There is a cure for the cacophony of “I’m overwhelmed!” silently expressed daily throughout the cubicles of the business world. Our attention and working memory systems appear maxed out! Sometimes it seems it’s the result of management gaining savings by not hiring a replacement for a departed employee. In this world of “there’s no one […]
Read More »“Freedom is not the absence of commitments, but the ability to choose – and commit myself to – what is best for me.” – Paul Coehlo On Monday, I facilitated a group discussion with leaders focused on personally developing their growth. What does commitment entail for leaders? Why is it important? What will we each […]
Read More »Do you sometimes hear yourself saying “I wish I had the will to ______________.” ? Fill in the blank. “I wish I was stronger” or “I want to achieve _____” also fall into this area. People believe that willpower is like a spigot, there is a finite amount. Much like the tides of nature, there […]
Read More »You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems.– James Clearauthor, “Atomic Habits” Around the beginning of the year, you might hear others talk about finding a goal to accomplish. Did you set a goal at the beginning of the year? What was it? How did it go? Maybe you are […]
Read More »Each of us has a journey which goes from there to here to somewhere beyond. What we engage with on our specific journey depends on what we choose. Each yes or no is a decision. When we continue to accept what keeps us stuck, put off a dream or desire for someday, or actively engage, […]
Read More »Humans sometimes seek the quick way out in the face of a crisis or the first instance of push back. Humans are resourced to solve for the way forward; to stand up against the foe. What did you learn about yourself the last time you had to deal with a large problem before you? When […]
Read More »Each person is their own superhero. When you are feeling down, you have a perceived “running on empty”. There is still a reserve too often overlooked. When you are feeling like nothing can get in your way to achieve your dream, to lead a team to the desired goal, to right a wrong in your […]
Read More »This afternoon I had the privilege of being asked to come back and lead a live group discussion of a company’s senior leaders. This week’s challenge for these leaders was to evaluate and refine their leadership philosophy and create leadership maxims to live and share with their direct team contacts as they* lead themselves* lead […]
Read More »When did you notice that your involvement with a person, a work team, an interest group, a non-profit project team, a community start to fade? Were they making the decision to reach out to you and others? Some people immediately pick up that the core leader or team isn’t thinking about its members and start […]
Read More »What is said in the meetings you attend? Are there questions and discussions that open up discussion or do they lead to a frantic look at the clock? Try intentional questions, those that lead with a purpose. Questions done right lead to exploration and possibilities. When you feel the room isn’t using the power of the minds […]
Read More »What you do goes to support what you want or what you don’t want to be? Often others will put all of their focus in to things that don’t serve them. Instead of living into a dream, the person ends up using all of their time, talent and treasure living into what they don’t want […]
Read More »Do you find it easy to get sidetracked at work or the scope of a project starts to expand? You might then wonder where the day has gone. It has been said where your focus goes, your energy goes. Your success is directly tied to what you do. Are you working on what is meaningful […]
Read More »In getting to know people new to you, you seek as much information about them as you can get in that first opportunity. People desire to get comfortable with others and build a connection. People getting to success faster than others work on building trust faster than others. What are you doing today to build […]
Read More »Being successful in areas of responsibility whether at work or in the family requires something special. It requires going beyond just being, just attending to the myriad of things in your day. It requires focusing on higher things. Things that make a difference in the world of those that are impacted by you, like your […]
Read More »The song goes: “When you’re down and troubled, and nothing is going right…” Are you seeing someone down and needing a friend? Maybe you don’t really know if they are. Be kind. Today, we are living full throttle. We past people like highway road markers seemingly connected one to the next. Taking a moment to […]
Read More »Each day we are faced with choices on whether to display vulnerability without apology, to be a model of humanness. One element as a leader is to recognize the imperfectness of your nature. It isn’t an easy thing to do given the expectations you place on yourself to be some perfect person. In this struggle […]
Read More »Have you said to yourself or someone else, “I need to get this perfect before _“? It might have been a test, a project, a painting, dinner. Maybe a presentation or speech. What happens? You put an expectation onto yourself that nothing less than something with zero error will do. There becomes a confusion between […]
Read More »Sometimes in my life, I found myself looking in at my life. I was looking toward my boss to show me my calendar for the day. It didn’t stop there. I had family and friends do it too. I was reserved. I then had to work hard to show my eagerness to please, to show […]
Read More »As a member of the team or the leader of a project, I am and you are called upon to develop into something more. That something more in us requires us to move between thinking, learning, performing and reflecting. If you are where you are in life to wait for the end, what is good […]
Read More »t In your career or calling, what do you hold as the image of you? Learn the three statements of awareness and two caveats which successful leaders leverage daily in this video. These thought statements right set the mind and provide authenticity in their daily relationships. Do you start each day knowing who you are, […]
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