Are you regularly late for work, for special engagements, or to pick up your kids from daycare or after-school activities? If you are and this is a chronic situation where you’re struggling to figure out why, here’s a helpful process for exploring the deeper cause of this pattern. Start with intentional reflection. Look for the deeper […]
Read More →Undo Your Brain’s Natural Tendency to Make Snap Judgments Science now confirms that you only get one chance to make a first impression. That impression takes hold more quickly than you might think. Psychologist and neuroscientist Dr. Bastian Schiller and researchers in Switzerland have discovered that subconsciously, we decide within milliseconds who or what we […]
Read More →Are you in tune with yourself – your thoughts and feelings? Do you know what triggers a positive reaction from you? Do you know what makes you smile or offer an affirming nod? How about what elicits feelings of compassion, or what compels you to make eye contact that expresses warmth and encouragement? Can you […]
Read More →Over the course of my life, I’ve restricted the flow of my creativity. I’ve done so in numerous ways. By not laughing and playing enough. By always being serious. By being appropriate and well mannered, always too conventional. By resisting the whisperings of intuition and the gut-feeling guidance of Spirit – that energy that animates us all. Over the years, I […]
Read More →The roles of mentors and sponsors, although closely aligned, are also different. While a mentor supports your development, a sponsor connects you to actual job opportunities. Sponsors are people in positions with enough clout to recommend you for promotions they learn about. It’s also not uncommon for one person to be both mentor and sponsor. […]
Read More →The benefits of diversity in the workplace have long been studied and found to make excellent business sense. But often we leave the execution and follow through of our company’s diversity efforts to others. Sometimes, competing priorities means that your company may not be as fully engaged as is required to actually reap the benefits. No matter what […]
Read More →Len is a visionary. For him, seeking the new is second nature. That’s one of his strengths, but one that he sometimes feels is more burden than asset. Why? Because to the members of his organization, his ever-evolving aspirations feel like, “Here we go again! He’s on to something else! He’s never satisfied! Before we […]
Read More →Do you sometimes find yourself in a high stakes situation, and every thought that comes to mind is about exactly the outcome you DO NOT want? For example, preparing for an important presentation, you begin imagining the audience asking questions you can’t answer. Or, you’re planning to ask for a raise you know you deserve, but the […]
Read More →Are you in a rut? Having trouble getting excited about your projects, or the job itself? Do you no longer feel challenged? Are opportunities to move up limited or non-existent? If so, here are a few Mindtools.com tips that will help you recharge. Get to the root of the problem. Journaling about how you’re feeling […]
Read More →As a motivational speaker, I’m often asked how one can overcome the obstacles that keep them from becoming the person they want to be. One path to overcoming obstacles is to understand what motivates and inspires you. Then, using that self-knowledge, set up the right conditions that will keep you moving toward your goals. For instance, if […]
Read More →How do you give voice to the LIES that cause you stress, raise your blood pressure, give you a pain in your neck, ache your head, knot up your shoulders, make you sick to your stomach? How do you get the LIES that limit your happiness and peace of mind up and out of you?
Read More →Through conditioning we blind ourselves to the best of who we are. We become untrusting of our inner guidance, too busy, too committed to rules and ideas that, in the end, don’t serve our growth or expand awareness of our purpose. We collude with messages from that internal, mental Border Patrol, that limit our self-expression and access to […]
Read More →Wouldn’t an extra hour or two feel great today? Think of what you might accomplish. You could make progress with an important project. Polish your presentation. Attend that networking event. Enjoy dinner with family or friends. Take that spinning class. Or sit on the sofa with your cat. Delegation helps you create time that you […]
Read More →Have you ever asked for feedback? Your request signals a desire to learn about the impact of your actions and make improvements. While it is absolutely true that you have the right to act on the feedback you receive or ignore it completely, you also should be aware that those who muster up the courage to […]
Read More →While personal styles among those who occupy the C-suite can vary dramatically, from the reserved and analytical to the warm, outgoing people person, exceptional leaders – those who get results in the short run and long-term – all share a special set of common characteristics. And, it’s not technical competence, nor the gift of exceptional intellect. […]
Read More →Whether you’re focused on how to enhance your self-awareness, solve a problem, take the next step in your ever-evolving quest for personal transformation, professional development, looking for inspiration, or just need to stir your creative juices, you need to get in the flow to generate the right ideas. Jeffrey Davis says he’s in the business […]
Read More →After a keynote address on Work-Life Balance, two attendees approached me. They said, “Our leaders say work-life balance is important. They even encourage us to use our vacation, not work weekends and holidays, and flex as we need to. But, the people they call out for recognition and special rewards are those who work long hours, weekends […]
Read More →Think about something you’ve learned. For example, how to manage meetings, make effective presentations, write well, play tennis or golf. How to be a good listener, a great salesperson, teacher, parent or surfer. Whatever you know how to do today, you’ve learned it by degrees. I call it learning in layers. The first layer of […]
Read More →We live in a society where passing judgment on other people and situations is a favorite pastime. We’ve been at it for so long and so often that it’s an unconscious reflex. Experts might say it’s a hold-over from the human evolutionary period when we needed to make snap judgments about whether the approaching thing was going […]
Read More →“How was your first week in the new job?” I was eager to hear how Carl’s week went. “Pretty good. I actually did more than I thought I’d do,” he said. I heard a sense of pride and satisfaction in his voice. “I expected to observe during my first week, and then slowly work up to interacting with […]
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