How top business leaders attain goals
It was 9am on a foggy Monday morning when I walked into the conference room to observe a meeting with the leadership team. The company brought me in because there were numerous employee complaints about how they were treated poorly by their supervisors, which was negatively impacting employee productivity, engagement, and retention. They hired me […]
Self deceived?
“I’d rather have my baby in the street than go into that death hospital!” Expectant mother The year was 1847, and the death rate of mothers delivering their new babies had risen to 18% at a hospital in Vienne, Austria. Obstetrician, Dr. Sememelweis, researched day and night for the cause of this extreme post-mortality rate […]
7 reasons entrepreneurs resist change
“Hypnosis. Really? That sounds like a bunch of BS to me. There’s nothing wrong. Besides, I’ve talked to head shrinks before, and all they want to do is talk about bad memories from the past. It doesn’t make anything better. Instead, I have to relive the past again, and that’s the opposite of what I […]
Join the 8%
To attain a goal, one must demonstrate courage. Courage is the emotion used to charge forward even when acquiring the desired outcome is not guaranteed. What stops people from being courageous is often not fear but conformity. Conformity is when the actions of your peer group influence how you show up in life. In simple […]
Why aren’t you upset?
“You’re in a new state where you don’t know anyone. It’s twice as expensive with gas still over $6 a gallon. You are under the threat of fires, earthquakes, monkeypox, and drought. There is no guarantee that you’ll find new speaking opportunities or celebrity clients. Doesn’t that upset you?” Client “Sure, but are you focusing […]
The Entrepreneur Way
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood, And sorry I could not travel both And be one traveler, long I stood And looked down one as far as I could To where it bent in the undergrowth; Then took the other, as just as fair, And having perhaps the better claim, Because it was […]
Do what you hate!
A popular notion surfaced over the last decade that you shouldn’t do anything you don’t want to do. Perhaps that’s why we now have an employee shortage across the country. Of course, encouraging the idea of avoiding challenging tasks is ridiculous. How can you accomplish difficult, worthwhile goals without showing up, even when you don’t […]
Own Your Attitude!
Before becoming a famous movie director, James Cameron started his career as a special effects modeler.
He was a brilliant designer and also a perfectionist to the extreme.
4 Life Mottos That Free You From Burnout!
Use the following 4 Mottos to increase confidence, resiliency, and happiness regardless of the situations you may face.
1. Learn From Any Situation | 2. Laugh It Off | 3. Let It Go | 4. Love & Encourage Yourself
Is Kindness A Useful Leadership Trait?
My oldest son and I spent the other day working on a new home for the non-profit, Habitat For Humanity. It was a hot day, and because we were the younger members of the volunteer crew that day, we opted to add the shingles to the roof.