The 3 Levels of Change – The Pain (Part II) At different times in our lives we feel stuck. We may be in a painful place, our backs against the wall, and no choice … but to change! And we do … for awhile. Sometimes, just long enough for the pain to pass so we…
The 3 Levels of Change – The Push (Part 1) Want to learn more about The 3 Levels of Change we experience in life? Change is a constant in life and yet, most people struggle to embrace it, even when they can’t stop it from happening and powerfully impacting their lives. In this video, author,…
Handling Uncertainty … To Rail Or Not To Rail? In times of uncertainty, you can choose to rail against everything and everyone you do not agree or align with. Your other option is that you can choose to be a rail that guides and supports others who are struggling to make sense of what is…
Self-Awareness & the Impact on Others Self-Awareness is the key to unlocking your Emotional Intelligence (EQ). It also happens to be the first skill you must master if you want to be an extraordinary leader. And yet, so many of us focus externally on situations, events, and people that are beyond our control. This external…
Voltaire was a Pretty Smart Guy – (Part I of a 4 Part Series) François-Marie Arouet, better known as Voltaire, was a prolific writer, historian, and philosopher. He was a staunch believer in freedom of religion and freedom of speech, so I find it ironic that the words he spoke some 300 years ago can set…
Listen, Do you want to know a secret? Do you promise not to tell, whoa oh, oh? The Beatles. Recently I had an online chat with a rep at Ally Bank. Here’s the transcript: Welcome to Ally’s Live Chat. Thanks for joining us! A Customer Care Associate will be with you in a moment. You are number 1 in the queue. Thank you for waiting.
The Power of a Smile … Occasionally I feel the need to share a personal experience with you especially when something impacts me in a profound way. Yes, I know this is a business blog … And yet in my day-to-day life I find it nearly impossible to separate the closely intertwined personal thoughts and…
A friend of mine and I were discussing the difference between forgiveness and letting go. I shared that in order to forgive, you have to be willing to completely let go of the incident or misdeed. She shared that there were a few things in her life that she had forgiven others for AND she…
The other night I had a potentially energy draining experience at the local Shell gas station. After realizing that gas was .15 per gallon more than the local grocery store (I should’ve bought it when I was there) I filled the tank up. As I waited for the pump to finish processing the transaction so I…
Have you ever gotten to the end of your day and had this realization … I didn’t really accomplish a “d–n” thing today! So you grab your to-do list and write down what you did do … And then check those items off your list so you felt like you actually accomplished something. Okay let’s see ……