It’s pretty ironic. As a kid, I avoided interacting with strangers and felt uncomfortable in front of people who I didn’t know well. By the time I entered the workforce, I was pretty sure that anything in sales was NOT for me. And I did my best to avoid it. This was reinforced in my […]
I went on my Monday walk with my daughter this morning. It was a brisk 24 degrees, an unusually cold day for this time of year. Before we left on our journey, I bundled my little girl up so tightly she could barely put her arms down. As we walked out to the garage, she […]
‘Tis the season of gratitude, does your suck? Are you guilty of these gratitude gaffs? 1. The table is set with the fine china. The family is gathered around. It’s a bona fide Norman Rockwell moment. You collect your thoughts, clear your throat and give thanks for the bounty before you. You might even go […]
I’ve heard on more than one occasion that having a sleek muscled torso with ripped abs is a sign of not having a life. It’s the argument that to do so is to ignore all the other aspects of life worth living for. Or that having a six-pack is the ultimate in vanity. Why work […]
What can you do in less than 10 minutes? Drink a cup of coffee? Walk to the end of your street? Read through a few emails? How about doing something that pinpoints EXACTLY where to spend your time and energy for the day? Here is a simple technique that will unlock your ability to be […]
By Guest Blogger: Charlie Martino The month of November is a time to acknowledge the important role that family, friends and neighbors play in caring for older adults, individuals with disabilities and the chronically ill. There are currently over 65 million family caregivers in the U.S. (nearly 30% of the U.S. adult population) Not to […]
Having spent the last two decades working with individuals and teams to improve performance, I’m constantly amazed that even when people want change and give it lip service, they fall woefully short. It’s usually not because they don’t want to get better. The problems or potential pitfalls are many but four of the biggest obstacles […]
You might think I just fell off my rocker and have come under the spell of some pretty dark forces. No, that’s not it at all. I was working with a client this past Friday and she was deliberating on how to best expand her business. She narrowed it down to several good options but […]
Your success today may actually be giving your future a strangling choke-hold. In fact, I would argue that your past success may be your biggest threat for a bright future. Sounds counterintuitive, I know. The problem is that success breeds contentment and satisfaction. It causes us to feel like we “made it.” And that is […]
Let’s say you’re faced with a unique challenge at work. You’ve got to come up with a way to increase sales by 30% by the end of the year, or a way to market a new service with virtually no budget. Or perhaps you have a challenge in your personal life, like earning an extra $1000 […]
