How do you expect to finish if you never start?
Who are professionals? When I was a kid, I used to think that all adults = professionals. The truth is, we aren’t all professionals. Most of us are just getting by, actively disengaged and making money to pass the time. The Truth is We Don’t Love Our Work (shocker I know) Lots of people dislike their jobs. Some statistics claim up… Continue reading What If We All Loved Our Work?
Are you hurt or are you injured? Cause if you’re hurt you can still play. Do the hard thing and suck it up. Are you afraid or are you afraid you’ll have to perform? Cause if you are unsure that’s a good thing. Do the hard thing and make the leap. Do you care or have you just not fired… Continue reading How To Make Hard Decisions
Leadership can be a luxury or it can be a burden… depending on who you ask. Some people are wired to be leaders and some aren’t. Some want to be leaders, others don’t. Some people want to be seen as leaders, but don’t have the apathy for it. Other’s have all the intrinsic tools, but aren’t brave enough for it.… Continue reading Baring the Burden of Leadership (& enjoying it’s Luxuries)
~ A short story to illustrate my point ~ Top executives are sitting at a board room table discussing what sort of changes they need to make to implement their employee retention rates. It’s the typical cast: CEO, CFO, COO, and a few other department heads with a management consultant attempting to guide the conversation. Consultant: “So the main issue… Continue reading How to Improve Relationships: Making a Leap of Faith
To be an effective leader, one must put themselves out there far enough to be criticized. If you’re not far enough out, nobody will criticize you, and nobody will follow you. I noticed this phenomenon a few years ago. Contrasting two people in the same office: the office manager could do anything they wanted (excellent or useless) and they would… Continue reading Criticism in Leadership: You’re Doing It Wrong If You’re Not Being Criticized
As I’ve been pitching myself and my services more often, I keep thinking about what I bring to the table when it comes to leadership. I’ve been telling people I specialize in 3 areas: Marketing | Leadership | Social Media. But the truth is, I feel I’m specialized in a lot more than that. Great companies let their marketing bleed… Continue reading 7 Temptations Leaders Avoid Every Day
Brief History If you haven’t figured that out yet, I’m a big advocate of goals. I set them all the time, I achieve them as often as I can, and it brings me clarity to go through the process of setting goals. Just as in life, there is just as much we can take away from the journey to our goals as we… Continue reading Why I’m Going to Dominate 2014
An Explanation Everything we do is a reaction to our previous experiences. When I wrote four long posts about social media, I turned around and wrote a short post about counterbalancing. Sometimes when we win an athletic contest we know how sweet victory tastes and we work hard to duplicate that. And other times when we have a great day at… Continue reading Act and React: Watch Me Predict What You’ll Do Next
