What Stops You?
Here is a topic I talk to my all of my clients about. And yes, this is business coaching. This is a secret known to coaches and others who work with people who want to accomplish something. When we want to accomplish something – in business or elsewhere – we often get stopped or stuck. […]
The Habits of Excellence
Your quote for the week: “We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, therefore, is not an act but a habit.” Aristotle It is easy to think there is some magic act that we might figure out and take that would change our lives and our results. But the truth is more mundane. For you may […]
The Problem in Communication
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it has taken place.” –George Bernard Shaw Think about the last conversation you had. The very last one. Was it with your spouse, your co-worker, your boss, your child? Do you believe it was a successful communication? Why or why not? As the Shaw quote […]
How to Change Other People
Surely this will be the most popular post I have ever written. Because this is what we are after, isn’t it? How to change other people? I know you have been told you can’t change others. I know you have heard it from the “experts,” like myself. But maybe it’s not entirely true. Consider the […]
You Get to Choose (Part II)
You may have read my blog last week about a guy who inspired me with his enthusiasm for holding a sign on a corner in Sacramento. Today I am writing about another man I saw. About 2 blocks away from sign guy, is Fruitridge and Freeport – an intersection I cross every day to pick […]
You Get to Choose (Part I)
If you live in Sacramento near Land Park area, you will have by now become familiar with “the man at Sutterville and Freeport.” He holds a sign and he dances. You’ve seen this before – a person with a sign pointing to Verizon or a sandwich shop. They’re pretty high energy. But this guy is […]
Take That! (How to Receive Feedback)
Over the last several months, I have written a series of blog posts on feedback – both how to give it and how to ask for it. I recently had an experience that reminded me of a particular aspect of feedback that I thought I should share. Several months ago, I applied for a panel […]
What Determines Attitude and Success? (Your Quote for the Week)
“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” –Jim Rohn People, especially those you love and are close to, can bring you down more than just about any other circumstances. We tend to become like the people we are around the most. Get a piece of paper and looking […]
Be an Excellent Listener
I watched a show last night called “Suits” – an implausible premise where a guy who looks like he is 16 gets a job at a high end law firm even though he has never gone to law school. He teams up with another guy who looks a little older and apparently has gone to […]
The Power of Intention
What does it mean to be intentional? How much can we change in our lives when we declare an outcome at the beginning of the day, or the beginning of a meeting or the beginning of a conversation? To declare the outcome we intend to generate takes us out of being “at effect” of the […]