Leadership Development through the Principles of Think and Grow Rich

In this episode of The Genesis Frequency, I explore how the timeless success principles from Napoleon Hill’s Think and Grow Rich serve as powerful leadership development tools for anyone seeking to lead with greater clarity, confidence, and purpose.

Hill’s work is often associated with financial success, but at its core, it is about becoming the person capable of achieving meaningful results — and that begins with leadership from the inside out. Whether you’re leading a team, an organization, a business, or simply leading yourself, these principles offer a framework for lasting personal and professional growth.

I unpack key leadership principles inspired by Hill’s work:

  1. Cultivate a burning desire and clear vision.
  2. Strengthen faith and belief in your mission.
  3. Pursue specialized knowledge and lifelong learning.
  4. Make decisions quickly and confidently.
  5. Practice persistence and consistency.
  6. Harness the power of the mastermind alliance.
  7. Activate imagination for innovation and creative problem-solving.

True leadership isn’t about position or title — it’s about who you are, how you show up, and how you inspire others to step into their greatness.

Tune in for this powerful reminder that leadership begins in thought, intention, and the frequency you choose to hold. Step into leadership by design, not by default — and watch your influence and impact expand.

Dr. Koz (and effect!)

Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.

The Genesis Frequency Podcast / Success Ocean International / LMI-USA

Personal, Professional and Leadership Development

Developing Desire and Passion – Step 5

This episode will wrap up this mini-series about learning how to develop desire and passion, in yourself and others, and how it is a unique leadership skill that is essential for your desired growth.

I shared how desire and passion are necessary elements in the pursuit of worthy ideals especially when it comes to making those quantum leaps in the direction of all you desire to experience personally and professionally.

I shared key points from the book “The 5 Pillars of Leadership; How to Bridge the Leadership Gap” by Paul J. Meyer, founder of Leadership Management International and Rand Slechta, LMI’s current CEO, here’s one that relates to our series topic:

“The desire and passion with which you and your team members face a challenge is an essential part of the soul of your organization. Without it, you and your team lack spiritual guidance and creative expression. Without desire and passion, there is no intuition; missing is the still small voice within you to provide insight into both situations and people. Without desire and passion, all of your talents and abilities tend to lie fallow and unresponsive; your potential is hidden, buried and dormant.”

In the last episode I explored step four, this episode focuses on step five, our final step. It’s about going to work deliberately, every day, on our desired objective. Working harder. I really suggest going back and listening to all five of these episodes together and join me as I take a deep dive into all five steps to developing desire and passion as shared by these two brilliant authors in this spectacular book. I highly recommend you get your own copy.

Set the intention now to no longer allow your infinite potential to remain hidden, buried and dormant. Commit to not only listening to this podcast but also applying the wisdom shared to your unique situation and taking action based on what you take away from these episodes.

Click below to listen and get started now.

Dr. Koz (and effect!)

Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.

The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-WORLD

Developing Desire and Passion – Step 3

Learning how to develop desire and passion, in yourself and others, is a unique leadership skill that is essential for your desired growth.

Desire and passion are necessary elements in the pursuit of worthy ideals especially when it comes to making those quantum leaps in the direction of all you desire to experience personally and professionally.

In the book “The 5 Pillars of Leadership; How to Bridge the Leadership Gap” by Paul J. Meyer, founder of Leadership Management International and Rand Slechta, LMI’s current CEO, we find this insight:

“The desire and passion with which you and your team members face a challenge is an essential part of the soul of your organization. Without it, you and your team lack spiritual guidance and creative expression. Without desire and passion, there is no intuition; missing is the still small voice within you to provide insight into both situations and people. Without desire and passion, all of your talents and abilities tend to lie fallow and unresponsive; your potential is hidden, buried and dormant.”

In the last episode I explored step two, this episode focuses on step three. I suggest going back and listening to the last few episodes. I will discuss step four in the next episode and then wrap up this series with step five in the episode after that.

Join me as I take a deep dive into all five steps to developing desire and passion as shared by these two brilliant authors in this spectacular book. I highly recommend you get your own copy.

Set the intention now to no longer allow your infinite potential to remain hidden, buried and dormant. Commit to not only listening to this podcast but also applying the wisdom shared to your unique situation and taking action based on what you take away from these episodes.

Click below to listen and get started now.

Dr. Koz (and effect!)

Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.

The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-WORLD

Achieving Whole Life Success and Prosperity

In this episode I revisit the total person concept and the holistic approach to whole life goal achievement. I offer a unique way to discern what is yours to do in six critical areas of life and living.

To experience whole life success and prosperity, personally and professionally, you have to first evaluate each of these specific areas of your life. You will need to pay close attention to any longing and discontent that you may be feeling, Often these feelings may be lingering just below the surface in one or more areas.

As I move through these areas in this episode, I offer something a little bit different. Rather than simply deciding what’s missing and setting a goal for its achievement, I invite you to consider ways you might contribute in each of these areas.

It is in giving that we receive which is also a key to success in servant leadership. In order to have you must consider how you are showing up, what are you ‘being’, how do you define the life you are leading and living in these areas?

It all starts with thought. Schedule some time to consider your thoughts around all of this. Write your thoughts down on paper. Engage your imagination and begin at once to deliberately design the next new and improved version of you. Your future self will be glad you did this now.

Dr. Koz (and effect!)

Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna

The Genesis Frequency Podcast – Success Ocean International – LMI-USA

Leadership Goal Prep – Mission – Image – Affirmation – Vision

As you start to lay out your course of action, you always want to begin with your mission and vision. What does the big picture look like that is inclusive of all your desires personally and professionally. This is also true for those of you operating a small business or working as an integral element in a corporate environment.

This episode is about laying the groundwork by examining not only your attitude around performance and productivity, but also your attitude as it relates to your infinite potential.

While you should establish a very specific personal and professional big picture goal, you’ll want to start with your overall mission / purpose and vision statement. Also consider your values. When these pieces are put in place you can get to work on your goals, making sure they are in alignment with the mission / purpose / vision. Your goals should always support your vision and the life you would love to lead.

When you consider the life experience, personally and professionally, that you would love to lead, you must also consider your self image. Begin at once to imagine and build a new one if necessary, casting away any negative attitudes and all that is not supportive of your ultimate, ideal vision.

I’ll discuss the use of affirmations and visualization as well in this episode as I take a deeper dive into all of the above.

Listen in now and begin at once to deliberately design the life you would love to live.

Dr. Koz (and effect!)

Dr. Stephen J. Kosmyna, Ph.D.

The Genesis Frequency Podcast / Success Ocean International