This is part two in the series of using your internalGPS. Last week was all about looking back over the past year and understanding where you are now. Where are you now? Current location – Last week What are your irresistible destinations? – Today’s post How do you overcome obstacles – January week1 Celebrating progress and success – January week2 The paradox and challenge is to be grateful and happy with your current location and be committed to a […]
You need to know your current location first in order for your internal GPS to work. This is the first step in my coaching model. In a series of four posts I’ll write about each step in the model: Where are you now? Current location – Today’s post What are your irresistible destinations? – Next week How do you overcome obstacles – January week1 Celebrating progress and success – January week2 There are several steps I go through with […]
This past week I paid attention to the things in my routine that I have changed over the past few years to give me more time and/or energy. You may think, “Oh but that only takes me a few minutes!” But, those few minutes add up and/or they may be sapping your energy! Here are the gifts of time you may benefit from: Post Office Automatic Machine. This sounds a bit boring but I think it is the coolest […]
“If I had a formula for bypassing trouble, I would not pass it around. Trouble creates a capacity to handle it. I don’t say embrace trouble; that’s as bad as treating it as an enemy. But I do say meet it as a friend, for you’ll see a lot of it and you had better be on speaking terms with it.” – Oliver Wendell Holmes Note that he states not to embrace trouble, like you really want it. Or […]
I read this HBR blog by Whitney Johnson, “How to Lead with Your Disruptive Skills” and loved it, click on the title to see the entire blog post. She explains a slightly different way to look at your strengths and realize that you and you alone have a power that you possess to do something naturally well and differently than anyone else. It may be so natural to you that you do not even realize it is a strength […]
I am so grateful to all of you that read my weekly blog posts. As we go into our Thanksgiving week, I decided to share some of what I am thankful for from writing this blog: Developing a routine to write consistently (just about every week). Comments that create new conversations and help me learn. Sharing about topics beyond the comments that have brought me closer to some of you. A new level of curiosity in all that is […]
You are busy. You don’t have time for adding even one more thing to your schedule, right? Some of you don’t agree and that is great, but I know most of you feel like this and I ask that you stay open to adding a little daily commitment that will pay big dividends in your productivity and success. Happy and grateful people are more productive and successful people. There was a study done of people who tracked their acts […]
I screamed and jumped in fear this morning. It was an automatic reaction and a real loud scream of panic! It happened about half way through my routine walk with my dog. A bush took a step toward me! The “bush” turned out to be a javalina and it was way too close! Normally you see or smell (terribly stinky) them from a safe distance but not today. Between my scream and my dog’s barking he ran in the […]
As a 22-year old fresh out of college I had to give presentations to mostly male, many with military backgrounds, most twice my age, audiences at the Motorola Government Group. My knees were knocking and I thought my heart was going to pound out of my chest. A kind colleague suggested Toastmasters. It was a life saver. The repetitive “thinking on your feet” skill practice helped me with my speaking and in my work for the rest of my […]
I was just telling a client of mine to be herself for an upcoming interview and then I saw this great post from Chris Brogan (linked here). When something resonates a few times during the week I figure it is worth sharing. Why Not You? It is often alluring to mimic or imitate someone else who appears to be doing well and has “got it going on” when you don’t know what to do or feel a lack of […]
