“Growth is painful. Change is painful. But, nothing is as painful as staying stuck where you do not belong.” ~ N. R. Narayana Murthy At various times throughout my life I have felt stuck. Webster’s defines stuck as: the sense of being fastened, hindered, or held stationary by some obstruction or obstacle. Whether it was a relationship, an…
“The disconnection between corporate and those in the field, is and has been one of the major causes of self-inflicted problems in the business world today!” ~ Joe Contrera Over the years I have had the opportunity to work for organizations who have multiple locations all over the world and a centrally located corporate…
“You can only lose what you cling to.” ~ Buddha If you’ve ever been to the circus and observed acrobats swinging from one trapeze to the next, you realize that at some point there is a defining moment when they must let go of one trapeze and leap to the next. For a short…
Your goals should inspire you to be the best version of yourself, they change over time, so be sure they are constantly aligned with what you value and where you are in your life’s journey!” ~ Joe Contrera It’s a New Year and everyone is thinking about their New Year’s Resolutions & Goals. Health…
“I think books are like people, in the sense that they’ll turn up in your life when you most need them.” ~ Emma Thompson I love that quote because I believe it is so true. As they say, “When the student is ready, the teacher will appear,” and books can be great teachers in…
“Words have energy and power with the ability to help, to heal, to hinder, to hurt, to harm, to humiliate, and to humble.” ~Yehuda Berg The power of words can have an unforeseen impact on you, your life, and the life of others. How we wield them can either be extremely negative, extraordinarily positive,…
“If we could change ourselves, the tendencies in the world would also change. As a man changes his own nature, so does the attitude of the world change towards him.” – Mahatma Gandhi (Last week we took a small detour away from our 3-Part Series on L-O-V-E. This week we’re going to wrap up…
“Progress is impossible without change, and those who cannot change their minds cannot change anything.” ~George Bernard Shaw As a leadership speaker, coach, and consultant for a few decades, I have come to the realization that not every company or leader who says that they want change, really does. The reasons vary, and while…
“Action is the foundational key to all success.” ~Pablo Picasso This week we’re talking about success! After pondering the topic I had this realization, ideas are simply thoughts that when acted upon, materialize in the physical world and push us closer to success. For example, every building that was ever built began as a thought,…
“The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem” ~Theodore Isaac Rubin At any given time in life, all of us are faced with problems or challenges that at some point may feel insurmountable. Problems come in varying shapes and sizes. It’s…