New year, new you. Tired of that meme? Me too. We embrace an artificial reset every year – at least many people do – when the year and the holidays move us to a new number on the calendar. For me, I embraced this years ago, and didn’t question it until it was habit. What I love about it is…
New technology pushes me. I have a love hate relationship with new technology. Prior to purchase, I look forward to it and the results of what it enables are seductive and motivating. If I find a deal online, it moves me to act. Whether I contemplate for a minute or a month, I am excited to be more efficient and effective by…
“What can I help you with?” What a great question. It opens the door to learning, partnership, and collaboration. Many years ago, when I was in a state of overwhelm, I called a friend to talk and in the process of doing so I broke down in tears. She patiently listened and when I finished verbally vomiting on her, she…
How do you change the outcome when you feel overwhelmed, hopeless, or stuck? You need to ask a new question. What a mind-blowing concept. I was introduced to a powerful question from Dan Sullivan. He said when you consider doing something new, ask “how can I achieve this doing nothing?” What? I’m a doer. A question like this has never occurred to me other than this…
Merry Christmas! Whether this is one of your holidays to gather or not, I hope your day is filled with connection, meaning and laughter beyond any material gifts. I hope you reflect on 2021 with joy and admiration for all you navigated. I hope you are present to those around you and those who are no longer with us. I…
In my travels and work this time of year I have the honor of working with leaders to improve their team health. Let’s just say 2021 has been a doozy. As you make the time to take a break over the end of year, please do exactly that: take a break. We’re tired. Not just some of us, all of…
What are your gifts from 2021? When you consider the challenges, wins, ups and downs of this messy year, what’s been most impactful for you in business, as a leader and in your life? When I think about this question amidst the holidays, I have quick top of mind answers. They don’t serve me in truly reflecting about what’s significant…
This great Adam Grant quote shook up my thinking in a great way: “If you judge your worth by your achievements, you feel worthless whenever you fall short of a goal. Stable self-confidence comes from learning to separate your performance from your self-esteem. Excellence is a reflection of effort, skill, and luck – not your value as a person.” When…
What will this cost me? I was facilitating a session with a team and this gem of a question dropped from one of the wise leaders on the team. She was explaining how taxing it can be when people react with high emotion to situations at work. Even when the message is spot on, you can lose people along the…
Recently, I was recognized by a team as being fearless. Though I was touched from what they offered as a compliment, I had to laugh out loud as well. If there’s anything I’m not, it’s fearless. I believe I’m courageous and confident in my abilities, yet I don’t think of that as fearless. In the same way I appreciate the adage…