8 PODCASTS THAT WILL IMPROVE YOUR PERFORMANCE
Most of us are confined and spending lots and lots of time online right now. It can be crazy-making, not to mention play havoc on your hands, your eyes, and your mental state, depending on your home office set up and what you are reading. When I want to get...
KEEP IT UP; YOU ONLY HAVE 330 DAYS TO GO!
In my last post, I talked about developing new habits to reach your goals, for example, planning more, or blocking out time on your schedule and then rewarding yourself when you follow through. Hopefully, you have already started creating new habits to support your...
TO ACHIEVE GOALS, DO THIS.
If you set goals now, will you reach them by the end of 2020? The chances are good that you won't. That's right; you probably will not reach your goals next year. I am not talking about the annual New Year's resolutions. I mean real, concrete, and often...
10 WAYS TO GROW MORE GRATEFUL
November is a time for giving, gratitude, and gatherings, especially when we start thinking about the Thanksgiving holiday. I found this article by a leading expert in gratitude to be inspiring. Read Robert Emmons' everyday tips for living a life of gratitude on...
WHAT DOES IT TAKE TO BE A COURAGEOUS LEADER?
This year Brené Brown released a book called Dare to Lead, a business version of her two landmark books Daring Greatly and Rising Strong. Her research has uncovered how having the courage to be vulnerable transforms the way we live, and Dare to Lead emphasizes...
5 SIMPLE STEPS TO START TO TAME BURNOUT AND TAKE YOUR LIFE BACK
Lately, so many people are struggling with Burnout that the World Health Organization just changed its classification to a syndrome related to chronic stress. I co-chair a monthly leadership coaching group with two other executive coaches, and we have spent the last...
4 STEPS TO BECOMING AN INTEGRATED LEADER AND WHY IT’S ESSENTIAL FOR SUCCESS
Recently a new client who I'll call Karla received some shocking feedback. Her boss let her know that she would not be getting a promotion, a promotion she had been working toward for quite some time now. The company thought she would perform better in an individual...
COMFORT IS OVERRATED
I once received a great piece of advice from a friend. He said that It's not smart to get too comfortable. I did not get it, and I had to ask him what he meant. He told me that when anyone becomes too comfortable, they avoid risk. The problem with that is that risking...
IS YOUR CAREER STALLED? HERE IS HOW TO JUMP-START IT.
“Everyone is getting promoted, and I am being left behind,” one of my clients told me a few days ago. Why do you think that is? I asked her. “I don’t know, but it’s starting to make me think that I need to look for a new job.” Would you rather start over somewhere...
WHEN FEEDBACK IS A GIFT
I have a reputation. I used to be the “old Debbie” I still am sometimes. It’s difficult for adults to change; I have been working on it for 20 years. I will always remember the first day I received feedback and became aware of the old Debbie – it was in 1997. I was...