How well do you listen to yourself and others? Do you fully focus on the other person when you are in a conversation and give them space to fully express themselves? Do you give yourself silence during your day to tune into your thoughts? In our fast-paced, multi-tasking world we tend to miss out on fully focused listening. While on the phone we are sorting through e-mail, thinking about our tasks for the day, or doing a thousand other […]
Last week I wrote about having strong commitment and letting go of our attachment to the outcome. Having a strong commitment can become stressful and serious, especially if the deadline is coming more quickly than you anticipated, or other unplanned events take your time away from the work required. I am working on a couple of deadlines right now and in the midst of this work my cell phone connector stopped working and subsequently my phone died as I […]
Do you struggle with this like I do? I sometimes get very attached to the outcome that I have visualized and if it does not materialize then I become frustrated and disappointed. I remember when a friend kindly pointed out that I must let go of my attachment to the outcome. What? Let go of it? But that is what I am so committed to and visualizing and it is helping drive me to be more successful. Does this […]
“Oh there is a word for that!” is a reaction I often have when I make a discovery about something that I intuitively sensed was true but had no way of describing it. Because I had no known description, my sense of truth was accompanied by doubt. It is interesting that when we have a word and even better some scientific evidence to back up how we are feeling then our doubt disappears and we are empowered to take […]
Earlier this week I had the experience that we all get periodically when we become adults; we usually whine and complain when a summons for jury duty arrives in the mail. The last and only other time I had jury duty was at least ten years ago. I expected a similar experience this time but I was pleasantly surprised that it was better. One of the key differences was a video that explained the process and emphasized how important […]
In last week’s post I wrote about the importance of defining your purpose in order to create a strong personal foundation and navigate to success. This post is dedicated to helping you figure out what your purpose is. If it is already crystal clear to you then congratulations; please post a comment on how you reached this clarity! If you have not given it a lot of thought or you have some “fogginess” around what your true purpose is then […]
It is imperative to have a clear purpose about why you are here. Without this clarity you will wander amongst opportunities and challenges and then one day ask your self, “How did I end up here?” As a leader, if you do not have a clear purpose, your ego may get in the way of making key decisions and undermine your authenticity (see last week’s post). Your purpose statement serves as your internal GPS to guide you in […]
Are you an authentic leader? Are you authentic to yourself? I used to think I was authentic but I was in denial. I did not understand my purpose well and how it aligned with my corporate position and I did not truly connect with many of the people in my prior corporate organization. It took some big steps (leaping from the corporate world was one of the biggest) to align my authenticity and I continue to work on it. […]
You’ve heard all the positive thinking advice about visualizing your success and controlling your thoughts to drive for more success. But, did you know that there is real brain science and research behind the power of your thoughts? I’ve had a bit of a skeptical attitude toward some of the positive thinking advice that is out there; no matter how much you think positively some things are not going to change (i.e. the short brunette woman who asked me […]
I had the wonderful experience of attending the National Speakers Association (NSA) convention earlier this week. I met a lot of amazing people; on the very first morning I met Greg Bell. Greg has a way of conversing that is immediately engaging and made me want to learn more about his business. His company and book are named Water the Bamboo. He tells of a species of bamboo that must be watered for five to six years before it […]
