David Allen says, “our mind is made for having ideas, not for holding ideas.” Those words are music to any Visionary, entrepreneur, and leader. That said, it doesn’t mean all ideas are worthy of action. To succeed, you must be prepared to apply massive action to your idea, coupled with the persistence to endure the challenges and naysayers, multiplied by…
Do you really need to learn new things? I was in a conversation with some people hiring us to present a keynote in a few months and they told me they’d heard all they needed to about one of our topics. We suggested another topic and they said they’d heard that as well. After more discussion, I suggested they may…
What’s in a meeting? When you boil it down to the purpose of a meeting, there are many reasons we use to meet, to solve something, to brainstorm, to inform each other, to connect while using our precious time wisely. Beneath all of that, I believe the primary purpose of every meeting (perhaps every interaction) is to advance our relationships…
Don’t fall in love with any part of your story. The narrative you live any given day, any given hour is a piece of the fabric that makes us who we are. If the story forwards you, gives you strength, inspiration, energy and momentum for what matters, share it. Repeat it often and let it guide your thoughts, beliefs, language…
Worry doesn’t work… even when the world doesn’t make sense, when you’d like to change everything about the circumstances and conditions surrounding you, and things feel out of control. Worry is a result of catastrophizing what could be (but isn’t). It’s a result of your mind running rampant with all the possibilities for negative outcomes in the future. Could they…
When you’re grounded in your life and centered in a way that you have perspective, even amongst busyness, commitments and challenges, they are just that – challenges. When you’re untethered in your life and you’re disrupted at a fundamental level, the smallest interruptions, curve balls, challenges (like traffic) seem like insurmountable events. Gratitude, Journaling, Sleep and Exercise play a major…
As a leader, you have the honor of caring for the tone of your culture daily. Some days, that may feel like a privilege and other days it may feel like a burden. What’s the difference? It’s how you’re relating to the complex beings around you and the interpretation you have about how they “should” be versus how they “are.” …
Small acts. These are the most significant things we do. Though we’d like to believe it’s the big, challenging, difficult things, it’s not. It’s the consistent small, thoughtful, kind gestures that matter most. When you receive the note, text or call that says, “I was just thinking of you.” When the flight attendant sees you’re cold and not only brings…
How much time do you need? What if you began every endeavor with this question? Without knowing the details or being able to assess what you believe is a reasonable amount of time, how would that change the amount of time you’d allow for certain activities? When I used to work with leadership teams, I asked this question before I…
Have you ever wondered when you decided there was a “right” way to live? Oh, we’ve all done it, comparing what’s happening with others to what’s happening with us in our lives. Which leaves us where? Diminished and discounted on both sides. We all need to shatter this illusion. Theodore Roosevelt said “Comparison is the thief of joy.” It’s absolutely…