There have been times in my life that even though I have had a lot of “business success” I was disillusioned about my anticipated “ROI” for all of my efforts. This brought a deep longing or hunger for more peace and fulfillment, confidence and clarity, contribution, and...
It had been a few years since our bankruptcy and we had tried, with very little success to get traction in creating another business. A highly successful mentor whom I had deep respect for, offered to fly out to work with me and meet with potential clients.
As I prepared for our two-day visit, my...
Recently, I found myself impatient when my wife struggled to upload some business documents
I needed. To me, the process was easy and should already be done!
Finally, the documents were uploaded after the third time of explanation and my exasperation
and impatience could be sliced with a knife. I...
I’ve been reflecting on a conversation that I had recently with a client who was asking why does it feel like that no matter what he does, internally, his mental dialogue says, IT IS NOT ENOUGH, not good enough, and how exhausting it was fighting that uphill battle every day.
In the video, I...
If you have children or have led a team, you have probably felt the frustration of trying to get them to change by focusing on getting them to change their behaviors and attitudes. Doing that can feel like you are herding cats and the change seems to come slowly, if at all, and you can spend a...
A lot of people have told me that they struggle with procrastination and that it seems to suck them of confidence and keeps them performing below their true potential!
“If you’re feeling at times like procrastination’s grip is robbing you of the confidence of being in control of...
When was the last time that you had a conversation where you felt safe, valued, and understood so that you really opened up and shared? I have asked hundreds of people this question. Few could even remember having one!
If you are hitting walls, feeling unseen and unheard, experiencing the...
A lot of people are going through life working like crazy, trying to reach their goals in the family and business and when it is all said and done, they ask, Why am I doing all this work and still feeling so unfulfilled? Where is the joy?
I’m going to share three reasons why so many...
How do I increase my confidence? This struggle to find and live in greater confidence is verified by the fact that we have measured the thought processes of over 200,000 entrepreneurs & leaders, and we have discovered that over 85% of them have habits of thinking that sabotage their...
In 1991 Vince Poscente along with other Olympic speed skaters were challenged by their coach to walk across a tightrope as fast as they could without falling off. In his book, The Age of Speed, Vince tells of the many times they held their arms out to the side and carefully placed their...
I was six years old hanging on to the edge of the swimming pool watching the fun that everyone was having in the water except for me. Lacking Confidence and paralyzed with fear of what would happen if I let go of the edge my internal struggle was immense. I was longing for the freedom and fun...
What is effective listening?
It is imperative to understand that Effective Listening is not hearing, telling, or talking. This is probably opposite to what your experience has been.
According to Free Dictionary, listening is to give your attention to a sound or conversation....