For simplification reasons, I recently moved some of my accounts to a different bank that is near where I live. I noticed immediately that when I walked into the bank I was greeted by a person seated near the entrance. They asked me how I was doing, what my name was, how could they help […]
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authenticity, Blog, Building Relationships, Coaching
I posted a big milestone last night that I had reached with my blog. I haven’t always been really good at celebrating my own wins. I downplayed them in the past as just being part of my job. I have learned that it is a good thing to take a moment and celebrate the wins…no
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Blog, Coaching, Team Building
As a leader, spending time thinking is one of the most important things you can do. You are responsible for where the organization is going, how the team is working together to get their goals accomplished and developing them to their full potential. That doesn’t even count all of the other administrative things that must
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Blog, Coaching, strategy, Team Building
Christmas is officially on the way. We put up the decorations in the house, baked some holiday chocolate chip cookies and then it snowed about 5 inches throughout the day and night. I may be in the minority here, but I totally love the first snowfall. There is nothing better than when you can
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Blog, Coaching, empowerment, Leadership
Have you ever thought about what kind of advice you would give to your younger self? The advice could be about relationships, career and just life in general. There is a whole long list of things that I would share with my younger self if I could. I guess this is why they say “if
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Blog, Coaching, Leadership, mentorship
Imagine yourself driving to work. You left a little late but thought you could still make it to work on time. Everyone is slowing down in front of you and now you see that there is an accident up ahead. You are getting stressed out and anxious because your meeting starts in 30 minutes and now
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Coaching, Priorities
Take out your smart phones or laptops and look at your social media accounts. Many people judge their status on social media by how many friends they have on Facebook or Snapchat, Connections on LinkedIn and Followers on Twitter or Instagram. Hard to believe that not so long ago none of these things existed including
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Blog, Building Relationships, Coaching, Leadership
Many years ago on the 28th of November, a woman wanted to clean the salt off of her car and went to a drive thru car wash. She got out of the car to put money in the machine but It was slippery and she fell down on the ice. Ordinarily not a good thing,
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CoachingMonday is the first day back to work for many people after the holiday weekend. Many people traveled over the holiday and had four days off. Enjoying family, eating way too much and shopping with the zillions of people at Black Friday Sales takes a lot out of you. The time off went very
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Coaching, Leadership
“Forget yesterday – it has already forgotten you. Don’t sweat tomorrow – you haven’t even met. Instead, open your eyes and your heart to a truly precious gift – today.” ― Steve Maraboli This quote is about appreciating what you have right in front of you and being open to it. Don’t live in a world
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Be Present, Blog
The Thanksgiving Holiday is fast approaching this week in the U.S. It is the time of year that people are thinking about what they are grateful for and spending time with their families. It is one of the holidays that so many people travel to be together looking forward to having all of those traditional
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Listening
If your company follows a traditional calendar then you and your team are probably preparing for performance review time. For those maybe not familiar with that term, it is the time of year where management will give a formal review of their employee’s performance. Theoretically, if the leader is giving feedback throughout the year, then
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Blog, Coaching, feedback, Leadership
I was working with one of my clients the other day and he shared that he didn’t think he had what it took to perform a senior level role. This is a person who has accomplished a lot in his career. Even though we detailed out his background and all the things that he accomplished,
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Advocacy, Blog, Coaching, Leadership, risks, self-belief
“The most powerful leadership tool you have is your own personal example.” -John Wooden This quote was a good reminder to me that leaders have to set the tone no matter what is going on in the organization. Change is a constant and leaders are getting new information to process all the time. They need
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accountability, Coaching, Leadership
Have you ever considered the question, what makes a leader a leader? By definition, a leader is “a person who leads a group.” So that would say that when you have a group of people reporting to you, then you are a leader in the most formal sense of the word. How would you describe
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Blog, Coaching, Confidence, Leadership