Shouting Doesn’t Make it Clear I’m learning to play golf. It is a very slow process. Last weekend as I had one of those horribly bad rounds my husband, who is an incredibly patient man, began to get frustrated. He knew I could do better, but I just couldn’t pull...
Ego and Fear Two Motivators that Lead to Failure In my experience, there are two motivators that drive most of us; ego and fear. Let’s take a look at how each of these is a separate issue with devastating results. Ego We all have ego. It’s our sense of self....
Making The Most Of Networking In today’s ever-changing landscape of networking, it is easy to get lost in the shuffle. If you don’t utilize your networking tools to the best of your ability you are leaving business on the table. Old schoolers sometimes refuse to...
Negative Habits of Thought Habits of thought can affect our actions, our relationships, and our results. I became significantly aware of this fact last week. My son is home from college for the summer and is staying at a condo that I own but am no longer using. I had...
Are You Drowning? I was catching up on some reading yesterday and I read something that helped me realize why some people are coachable, and some people are not. The story went like this..a young boy was walking along a road when he came across Socrates. He quickened...
Are You Under-Employed? I took a tour of a client’s office this morning. It was a very impressive place. There were meeting rooms, team rooms, and board rooms. There was activity in each of these areas and as I watched, I couldn’t help but wonder how each of these...