotional Intelligence for Creating Success
Cleveland, Ohio – June 8, 2007 – Black Belt Keynote Speaker Timothy Warneka has been selected as one of only 20 international speakers to present at the International Creativity Conference at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Warneka, co-author of the new book The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills with the Tao Te Ching will present “Celebrating Flow: How to Manage More Creativity than You Can Handle” for the conference being held in University Circle August 8 – 11, 2007.
“The conference planning committee for Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference is pleased to welcome Mr. Warneka to the celebration,” says Sarah Toman, Ph.D, an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University and a member of the Creativity Celebration Planning Committee at the Institute. “I’m very honored to have been chosen to present to members of the world-wide Gestalt community,” said Warneka, a visiting faculty member at the Institute.
The conference features Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb as keynote presenter. Ms. Spagnuolo Lobb hails from Italy and is the editor of Creative License: The Art of Gestalt Therapy (Springer Verlag, 2003).
The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland was founded in 1954 by some of the earliest students of Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, Isadore Fromm, and Paul Goodman. It is the most well-established and largest institute in the world dedicated to the study of Gestalt theory to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations.
The Institute’s website explains that the term Gestalt is a German word that means a complete pattern or perceived whole. “A Gestalt approach strongly encourages looking at the big picture,” states Warneka, who uses these principles in his keynote speeches for organizations. The president of the Black Belt Consulting Group, Warneka also holds black belt ranking in the revolutionary non-violent martial art of Aikido. “Gestalt and Aikido complement each other beautifully, and they both very creative.” observes Warneka.
A professional keynote speaker and author of several books, Warneka explained that creativity is a central theme of leadership. “My latest book, The Way of Leading People draws on 2500 year-old wisdom from China that explains how to be more creative as a leader,” stated Warneka. The book is available through the publisher Asogomi Publishing International as well as on-line book sellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The Creativity Conference will be held at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland on August 8 – 11, 2007.
For more information about bringing Warneka to keynote for your organization’s next event, visit:
http://www.blackbeltconsulting.com/resources.html
For more information about Warneka’s books, visit the publisher at:
http://www.asogomi.com/
To learn more about Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference visit the website for The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland’s at:
http://www.gestaltcleveland.org/index.html
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Need an illustration or author photo? Book cover and author images are available at:
http://www.asogomi.com/pressroom.html
Here's the information .....
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Black Belt Keynote Speaker Selected to Present at International Creativity Conference
Motivational Speaker Blends Martial Arts, Emotional Intelligence for Creating Success
Cleveland, Ohio – June 8, 2007 – Black Belt Keynote Speaker Timothy Warneka has been selected as one of only 20 international speakers to present at the International Creativity Conference at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland. Warneka, co-author of the new book The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills with the Tao Te Ching will present “Celebrating Flow: How to Manage More Creativity than You Can Handle” for the conference being held in University Circle August 8 – 11, 2007.
“The conference planning committee for Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference is pleased to welcome Mr. Warneka to the celebration,” says Sarah Toman, Ph.D, an Associate Professor at Cleveland State University and a member of the Creativity Celebration Planning Committee at the Institute. “I’m very honored to have been chosen to present to members of the world-wide Gestalt community,” said Warneka, a visiting faculty member at the Institute.
The conference features Margherita Spagnuolo Lobb as keynote presenter. Ms. Spagnuolo Lobb hails from Italy and is the editor of Creative License: The Art of Gestalt Therapy (Springer Verlag, 2003).
The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland was founded in 1954 by some of the earliest students of Fritz Perls, Laura Perls, Isadore Fromm, and Paul Goodman. It is the most well-established and largest institute in the world dedicated to the study of Gestalt theory to work with individuals, couples, families, groups and organizations.
The Institute’s website explains that the term Gestalt is a German word that means a complete pattern or perceived whole. “A Gestalt approach strongly encourages looking at the big picture,” states Warneka, who uses these principles in his keynote speeches for organizations. The president of the Black Belt Consulting Group, Warneka also holds black belt ranking in the revolutionary non-violent martial art of Aikido. “Gestalt and Aikido complement each other beautifully, and they both very creative.” observes Warneka.
A professional keynote speaker and author of several books, Warneka explained that creativity is a central theme of leadership. “My latest book, The Way of Leading People draws on 2500 year-old wisdom from China that explains how to be more creative as a leader,” stated Warneka. The book is available through the publisher Asogomi Publishing International as well as on-line book sellers such as Amazon and Barnes & Noble.
The Creativity Conference will be held at the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland on August 8 – 11, 2007.
For more information about bringing Warneka to keynote for your organization’s next event, visit:
http://www.blackbeltconsulting.com/resources.html
For more information about Warneka’s books, visit the publisher at:
http://www.asogomi.com/
To learn more about Gestalt & Creativity: An International Conference visit the website for The Gestalt Institute of Cleveland’s at:
http://www.gestaltcleveland.org/index.html
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Permission to Reprint
Need an illustration or author photo? Book cover and author images are available at:
http://www.asogomi.com/pressroom.html
Going International with Asogomi Publishing International
My micro-publishing company is now truly international! Here're the details...
