Your imagination has a lot of power. Try this right now: imagine a bright yellow fresh lemon. Got it? Cut it in half and lift one juicy half to your mouth. If you are really imagining this then your mouth will produce additional saliva, guaranteed. Who cares about more saliva? Well, this is a fun little demonstration of your power to imagine and create a physical reaction based purely on thoughts. We do this all the time without thinking […]
You’ve read about listening and its’ many virtues in several of my posts so I figured it was time to give speaking up some focus. Not long after I joined the General Manager’s staff at my last corporate job one of my peers said, “You jumped right in and didn’t just sit there like some of the people on our staff do!” He may have regretted these words later when I disagreed with him but I think he appreciated […]
Ok, it is impossible to ignore the pile of torn up cardboard, paper, and broken glass in the middle of the kitchen floor from the dog’s rebelliousness while you were out (this was my afternoon today). But you can clean it up quickly and then focus on more productive actions. Or you can rant and rave about it for awhile and let it ruin your mood for the rest of the day. It is a choice. Choose to take […]
How are your relationships? Both business and personal connections play a key role in navigating to success with less stress. I credit my success at moving up the corporate ladder with cultivating strong connections as much or more as my working hard to perform well. You can be the best at what you do and yet be unsuccessful due to your lack of strong relationships. Having a healthy social life with strong connections has also been shown to have a direct correlation […]
Time is the commodity that can not be purchased and once it is gone it is gone forever. Managing this precious commodity has a significant impact on navigating to success in both the short and long term. Here are some of my coaching tips for managing this precious commodity: Schedule “thinking” time. Scheduling time on your calendar for strategic thinking and/or important tasks (as if they are meetings with an important client or your boss) will improve your overall […]
Three positive emotions to one negative emotion; this is the scientifically proven tipping point to go from floundering to flourishing. It sounds easy enough but unfortunately studies consistently show that 80% of us have a ratio of 2 to 1. Think about the number of times that you feel impatient, angry, frustrated or fearful versus curious, joy, amusement, or grateful. This ratio is over a period of time (a week or more), not just one day. A key factor for […]
If you have a real “can-do” attitude and strong work ethic then you may be tempted to do it all. In order to navigate to success with less stress, know your strengths and then delegate or outsource the other tasks as much as possible. The site for myinternalGPS was outsourced to Sprout Strategies; they specialize in creating web site and blog designs and did a great job. I could have learned how to program a custom template myself but […]
What does coaching have to do with creating space? Well, I have found that creating space both physically and mentally will enable you to be more innovative and productive. I tend to create small paper piles on my desk (sometimes they grow to be big piles). When I look at the pile I get the nagging feeling that I need to go through it and decide what needs action or just filing. This nagging feeling is subtle yet persistent and it […]
The holidays can be a joyous time and a stressful time or a stressful time with no joy. It is so easy to get caught up in all the things we feel we must do: shopping, wrapping, year-end tax decisions. My holiday coaching challenge is to stay present in each moment. Focusing on the current moment sounds easy but it is not something that comes naturally. Our brains automatically start going through all the items we still have on […]
I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. Do you remember yours from last year? Are they the same ones you made the year before? It is better to have annual goals than not have any at all, but I have found more success by focusing on daily habits versus annual goals. If you want to transform your life then change the little things you do every day. They add up and compound. Understanding and transforming daily habits are a […]
