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Stories that Disable
It is so very hard to stay positive when bad things happen. We find ourselves thinking things like: Why did this happen to me? Things never work out for me. I can’t believe she said that! I can’t believe he threw me under the bus in that meeting! I never get what I want. I […]
read moreDoing vs Being
As leaders or business owners, the need to keep do, do, doing sometimes overrides the need to be. How often have we heard that often to succeed you need to slow down and take time to see where you are heading or you could be going in the wrong direction. I feel you. I too […]
read moreTragedy Requires the Right Heart-Set
Recently, I lost someone very important to me and my family. He was older, yes. He had recently suffered a massive stroke, also true. He was already on borrowed time, right? I mean, when you are older and have suffered a major injury to the brain like that, then we should be prepared for him […]
read moreImprove Listening Through Questions
Listening is a powerful leadership and relationship building tool. In fact, studies have shown that we spend 45% of our time listening. Studies also show that most of us are poor listeners. And yet, studies also show that successful people and leaders are also good listeners. So how can we improve our own listening skills? […]
read moreCreating a Powered Up Morning Routine
The challenge with becoming a person determined to lead from a more spirit centered, compassionate, and caring space, is maintaining a positive, upbeat, and optimistic outlook even when situations, circumstances, and people get you down. Like for me, right now, when I am defining my next new path. How do I remain hopeful, filled with […]
read more6 Benefits of Living a Purposeful Life
Now that I am beginning another new phase in my career, I decided to review my life’s purpose. I know that although I love what I do as a Learning and Development Executive, I am even more than that title and that role. My life’s purpose is multi-fold. It encompasses many roles that I play […]
read moreTraining Isn’t Always the Issue
When things go wrong in a company, the first thing people say is that it’s a “Training” issue. People aren’t being trained in the topic or skill at hand. When you ask enough questions, however, I’ve often found that it isn’t the case that people haven’t been trained, it’s that they haven’t been managed after […]
read moreAccepting the Now
Life allows for only one thing… change. Nothing can stay the same for long and although it may be something we wish could be, it never does. In the past month, I’ve experienced so much…a close family member having a major stroke, a relative’s parent dying unexpectedly, and being laid off once again. In fact, […]
read more5 Ways Increase Your Happiness
5 Ways to Increase Your Happiness Was increasing happiness one of your New Year’s Resolutions? The good news is there’s still time to make good on this promise to yourself and below are some simple practices you can use to increase your happiness and they don’t cost you anything but effort! And, better yet, you […]
read moreLeadership Skills- Free Planner
As 2018 is coming to a close, it’s time to start preparing for new goals for 2019. One of my constant goals is to be a better leader- at work, in my community, and at home. Great leaders know that constant growth and development is key to staying one. If we plan, then we will […]
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