A Quick Test: Could You Benefit from Executive Coaching?
Many people I speak with want to keep growing and are trying to figure it out on their own. They are reading leadership books, listening to podcasts and watching YouTube videos to keep stretching themselves. All of this is great…but they don’t realize there are some things they don’t see about themselves and no one has cared enough or been brave enough to point them out. They also don’t realize how much faster they could grow with some professional coaching. I have put together a quick test with 10 statements for you to see if executive coaching could be a fit for you right now.
Stop Changing Hats: Know Who You Are For All Your Roles
We are called on to wear many different hats and shift from one role to the next multiple times throughout our day. Sometimes these shifts can cause you to feel off-balance while you adjust to the different expectations being placed on you in each role. What if you could wear just one hat? What if you could be one person and have an undergirding mission that would encompass every box you want to check and every hat you have been wearing? Does that seem attractive?
Beat Distractions: 7 Simple Daily Habits to Sharpen Your Focus
Focus is a skill—and it changes throughout the day. In the morning, you may start by looking upward, reflecting on your blessings and seeking the guidance you need to be successful. As the day progresses, your focus shifts outward to the people in your personal and professional life as well as the tasks at hand. Looking inward periodically is equally important to maintain your health and energy.
Don’t Let Grudges Cost You Influence: The Invisible Leadership Skill Most Professionals Ignore
Do you hold grudges? Name the top five people you spend the most time with at work and at home. Do you have anything against any one of them? Have you been offended recently by something they said, did or didn’t do? If so, did you address it? If not, how long do you plan to hold onto it? Offenses, resentments and grudges are interesting. They are used for emotional leverage…we want to make the other person pay. But do they? Or are we the ones actually paying?
Seven Ways To Respond To Criticism
What is your response when criticized? While it may be easier to take if it came from a well-known, likeable, kind person who was given permission, ultimately it should not matter if you want to grow. Any critique is an opportunity for you as a leader, employee, family member or friend to hear some input that could be very valuable for you relationally and possibly financially.
Who Do You Want To Be?
How would you like to transform in the coming weeks? Who do you want to be? I’m serious…take 60 seconds and think about how you want to answer that question. Where are you now and where do you want to go?
Just considering that question and thoughtfully answering it sets you apart. Most people just do the next thing never considering if it is moving them closer to who they want to be.
How To Make Decisions Confidently
You make decisions all day long. You have to decide what to wear, eat and even say in a conversation. But how often do you need to make significant decisions, especially those that impact others? If you lead people at work these decisions have repercussions on those in your sphere of influence.
How To Deal with Off-Days: Five Simple Strategies That Work
When was the last time you just felt off? Your motivation to do your job was just not there. Some might describe it as a low-level depression. No matter what you did, it was just hard to get into what your role at work called for that day. We all have off-days. No one maintains peak performance indefinitely. What do you do to keep moving forward during these times?
Can You Take a Joke?
I worked on a large trading floor for over thirty years. It could be loud, chaotic and energizing all at the same time. Other times it could be slow and dull. This was when the creative juices started to flow, and the pranks began.
How I Define Success At Work…Part 2: Respect Others
Respect is in pretty short supply these days. The media tends to highlight the loudest, angriest and most provocative in politics, sports and entertainment. It is rare to see a story about the quiet leader or the people humbly going about making a significant impact in their world.
How I Define Success At Work…Part 1: Hustle
I decided to define success for our team by giving them three rules to follow. While we worked hard to win every game, we would not measure our success by wins and losses. Instead, we would consider each game a success if we followed these simple rules…
10 Ways I Find More Purpose and Meaning at Work
What can we do when work becomes mundane, rote and at times pretty meaningless? It can be a challenge to remain motivated to give it our best day in and day out.
Good Things I Need to Purge
I love the phrase “gird your loins” which is used 26 times in the Bible. It refers to when people wore long, flowing robes and needed to tie them up when preparing for work, battle or needing to move about freely. This is how I see neutral things in my life when they begin to distract me, suck up too much time or become an end in themselves.
How I Shifted from Perfection to Growth
“If I could just make it a little bit better…” This seemingly innocent thought can be a major hindrance to productivity and negatively impact your self-worth. Perfection is an ideal and unrealistic to maintain. It is like striving to reach your full potential…you might get close at times, but it is unsustainable.
Get Ready for Next Year in Advance
How many times have you found yourself on January 2nd thinking about what you want to do in the new year? This is not the time to be planning. This is the time to hit the ground running while the rest of the world is sitting still trying to figure out next moves.
Dealing with Nonstop Talkers: Killing the Me-Monster
We have all had varying degrees where we run into the Me-Monster. This is that person who wants to do all the talking when it comes to casual conversation and is lurking at parties, beside you on planes and next to you in the stands while you try to watch your kid play in a ballgame. At work the Me-Monster prowls the halls, loiters in the kitchen and peers over the top of your cubicle.
How I Navigate the Confusing Times in Life
Even with all these things in place we can still make missteps and find ourselves confused and wandering through the wilderness. This is when a course correction is needed.
How To Remember The Great Things You Hear and Read
We all take in an enormous amount of information every day. How would your life be different if you could recall a great fact or quote at just the right moment?
10 Pieces of Advice To My Younger Self
If you could go back and give your younger self some advice, what would you say? Here are ten things I wish I could tell my younger self:
Take The 10-Day Accountability Challenge
If you would like a way to get into a great routine, boost your focus and grow your relationship with another person consider doing a…
My Take-Aways: Atomic Habits by James Clear
I read a summary of this book earlier this year and have incorporated some of the principles in my coaching and talks on goal setting….