Dan Sullivan says, “security is a result of always learning, growing, and becoming.” Why do we hang on to the way things are when life gets challenging then? Perhaps predictable pain feels more normal than unpredictable growth? And, we’re either growing or dying. We need to let go to grow, learn, and become the next… View Article
I was in my Strategic Coach cohort recently and we did an exercise quickly documenting our entrepreneurial “phases” through history. It took a minute to get going, then it flooded in. I quite easily recognized more than 10 phases with fond recollection. They all were turning points in my journey. Each one opened to a… View Article
If you’ve ever said, “I’m too busy,” “I don’t have time,” or “I’d love to, but____,” you’re normal. Becoming a little bit better every day is a winning strategy for everyone; only a few seize the opportunity for consistent, incremental improvement leading to sweeping, long term gains. Julia Cameron writes about making time to write… View Article
I purchased a book years ago, called “You Can’t Afford the Luxury of a Negative Thought” by Peter McWilliams. Though it’s not a literary keepsake, the title says it all. Thinking about your thinking is a game changer. Of all the thoughts you can have, why would you waste one thought on negativity? I’m challenging… View Article
Rest. It’s been a mostly delayed thing recently. I had a heavy week of travel, six cities in seven days. When I travel like this, the changing time zones, hotels, climate, and people take a toll on me. I don’t sleep well and eating healthy is challenging on the road. I’m lucky if I… View Article
Getting clear is important. In EOS, we call it “hitting the ceiling,” in other words, it’s reaching a plateau, getting stuck, being in a rut and reaching a platform to either rethink how you do things, stagnate, or quit. It sounds logical and simple. It feels like hitting that ceiling at top speed with little… View Article
I think of the line from the Clash song Should I Stay or Should I Go: “This indecision’s bugging me…” and several of my recent sessions come to mind. Many teams face challenges deciding. The reasons vary: not enough data, too much data (conflicting reasons), emotional reasons linked to past behaviors, fear (of change, of… View Article
Everything in life is temporary. Reminding ourselves of the impermanence we live in is critical during challenging times and essential during the exceptional times. To recalibrate your attitude, reactions, and grace you extend to others during difficult times is more accessible when you remember how short this thing called life really is. What if we… View Article
I was in a room with people just like me recently. We were asked to describe ourselves and the facilitator captured our comments as we ideated. She worked to buff and polish our language and made it positive as many of the comments were self-deprecating, yet accurate. What we all shared is a maximizing mindset…. View Article
A friend posted this lovely thought recently and it prompted me to check in with myself. “One life. Just one. Why aren’t we running like we are on fire toward our wildest dreams?” If I don’t pause with some regularity to check in with my life, I won’t grow in the direction of my dreams…. View Article
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