Successful teams result from members opening up to each other and building bridges. Understanding each other is key to collaboration. When team members put out an image of something other than what they are, they create a catalyst for trust to be broken. The team will then be let down in the moment it needs […]
Do you aim for the finish line only to get there? People often treat the goal as the end point instead of a milestone onto something greater. When people aim for the finish line, sometimes they quit before they get there. Other times they get there and say, “I’m done.” Were there points in your […]
Doors are the tools of to keep hidden or to keep out. An open door allows for both sides to meet. Successful people keep their doors and their minds open to cultivate a culture of conversations to build new relationships, build stronger teams, foster higher thoughts, and grow with the ripple of change. Will you […]
Keeping the door open will provide many benefits in your life to have a better life. As Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. noted long ago, all life is interrelated. He led with a open door to raise up the issues of the day that need to be addressed to make the world a better place. […]
As you go through the day, what happens to you? Do the reactions of the day carry over from one experience to another? Do you find yourself caught in the same track that nothing can help you overcome a previous bad thought, bad conversation, a trying situation, or an issue that just brings back pain […]
What do you feel when you are faced with a failed project, a conversation or relationship that breaks down, an illness, a job loss or something else that goes against expectations? What is your choice in handling an event of this type? Achievers hold a mindset that a learning point is important, know past experiences […]
In your day do you seek answers from someone else? Do you prefer to go through a process to set you up to explore the problem and uncover options? Too often people go in search of someone who will give the answer being validated. Want the answer and to move on negates what we are […]
People sometimes love to give their opinion of anything they comes across. They believe their answer is the right answer. Do you spend more time giving answers or asking questions to become more curious and seek more together? An inner circle of trusted associates who are ahead of you and invested will be more likely […]
We are meant to connect as humans with each other. What do you do during the day that exemplifies effective connection with others. Do others depart at the end of a conversation with you feeling lifted, feeling a certain warmness or knowing that you truly care about them? Successful people know that tension that might […]
People sometimes accept a condition to confine themselves within. They remain stagnant, for instance, in their attitudes, their thoughts, or their location. They become isolated and fear putting themselves at risk of trying something new or connecting in-person. They build a perspective that it is someone else’s fault that they are where they are. Have […]
What mindset do you have on this first day back into the regular business day of the new year. I remember early on my first days were getting back in the groove and feeling overwhelmed as my responsibilities turned to compiling the multitude of analyses for the end of the month, end of the quarter […]
Beyond the activities of the day, what are you feeling about your success this year? Every new year’s day, people feel a calmness about their lives; an almost separation from their woes to celebrate the start of a new year. This perceived sense carries into organizations as they start the new year too. In those […]
What is one component in why you miss hitting and surpassing the goal? People miss getting a clear vision of where they are going and what they hope to achieve. They also miss on the path seeing obstacles and responding to clear them before getting there. APEX living people, those who think and live higher […]
Have you seen a shift in a meeting when a person changes the directional tide of the team? It might be something said. It might be the way the words are spoken. It might be the air with which the person enters the room. Effective leaders have a presence that lifts the team’s confidence, which […]
People often want more from life. Much like a magnet, they expect more to come to them. They stay rooted in the past, holding onto whatever successes they may have found there. They stay identified with that moment. They are also critical of why they remain stuck. The key is that “more” awaits them and […]
