People were not born average. They choose a life of mediocrity; not once, but consistently. The choice is made everyday by ignoring raising the level of expectations of oneself; by avoiding larger sacrifices to go to higher levels; ignoring calls to increase faith; and more. To climb higher a mountain, more is demanded with each […]
Are you on a habit treadmill where you just keep going from dawn to dusk? Do you create a quiet space each day to invite silence in and focus on your growth plan while removing the distractions for a time? Getting silent and focused on the one thing that you are meant to become is […]
What tells you that you know yourself well? And what you need to seek your next level? Look to another person who models how to perform at a higher level. Ask that person perhaps to mentor you in this effort or learn from afar. What you do beyond this speaks to your commitment to understand […]
Successful people understand life event impacts as they might have been there before. People who excel have an appreciation for what another is going through. Develop your emotional feelings to understand when another will need you to listen. Are you helping the members of your family or team to let them know you care. Leaders […]
Some people point to today as the time to start slowing down. It is good to slow down and evaluate your thoughts. You can get there faster by having an effective process to analyze the thought and determine a course of action. Today is the day to throttle up. There are almost three full days […]
When you today are trying to go unplugged and handling things at lightning speed, you mishandle the important thoughts. Fear might get in the way too. Appreciate the thoughts you raise and understand them. Use the right thoughts to take action toward your dreams with full throttle. When you ignore your thoughts or push them […]
To do anything, one must have a thought, develop that thought, and then intentionally act toward that thought. What generates that thought? Well, it might be a dream or an inspired thought beyond your own thinking suddenly appearing to you. Do you dream? Are you patient to open or calm your mind enough to allow […]
What are your emails, meetings and projects looking like today? Don’t forget the Cyber Monday specials to pick and select. What did you get for yourself to become a better team player or a better leader? What will help you make the right choice today? Establishing plans aligned with your organization’s values, vision, mission, and […]
Wrapped up inside you are the special gifts only you have to bring forth into the world to make a difference in the lives of others. Your key piece is needed to add to the picture like a jigsaw puzzle. What is elegantly tied around your gift is your voice. The fully confident voice to […]
If all the world is a stage and every experience is a manufactured event, it has been said, what voice will you have when the stakes are high? Will you be ready? When you listen to your passion and purpose, what is your need ahead? You have a message within you, which requires you to […]
What did you scribble down based on the exercise discussed in yesterday’s sharing video? Did you let go of something you were carrying? What did you feel afterwards? Did you feel a calmer sense of yourself? A freeing of some stuff on your mind? In order to make it a better day, a person needs […]
When people scribble down the noise in their heads, they find things that should stay on the paper and not picked up again. To go further we need something for the journey. What are you carrying with you? Does it serve your next needs? If you want to get to your next job, what are […]
A craftsman takes a choice piece of wood, sands off the rough surface and makes the grain shine through. We are our own craftsman, our own workman, to remove the rough surface of our mind and get it focused, unburden it from the elements, from our own thoughts that prevent our beauty to come forward. […]
This is a great tool to use at work or elsewhere that somebody says “I want you to lead ______________. I know you are ready for this step.” Don’t cave to fear and say, “I’m not worthy” or “The time isn’t right”. Get familiar with this tool. Joe Dutkiewicz, your chief leadership thought partner and […]
