As you may have guessed by now, I am all about the organic growth of the leader in you.

To accomplish my worldwide goal to seed and nurture 11 million Leadership Gardens by 11/11/2011, I took a six month mentoring course from Kathleen Gage the Street Smarts Marketer. She is an expert Internet Marketer who uses an ethical and systematic approach, just like when you plant your vegetable garden.

In a Leadership Garden, integrity - your word - is the "golden egg of leadership." It is your most prized possession. When you bring integrity to your unique purpose and aim, your words and actions match and the true success you desire appears.

As I was thinking about what to share in this post, I had the opportunity read an excerpt from What Can a Dentist Teach You about Business, Life and Success? Discover Secrets to Achieving Total Success! by Dr. Joe Capista.

Dr. Capista provides many powerful insights and techniques throughout his book, but the most relevant to this topic was how he came to realize balance and integrity is the key to Total Success. His personal story beautifully illustrates the point I was about to make. And there's a special offer at the end that will make you smile!

To get a taste of Dr. Capista's book and hear the truth about your golden egg, straight from the dentist's mouth read on . . . .

Yesterday, I posted my story about Identity Theft and victimization with the specific intention to harness the positive power of the blogosphere to bring awareness and individual responsibility to help stem this crime. I also wanted to highlight the swift action my hero, Kathy, took in hopes that other on-line vendors processing credit/debit cards would follow suit.

As a result of my post, I immediately began to receive comments from companies who offer services to help protect victims. I am sure there are many reputable companies out there and it is not for me to judge or screen all such services. But I do have a responsibility to my readers. So I chose to ask questions, instead of publishing their information in the comment section.

Why you may ask? First, no one can completely protect your identity but you. That's my point. And it may very well be subscribing to a security service with expertise may be just what you want and need. . . .

I am interrupting the Leadership Conundrum series for an important message.

Criminal offenses involving fraud are well documented as being the fastest growing type of crime in North America. Correlated directly to the increase with the popularity of methamphetamine possession and production, “meth-fraud” crimes include identity theft, counterfeit checks, and stolen/fraudulent use of credit cards. Source: Tuscon Police Department

What does this have to do with leadership and a Leadership Garden?

• You are the one and only true leader of your life
• You can claim your power and focus your energy to create a unique purpose and aim in 2008
• The result will be unimaginable

The New Year marks a time of hope, anticipation and renewal for many. Yet, New Year’s resolutions are often made up goals to fix some deficiency or flaw you identify in yourself, like losing weight or reducing debt.

The root word of resolution is “resolve” which means to analyze, breakdown, dissect, and decompose. So I’d like to take a moment to do just that regarding traditional goal setting.

What if your resolution were to not change something on the outside but to alter your way of being on the inside? This would allow you to express your unique purpose and aim to lead the life you truly want in 2008.