20% to Goal #207 Today, it occurred to me that I blew it. I’ve been giving my lessons from blogging daily every 50 blogs and I blew by #200 without a thought. So, my recap is today with #207 instead. Thank you for your grace if you’re playing along. What I’m learning with this daily… View Article
Slam Your Stress Away #206 How do you manage stress? You know—the kind you feel physically. For me, it’s in my shoulders and neck and there’s no relief until I do something about it. With the holidays upon us, for many people, this alone can be fodder for tension moment to moment. The mental part… View Article
A Game-Changing Question #205 Busyness. Overwhelm. The holidays. Family. Friends. Year-end. Work. Black Friday. Cyber Monday. Retail madness. Overeating. Need I say more? It’s that time of year when we’re all supposed to be gearing up for gratitude and connection. What we’re socialized into with the Hallmark movies and holiday cartoons sells something different than… View Article
Today, I’ll Start With Gratitude (Part 2) #204 When I think of the holidays, I like to imagine that the experience I am having today is a possibility for all. It’s simple really – Thanks + Giving. What can you be truly thankful for? Not just quickly thanking someone with a passing platitude but the… View Article
Today, I’ll Start With Gratitude (Part 1) #203 This morning, I was fully present to the sunrise. I don’t mean just observing the great colors, or simply noticing how the rolling clouds seemed almost artificial in their picturesque arrangement. In and of itself, the sunrise was spectacular, but today I was present in a way… View Article
More of What You Don’t Want #202 Conflict. It’s something most people seek to avoid. However, the best teams seek it; like heat-seeking missiles, they encourage it. They listen acutely; they watch body language; they ask questions to provoke it and they don’t settle until people say what they’re not comfortable saying. What the best… View Article
Making Space #201 Clearing things out and making space is a skill everyone needs, whether it’s your closets, your car, your office, or headspace. For leaders, creating space is essential; the difference between being mediocre and exceptional lies in the space between your ears. For me, part of making space also includes my body. I… View Article
Nothing Is Static #200 Change management—it’s a topic that comes up all the time with my clients. When they talk about it, I’m always curious to ask, “what do you mean by change management?” Most often, they talk about: the pace of change; the rate at which their team needs to learn to adapt to… View Article
A Lesson To Remember #199 Stuff happens. Every day, things are either on or off track and work or don’t. As a leader, how you deal with all the peaks and valleys of running a business and leading people keeps you on your toes. Most days, running a business is easy. Leading people is challenging…. View Article
Less is More #198 Often, when working with clients I tell them “less is more” or “do less better.” These two phrases are the bane of most entrepreneurs’ existence. We have an internal drive to do more sooner, often at the expense of doing more focused work on the “right” priorities. One team (representative of… View Article
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