“In order to burnout a person needs to have been on fire…at one time!” ~ Ayala Pines The path to becoming fully “alive” as a leader begins when you are aligned with your purpose – your reason for living. And as you get clarity and awareness of your own path, you are then able to…
“The tragedy of life is often not in our failure, but rather in our complacency; not in our doing too much, but rather in our doing too little; not in our living above our ability, but rather in our living below our capacities.” ~ Benjamin E. Mays A few years ago, I wrote a…
“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…
“Communication is a skill that you can learn. It’s like riding a bicycle or typing. If you’re willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of every part of your life.” ~ Brian Tracy In almost every conversation I have with clients when I ask them the biggest challenge facing their…
“If you are not consistently looking for ways to bring more value to your work, you are simply taking up space!” ~ Joe Contrera What is the first thought that comes to mind when you hear the word – quality? Is it something that you look for when buying goods or services? Or is…
“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…
“You can’t truly be considered successful in your business life if your home life is in shambles.” ~ Zig Ziglar I’m sure most people have seen the 1980 film by Stanley Kubrick entitled, The Shining. The story, written by Stephen King, is a psychological thriller about a writer who takes his family to an isolated…
“Just because some people are fueled by drama doesn’t mean you have to attend the performance.” ~Cheryl Richardson. drama: /ˈdrɑː.mə/ˈdræm.ə/ – n. a) a state, situation, or series of events involving interesting or intense conflict of forces. Origin – from the Greek word drāmat, which simply means to perform, or to act. Have…
“Don’t it always seem to go, that you don’t know what you’ve got , till it’s gone.” ~ Joni Mitchell Sometimes it takes losing something or someone to help us gain clarity on what we value in life. One way to prevent this from happening is making sure our values are in alignment with…