The Best Way To Simplify Your Life
The Best Way To Simplify Your Life Success is about results not activity. In our fast paced world people seem to be enamored with busyness. Just ask someone how he or she’s doing and you’ll probably hear the word “busy” mentioned. Some wear it as a badge of honor. Part of my reason that I […]
Why You Need To Develop The Right Habits
Successful People Have Successful Habits In my quest to understand why winners win, one key idea emerges: Successful people have successful habits. Some people think they need more discipline, but success is not a marathon of discipline but a series of sprints of habits. Utilizing the power of discipline until it creates a habit is […]
Questions To Ask In An Organizational Climate Survey
Feedback is one of the great Organizational Challenges Giving feedback can be a challenge. Because of how many people were raised, the truth was taboo. They lived with sacred cows and white elephants. Maybe this describes your home life. The good news is giving and receiving feedback is a learnable skill. Feedback Creates a Basline […]
Show Up Healthy So You Can Help Others
You Always Grow From The Inside Out For the past year I’ve had fun coaching the team at Performance QSA, which also happens to be where I work out when I’m home. What I love about this group is our shared belief that changing physically demands that we first change mentally. Understanding that growth is […]
10 Questions To Take Your Relationships To The Next Level
What Money Can’t Buy I’ve come to realize that the most important things in life are those things that money can’t buy. Money can’t buy my wife and kids loving me. Money can’t buy respect from co-workers. Money can’t buy lasting friendships. I like what money can do, but it’s important to realize it does […]
If You Want To Accomplish More, Do Less
The Less You Do, the More You Accomplish It’s a dirty little leadership secret, but it’s true, the less you do the more you accomplish Gaining clarity on what brings the most value to your organization and focusing energy there, accelerates growth. When you’re young, you try to prove yourself by doing everything. This was true […]
Harnessing The Hidden Power of Care
People Feel Care John Maxwell says, “People don’t care how you know until they know how much you care.” I’ve realized that I can make alot of mistakes in dealing with people but if they simply know I care, they will still help me. As a speaker and trainer, I know that I can’t help people […]
How Time Blocking Increases Productivity
When You Don’t Have Clarity, You’re Out of Control Last week I worked from my home office and to be completely transparent, I felt totally out of control. I can typically feel this way when I travel and there are good reasons, Lack of rhythm, different surroundings, etc… But there wasn’t a good reason why I […]
How You Can Beat Procrastination
What Stops You From Succeeding? I think this is something that plagues all of us. Because of procrastination plans go astray, dreams go unfulfilled and time is wasted. One of my biggest challenges is putting things off until the last moment. There are things that are unpleasant for me that I simply must do! How […]
How You Can Avoid Personal Failure
Business Problems are Personal Problems After 25 years of working with organizations I’ve realized, I’ve never helped solved a business problem that didn’t have a personal problem at it’s root. Hidden inside of any business problem is a personal constraint. If you can remove the constraint, that problem usually solves itself. Understanding this principle, helps […]
How To Connect With Anyone
Success Requires People No matter where you want to be in life, you can’t get there alone. I tried to do it alone and failed! I know a lot of people take the Lone Ranger approach and believe they don’t need anyone. That attitude breeds failure. Success in life is based on people doing transactions. […]
Why I Listen to Podcasts
What Fills Your Mind? A couple of months ago I discovered a new app on IPhone – Sticher Radio. It’s a great app for listening to podcasts. Since I’ve discovered the tool I’m not listening to the radio, I’m filling my mind with helpful information instead of getting the scores to Red Sox last night. […]