Having been audacious enough to write a book called “Success is a System” last year, it’s hard not to feel the pressure to consistently walk the talk. Through researching and reflecting to write Success is a System, and in the months that followed, I became ever more aware of my ‘mental diet’ and habits. I […]
Category: Professional Development
Just Start
In order to achieve truly remarkable success, you need to know what that looks like for you – you need a clear, compelling goal that inspires you to take massive action. Then, you need to take that massive action – you need to work hard for it. In order to work hard for it, you […]
Business is Hard, But Simple.
Organizational success flows from a systematic, learnable process. It’s not easy, but it’s simple. 1. Having an inspiring vision that borders on an obsession to light the souls of everyone in your organization. Your organizational ‘why’ must be a must – the world should be missing something important without you. The greatest of goals excite […]
The Three Levels of Listening
We’ve all heard the saying, “we have two ears and one mouth”, and that we should use them in the same proportion. True as that may be, does talking less automatically make for a better listener? To answer this question properly, let’s briefly explore the “Three Levels of Listening”, and how much value can be […]
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Personal Awareness (the 360)
We’ve all heard the old adage in business, “it’s not what you know, it’s who you know”. This is often very true, as networking is key and decision makers (be it a potential client, a potential supplier, a potential employer) often prefer to deal with who they already know. Before we spend any time on […]
Turn off Autopilot to Take off in 2017!
With a New Year right around the corner, it’s only natural for most of us to reflect on the year that was, take stock of our goals and our lives, and set our hopes for different and better outcomes for the next 365 days. While this is natural, a learned behaviour, and a healthy practice, […]
Your Greatest Untapped Resource
“This changes everything!” “I can’t wait to get back to work!” “When can we get started?!” As a business and performance coach, I LOVE the energy and newfound enthusiasm that clients find after a transformative session, after they are reminded and re-energized with what is truly possible instead of being focused on what they may […]
Help on Hiring
I write this post both as a resource for my business coaching clients looking to expand their teams, but also to the 2 different laid off workers support groups I help, so that the candidates (real people with mortgages, bills, children, and dreams) might ‘show up’ more as I see them and less as a […]
The Beauty of Adversity
Losing sucks. I don’t want to spend time with anyone who enjoys losing, and I can’t say I would want to spend much time with someone who tolerates losing either. Failing, losing, sucking at something (be it golf, tennis, or baking; all of which I do suck at) – I hate them all. So why […]
The Elevator Pitch
We’ve all heard the term ‘elevator pitch’. Just 17 years ago, Tom Peters described the ‘elevator spiel’ as your 2-minute opportunity to pitch your company’s CEO on why your project matters as you rode to the top floor. By 2015, according to Business News Daily that window had shrunk to 30 seconds, and I am going […]