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Micro-Publisher Lands Deal with Key International Publisher
Micro-Publisher’s Best-Selling Leadership Book Vaults into International Market
Contact: Timothy H. Warneka at 440.944.4746
P.O. Box 20
Cleveland, OH 44092
Tim@timwarneka.com
http://www.timwarneka.com/
Cleveland, Ohio – June 6, 2007 – Micro-Publisher Asogomi Publishing International announces landing its first international agreement with Pearson Education India. Pearson and Asogomi recently signed an agreement for Pearson to publish Asogomi’s best-selling book, Leading People the Black Belt Way: Conquering the Five Core Problems Facing Leaders Today. Written by Asogomi’s president, Tim Warneka, Leading People the Black Belt Way describes the Black Belt Way, a new approach to leadership that draws from the science of Emotional Intelligence and principles from the revolutionary non-violent martial art of Aikido.
“It is an honor to be able to work with an illustrious publisher such as Pearson Education,” commented Warneka, who founded Asogomi in 2005 in order to bring more sophisticated leadership approaches into the field. Pearson Education won the Foreign Rights for publishing Leading People the Black Belt Way after a heated bidding war with another publisher in India. “We are quite happy to have won the bid for such an important leadership book,” reports Sonal Sharma, a representative of Pearson.
To learn more about Asogomi Publishing International, visit them on-line at:
http://www.asogomi.com/
Warneka’s books are $19.95 (paperback) and $29.95 (hardback) and are available from Asogomi Publishing International. Or send your business card and a check (U.S. fund only) payable to Asogomi Publishing International, P.O. Box 20, Cleveland, Ohio, 44092. Or call 440.944.4746.
The books are also available from your local bookstore as well as from on-line book sellers such as Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) and Barnes & Noble (http://www.bn.com/).
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Permission to Reprint
Need an illustration or author photo? Book cover and author images are available at:
http://www.asogomi.com/pressroom.html
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Micro-Publisher Lands Deal with Key International Publisher
Micro-Publisher’s Best-Selling Leadership Book Vaults into International Market
Contact: Timothy H. Warneka at 440.944.4746
P.O. Box 20
Cleveland, OH 44092
Tim@timwarneka.com
http://www.timwarneka.com/
Cleveland, Ohio – June 6, 2007 – Micro-Publisher Asogomi Publishing International announces landing its first international agreement with Pearson Education India. Pearson and Asogomi recently signed an agreement for Pearson to publish Asogomi’s best-selling book, Leading People the Black Belt Way: Conquering the Five Core Problems Facing Leaders Today. Written by Asogomi’s president, Tim Warneka, Leading People the Black Belt Way describes the Black Belt Way, a new approach to leadership that draws from the science of Emotional Intelligence and principles from the revolutionary non-violent martial art of Aikido.
“It is an honor to be able to work with an illustrious publisher such as Pearson Education,” commented Warneka, who founded Asogomi in 2005 in order to bring more sophisticated leadership approaches into the field. Pearson Education won the Foreign Rights for publishing Leading People the Black Belt Way after a heated bidding war with another publisher in India. “We are quite happy to have won the bid for such an important leadership book,” reports Sonal Sharma, a representative of Pearson.
To learn more about Asogomi Publishing International, visit them on-line at:
http://www.asogomi.com/
Warneka’s books are $19.95 (paperback) and $29.95 (hardback) and are available from Asogomi Publishing International. Or send your business card and a check (U.S. fund only) payable to Asogomi Publishing International, P.O. Box 20, Cleveland, Ohio, 44092. Or call 440.944.4746.
The books are also available from your local bookstore as well as from on-line book sellers such as Amazon.com (http://www.amazon.com) and Barnes & Noble (http://www.bn.com/).
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Permission to Reprint
Need an illustration or author photo? Book cover and author images are available at:
http://www.asogomi.com/pressroom.html
Friday, June 01, 2007
Latest Book Release!
In co-operation with my brother Patrick Warneka, I am very proud to announce the release of my newest book!Our book, entitled The Way of Leading People: Unlocking Your Integral Leadership Skills with the Tao Te Ching is the result of an exciting collaboration between Patrick's photographs and my writing.
Here's some information about the book from the publisher, Asogomi Publishing International:
Are you ready to lead people into tomorrow? Every generation has its leadership classics, but did you know that one classic surpasses them all? Only the TAO TE CHING—written in China over 2500 years ago by the celebrated scholar Lao Tzu—has been translated more often than any text except the Bible. Succeeding as a leader in today’s global economy requires your understanding of Master Lao’s practical leadership wisdom: accept what is; flow with the natural order of things; be alive to the present moment.
Prepare yourself for some pleasant surprises. Authors Patrick Warneka and Timothy H. Warneka—leadership experts and martial artists—have updated Lao Tzu’s classic leadership strategy, aligning it with today’s global realities. With a powerful foreword by well-known author Richard Strozzi-Heckler, THE WAY OF LEADING PEOPLE is the perfect gift for that special leader in your life. Inspired by the modern urban landscape, THE WAY OF LEADING PEOPLE will unleash your integral leadership skills ... while teaching you how to successfully lead people into tomorrow.
For more information about the book, or to download some examples of Patrick's fantastic photography, visit the book's website at:
www.wayofleadingpeople.com
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