Is “The Avoider” Sabotaging Your Success?
Every single human on the planet has The Judge as a saboteur. The Judge however does not work alone. It has assistants! One of the judge’s assistant saboteur’s is the Avoider. See if this description resonates with you… The Avoider saboteur focuses on the positive in an extreme way. At the same time it avoids […]
The Saboteurs that Block Your Success and Happiness
Have you ever made a positive step by attending a self-growth workshop, meditating or taking a leadership class? I’m sure most of you have. What usually happens? Well, in my experience, I get all excited and love the learning. After the class I try to incorporate my learning. Fast forward a couple months and odds are I am […]
Who Do You Focus On?
Pareto principle is a prediction that 80% of effects come from 20% of causes. As a leader I am sure you have heard of the Pareto Principle. It is often used as a measurement to make sure a business and/or individual is spending their time and efforts wisely. It is helpful to evaluate tasks and activities […]
What do You Need to STOP Doing?
Things that matter most must never be at the mercy of things that matter least. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Most of us spend too much time on what is urgent and not enough time on what is important. Stephen Covey Many times during my conversation with leaders they will speak almost fondly of when they […]
Win Fast, Win Often
To help people believe they can achieve victory, put them in a position to experience small successes. John C Maxwell It is easy to take the time to celebrate big milestones but so often we as teams and individuals forget to celebrate the small wins. That is a big mistake! If you want […]
Win by Knowing Your Team’s Strengths
Recently I was working with a client who was just promoted to a leadership position over several teams across the country. On our call we were talking about the strategy he was putting together to create a strong, successful team. The first step in his plan was to meet individually with each team member and have […]
The Power of Music
Picture this. You get home from work feeling tired and stressed. As you start making dinner you decide to turn on some dance music. What is most likely to happen? My guess is that it won’t be long before your foot is tapping and you are humming along. You might even find yourself dancing with […]
What Do You Control?
It seems like work-stress is as common as fur balls in cats or lint in dryers. Most people I talk to are barely keeping up with the workload and then… another huge roadblock is placed by a manager or client derailing progress, the company goes through a restructuring, a favorite boss leaves for a […]
The Road to Bliss!
As we move into January many of us take time to reflect on the past year. For most of us that is just a nice way to say that we spend a good chunk of time feeling guilty for what we did NOT accomplish last year. That weight we did not lose, the promotion […]
Put a Stop to Overwhelm!
It’s the holiday season again. A time of year where the feeling of overwhelm is more common then Christmas decorations in a mall. Not only are we doing all our normal tasks but we have added Christmas shopping and entertaining to our endless list. The promised warm feelings and bliss of the season is […]