With 2 weeks to go before it’s ‘back-to-school/work’ time, your to-do list is most likely creeping into the forefront of your mind. As a leader, strict list-making and time-scheduling are not your friends. In fact, I would argue they are enemies of productivity. What you need instead is to have time intelligence. You need to […]
Everyone needs time and space for rejuvenation and personal growth. This is commonsense. It’s how we retain maintain vitality…a zest for life. So, why do so many people neglect to take the time? Lack of capacity is the biggest reason. It stems from a belief the world, as you know it, will end if you […]
People who are best at life know how to lose. They move more easily and elegantly through life. They acquire wisdom. They take bigger, smarter risks because they’re less afraid of failure. Good losers take a long-term view, so they’re not shattered by disappointments no matter how dramatic they may seem at the time. I […]
We live in a world that loves busy people. Loves them. It’s a world that feeds us a steady diet of breaking news and mobile technology. We’re told ‘busy’ means important. Successful. Fabulous. Normal. But here is what’s rarely mentioned, busy minds aren’t so wonderful when you’re in a leadership role. And they don’t allow space […]
Allow me to share some cautionary advice on presence because it can be treacherous territory. Sometimes people think they have presence when in fact, they are exuding something else entirely: obnoxiousness. Now don’t stop reading. I know you think this isn’t you. But obnoxiousness is a spectrum and sometimes it can appear in small or […]
You’re the only person who can discover your greater reason for being. So I want you to ask yourself the following questions. Take your time with each one, but listen to your gut. Don’t analyze or second-guess. What does your inner voice say? What specific aspects of your career (or vocation) do you find most […]
Sound expert and TED Talker, Julian Treasure, believes we are losing our listening. He says the visual and auditory cacophony that bombards us daily is wearing us thin. We’re too tired to listen. Our poor brains are overwhelmed with digital stimulation. Quieting our minds to simply listen intently to another human being is becoming harder […]
There are a million directions you can take your life and career. Is anything stopping you from seeing your possibilities? Having a vibrant sense of possibility changes everything. It puts your current situation into a bigger perspective, and a spark of enthusiasm in your heart. Possibility is why children are so full of hope and […]
Understanding coaching starts with knowing what it’s not. In the business world, terms like ‘mentoring’, ‘teaching’ and ‘counseling’ are often used interchangeably with ‘coaching’. This is a grand misunderstanding that causes confusion about what coaching actually is. It’s also a personal pet peeve. But I digress. [Tweet “When you coach someone, your mission is to […]
Right now, I’d like you to ask yourself 3 revealing questions: Do you sometimes feel discomfort with your life and you can’t trace the cause? Do you sometimes question what you’re here on this planet to do? Do you feel you’re quietly waiting for something to happen to make the pieces of your life fit together and […]
