I hang out with high performance people who set big goals. Those who dream, dare and do. But what about the little wins? They’re important too. Have you been to a kid’s birthday party recently? Inevitably, there’s a child who’s at a disadvantage in the games. So you move the line. Make it easier to hit …
Being articulate sometimes means less is more. When someone asks what you do, they don’t want a dissertation on your specialty. They want a sentence or a paragraph at most! The first 30 seconds of your response will either create curiosity or shut it down. This post is designed to help you clearly express your identity in …
As a business coach and executive trainer, I think a lot about what good leadership looks like. Leadership is both influence and action. Leadership does not need to be a dramatic, fist in the air and trumpets blaring, activity. Regardless of whether a person is leading a family or a nation, effective leadership begins with …
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A personal story from Christmas past… The Light of Christmas Past I have years worth of warm and wonderful Christmas memories. But one particular Christmas stands in my heart as when the true meaning of the season shone the brightest. I was a Daddy’s girl. I never doubted my father’s love for me. His patience …
Rejection. Nobody escapes it and no matter how you paint it, it’s not pretty. Fact is, the greater your influence, the more often you’ll face rejection and criticism. “Don’t take it personally,” they say. Yeah, right. Easier said than done. Without developing a hard heart (who wants one of those?!), how do you handle it? Particularly …
Too many people today die at 40 and they simply aren’t buried until 80. Sadly, they become examples of half-lived lives – people going to their graves with their best music still in them. I heard that when I was in my twenties and it caused an ache in my heart. I made a lasting decision …
“My tongue is the pen of a ready writer…” were eloquent words inscribed by the psalmist thousands of years ago. Beautifully said, but on a practical level, I hope my tongue is a pencil. I read this “ode to the pencil” somewhere a few years ago and saved it without noting the source. I apologize to the author who …
Online reputation management has become a part of doing business in a high-tech world. You may not think this is something you need to pay attention to but regardless of how good you are and how worthy your intentions, think again. Your reputation is one of your most valuable assets. Even when you give your …
Growing your blog readership is not necessarily about blogging more, but about promoting more. This infographic is full of great ways to reach more people. …
What if everyone gave 100% – no holding back?! I’ve been teaching the profound truth of the Pareto Principle for years – often referred to as the 80/20 rule. You know, the one that says you accomplish 80% of your work in 20% of your time, or that 20% of the people in an organization are responsible for …