Category: Self-Aware Leader

A Four-Step PLAN to Successful New Year’s Resolutions

New Year’s resolutions, otherwise known as “good intentions,” are those things that are set at the beginning of the year when people feel they can wipe the slate clean and get a fresh start. It is said that 80% of all News Year’s resolutions fail. A survey conducted by Gail

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New Year Planning

I hope you are doing well and are getting ready for a great New Year!! If you are in the mood to reflect on the year and plan forward, my favorite planning tool is attached.  This Goal Planning Workbook is a great way to implement your New Year’s resolutions and creating a game

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An Attitude of Thanksgiving

In a time where it seems like each week you hear of someone new laid off or out of work, people are short on money and struggling to make ends meet. Stress is high, nerves are short and tempers are quick. It can be easy to forget the many things

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Giving Feedback

Why You May Be Terrible At Giving Feedback Kristi Hedges is a leadership coach, speaker and author of  The Power of Presence: Unlock Your Potential to Influence and Engage Others. She blogs at kristihedges.com. In her article, Why You May Be Terrible At Giving Feedback, she shares “Last year, I wrote about the mistakes

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Top 10 ways to get SYNERGY

PLUG IN.  Identify what gives you ENERGY in your life.  Make a list of at least 5 things that give you energy.  What do you love to do?  What do you find yourself naturally attracted to?  Know what these are, because they are your “fuel” and keep you charged. CLEAN

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10 To Do’s When You Are In a Rut

Stop the mind spinning – do a purge page and get it out! Review where you are trying to go and what is in your way Be thankful for what you have and is working Give yourself 24 hours to be in a funk and commit to moving on after

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10 Benefits of Professional Coaching

PERSONALIZED – custom to you, your goals and needs VISION – see clearly where you want to go and how to get there MOTIVATION – understand your unique values and motives to keep you moving forward FOCUS – zero in on what are the most important things which will allow you

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Recharging With Downtime

Many people feel so busy they feel they just don’t have time for a day off. So they keep working hard, day after day. Motivational speaker, Brian Tracy, encourages people to take a FULL day off where they do not think about work at all. The benefit of this allows

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Collaborate For Win-Win Situations

A small business owner often thinks he has to “do it all.” He may say, ”I AM my business, who else can help with this?” However, you can outsource just about anything, for a price. Many people do this for technical things (web development, printing, etc.) but try to fight through the

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The Power of Saying “NO”

We are in a season where activities and demands are picking up. There are more schedules to manage and pulls on our time. In general, we want to be helpful and accommodating to people. Therefore we hate to say “NO”. People often do anything to avoid this word. We will

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