New Ways of Being And Working

Want to understand where you need to grow? Getting feedback allows you to build on your best qualities and shore up areas where you need to build more experience. Here are a few ways to ask for feedback that are quick, easy and painless.

If you’re a manager, what are you doing to help your team members set goals that are meaningful and drive new growth? Beyond metrics, I propose three conversations to have to help ground goal setting and build a better partnership.

As a coach, almost all of my clients are on a precipice of change. They are looking into new careers. They are building new teams. They are building lives that require them to step up and become more of themselves. At the new year, many of us are rethinking our path.

Resistance is the stubborn sullen teen stomping his foot and crossing his arms and saying, “No, I don’t wanna. I won’t. And I’m ready to fight you if you try to make me.” Resistance can be a little intimidating.

The ideal client is someone ready to generate new results in their lives. This means they have a willingness to consider a new point of view, and be open to new ideas or new ways of being. That’s it.

I changed my approach from "perfect tactical presentation" to a strategy of "creating an ongoing conversation" with my audience. It made a huge difference in my ability to connect and be more authentic in my presentations.

I kept feeling the frustration, fear, loneliness and then built and rehearsed complicated, detailed, stories of how each worrying situation was going to play out. Have you ever noticed the terrible worlds we create in our own minds?

Need book recommendations? I’ve just put together a few lists.

I’m okay when the going gets tough. I’m NOT okay when the going gets SLOW.

Declarations of Independence. Declarations of love. Declarations of change. But we forget we have the power to declare. We can make a statement and change what we see ahead for ourselves. This is a time for declaring our future.

What’s your myth? The myth is an oversimplified story that incorporates someone else’s morals and expectations. The Responsible One. The Strong Man. The Perfect Daughter. The Gifted One. The Man Who Can Handle Anything. The Child with Opportunity Gained Through Sacrifice of Others. Any of these sound familiar?