No matter how much power, influence, or money you have, you cannot purchase more time. It is the great equalizer and a consistent challenge for both my individual and team clients. “If we just had more time…” or “It is just overwhelming with all that I have to do and I don’t seem to have enough time…” It is about both creating more time and energy to efficiently use that time. Here are a few of the most impactful practices […]
In this post just published: Thursday Thoughts on Thriving: Choice and Motivation, I had a broken link to the Harvard Business Review article, “Increase Your Team’s Motivation Five Fold” by Scott Keller. It is such a well written article and so important for thriving that I took the risk of bothering you with another e-mail and re-publishing with the correct link. Take a moment to click on the link here (or I also linked it on the article name). […]
This is the first of four posts on how to create your own luck. I am declaring March as a month of luck with St. Patrick’s day coming and the stories and symbols of luck around this Irish tradition. Living in the moment, laughing and loving are the first tips on how to create your own luck. The next post will be all “U” words, this “LUCK” acronym is a fun way to remember them! Living in the moment […]
Japanese character for “Harmony” “Happiness is when what you think, what you say, and what you do are in harmony.” – Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) Several coaching clients of mine have had a strong desire for more balance in their lives; can you relate to this? I coach them to consider harmony instead of balance. Balance can be wobbly and unstable, think of the person with an extraordinary talent for balance who is skillfully walking a tightrope. They are not exactly […]
“There are two ways of spreading light: to be the candle or the mirror that reflects it.” – Edith Wharton, 1862-1937, Author I love reflecting the light back to my coaching clients. It is sometimes a challenge for them to see their own light that is buried under big challenges. They need a Coach to reflect it back in order to see it. I also saw the power of my clients doing this in my team coaching this summer. […]
It is uncanny how often my coaching opportunities relate to what I also need in my work or life. I have had numerous conversations about staying focused and energized in the face of, “too much to do” or “not enough time” or “I’m feeling overwhelmed with all these changes.” Pause Even for just a minute or 30 seconds. Stand up or sit down and breath, out with “I’m breathing out” and in with “I’m breathing in” and start with […]
“We are all faced with a series of great opportunities brilliantly disguised as impossible situations.” – Charles R. Swindoll In the past couple months; I have had the great opportunity to coach two different teams using the amazing Team Advantage (linked) process. It has been a great experience on many different levels. But, last week, I realized that I had left out an important piece of the team plan for one of the teams. I can still see the […]
I had the absolute pleasure of coaching a team of corporate sales guys (with one gal) this past week. Over two days of intensive Team Advantage kick-off work (my page linked), we laughed so much that my stomach muscles hurt. This team really knows how to both have fun and work hard (see my prior post, “Playing for Extraordinary Results…linked here). This was a bit of a surprise from the pre-meeting interviews with them and their leader. They had […]
Earlier this week I found a computer case sitting in a parking lot; the parking space was empty. If a car had been there, the case was right next to the car’s back door. My first thought was, “Oh no, someone forgot their computer!” My next thought was to take it into the store but then I hesitated because then I thought, “What if it is a bomb?” Thankfully that last thought was only fleeting; I grabbed the case […]
Happy New Year! A Note of Gratitude as we begin the New Year: I write this blog, along with my coaching, consulting and speaking as a service to you and a calling of who I am. This is a work in progress and your feedback is extremely important to me. Thank you so much to those of you have given me your trust in sharing your insights and feedback. It is invaluable to me. Overcoming Obstacles – Third in […]
