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, […]
When provided an opportunity that requires deep thinking, you might hear people say, “I am not creative”. Perhaps a person thinks that only artists are creative and they are not that artist. Human nature notes that all people are creative. We have to be to exist. Why back off in the workplace or downplay one’s […]
Remember back to the time when you were young and decided to build something or had a lemonade stand or maybe even built your first video? What happened? You probably grew your abilities and your deeper thinking. You embraced what you were building and made it your own. Are you still doing that today? if […]
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 […]
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 […]
Look around at work. You might see others just going through the motions of meeting their performance objectives. They might think if they sit straighter in their chair, hide their screen time and look interested, they will have a change in their results. Exercise goals at the beginning of the year are set with a […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this collaboration age in order to pivot rather than perish, we need who you are. One thing is needed from you. That is to be all who you are. This is time to stand out and show your talents, skills, and leadership. In order to collaborate the following is needed: 1) clarity on who […]
Do you hide the scars of your past experiences from others? I was taught early on that you bury the pain, humiliation and other impacts from your conflicts and experiences that end in failure. I was taught to put on a confident face, a mask that covers up the inner turmoil in public and even […]
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 […]
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, […]
One of the things I found early on in my business life was I tried to get to the goal. The completion of the goal was all that mattered. I was told “you get paid on completions.” This was reinforced in the jobs I held. Later I sought jobs that led to rewarding journeys. My […]
Whether it is your personal life or your business life leading an organization, there are fundamentals fueling growth and development. Where are you expressing hope today? When a person plants a seed into the ground, there is hope expressed by that person that it germinates and breaks through the ground level into its anticipated form. […]
