How do you find the ideas that matter most? You have to have thinking time. Intentionally setting time to combine the ideas that matter most and connecting them in ways that are both actionable and new offers new opportunities everywhere. Too often, we settle for top of mind thinking. I see this weekly with… View Article
When there is a conflict between two people, it’s always about who is “right.” What if you both are? What if you sorted the facts, found common ground, and discussed how to proceed forward together to find the best outcome for everyone, not anyone? I know, we don’t make it that simple. Yet it is… View Article
Is it a cost or an investment? When you think about spending money at home or in your business, what’s your mindset? For me, I look at anything with both lenses. Both sets of questions help us gather information. The question is which prompts your most effective results. Cost questions: Investment questions: When overwhelmed,… View Article
Are you becoming the person you want to become? The narrative around becoming the best version of yourself is ample these days. How do you get about it? It’s not a series of tactics or changing behavior temporarily that empowers this. You won’t read, listen, or watch the secrets to becoming whatever better is for… View Article
I work with teams, I celebrate teams, I watch teams, and enjoy helping teams in my work. It’s entirely gratifying to work with talented people who contribute their unique skills and talents to a common goal generously. It’s even more gratifying when that team is your family. When you work together in what seems to… View Article
Language informs our reality. How we talk about what is possible, how we describe ourselves, and how we describe others determines what is possible. When you talk, you’re letting others in on how you think and feel. If it’s not moving you forward, you’re either stuck or moving backward. When you listen to yourself, does… View Article
Abundance. It’s an easy word and concept to grasp. It’s MORE than enough. Dictionary.com describes it as “fullness to overflowing.” That seems simple enough until I think about time. It’s one of the greatest areas to improve relative to my own growth. There are moments where it seems there is more than enough time, then… View Article
Observing greatness is one of my favorite ways to learn. I have the honor of working with teams and watching behavior. Having honed a few skills, patterns emerge with people, and it’s become easier to see signs of distress, anxiety, frustration, acceptance, disagreement and the subtleties we each display when in agreement and not. When… View Article
Make time for the important things. One of the best ways to use a Clarity Break is to clarify what’s important right now; in your business, as a leader, and in life. When you have clarity on the few most important things, it helps you stay focused, zero in on what matters, simplify what you… View Article
Intention. It sets the course for action and determines what we do and don’t act upon. It’s great to be active and productive, but actions without intention won’t necessarily lend to the result you’re seeking. Often, with clients, the data they rely most heavily upon is about what’s already happened. While that’s useful and gives… View Article
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