At your core there exists a unique set of abilities. We refer to them as strengths. These are not difficult to discover. There are many “strength finder” type assessments that are more than capable of pointing these abilities out. What usually goes unnoticed are the multiple enablers that surround our lives and enhance our abilities. ...Read More
Let’s start with the obvious. We all experience turbulence. There is no perfect day unless you are on drugs! However, the core issue is not the detour, obstacle, or problem. It’s what we do with them. So often a problem comes in the form of An overwhelming pressure A major setback A bad decisions A negative...Read More
“If you let fear of consequences prevent you from following your deepest instinct, your life will be safe, expedient and thin.” – Katharine Butler Hathaway Without personal growth our lives are thin. Thin is another word for shallow. We intuitively know there is more. Somewhere between “I know” and “I don’t know” is where real...Read More
2016 is an election year. Along with that comes the spin zone! It often involves a lack of civility along with an inability to speak the truth, especially to those in power. It would be easy to point our finger at the political landscape and miss the personal applications to our home space and workplace....Read More
Anxiety can sprout as fast as mushrooms in a dark room. It seems to multiply in the closets of our minds. And if we get lazy, it will get the best of us. As counterintuitive as it is, anxiety is a lazy habit. We usually associate it with speed, racing, activity, hysteria, imbalance, over-functioning, plate-spinning,...Read More
The miracle of life starts with a single cell that multiplies into a complex organism of hyper-learning, along with the potential to accomplish amazing tasks. So having a growth plan that is intentional is the most natural thing in the world. It is imprinted in our DNA. Yet it’s not automatic. It needs to be...Read More
A tripwire is a passive triggering mechanism. It’s a cord, string, or wire that is attached to some device for detecting or reacting to physical movement – like the perimeter of an army camp. It’s an early warning system that some choices have to be made. In the book Decisive , the authors use the...Read More
Are you creating the best place, where the best people, can do their best work? Building an organization that’s fit for the future cannot happen without building an organization that’s fit for human beings. This kind of caring culture doesn’t start big. It starts small – in those everyday encounters with the folks you come...Read More
When the top 5 regrets of the dying were listed, the number one was, “I wish I’d had the courage to live a life true to myself; not the life others expected of me.” Of course this is hindsight, and hindsight is 20/20. But what if we could do it over again? The good news is...Read More
Marshall Goldsmith tells a great story. Imagine you are 95 and are just getting ready to die. Right before your last breath you are given a beautiful gift. You are given the ability to go back several years and talk to the person you are today. What would the 95 year old “you” say to...Read More