What are you holding onto? I have clients who want something bigger in their life or career, but they can’t seem to move forward and don’t understand why. For example, a client wants to take a different job at a new company. He applies online at multiple places and has had a few networking conversations, but so far nothing has changed. I will ask him what he thinks he could do to move things forward faster. He shrugs his shoulder…
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Every single day I meet with people who feel like they aren’t enough. They have thoughts running through their heads that tell them other people are better, smarter, and know more. They may recognize that these thoughts are happening, but they don’t understand how these thoughts impact their behavior. The impact of this kind of thinking impacts everything that they do. They hold themselves back and play small and these thoughts prevent them from reaching their potential. This leads these…
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How many times have you said or done something that you wished you could take back or change? I remember standing in front of a large audience at a conference and being so nervous. It was in the middle of the conference hall and not in a private room which is where all of my other speeches had been. There were no chairs for people to sit on. It was like speaking in the middle of the shopping mall and…
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I am just not smart enough. I remember thinking that as I sat in the back of the room of a big meeting and looked around at everyone contributing to the conversation. I felt completely inadequate. How do all these people know the answers and what to do to get things done? I can picture sitting in that room as if it was just yesterday. Unfortunately, I carried all those feelings with me for a really long time and even…
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Everyone has days that they are just not on their “A” game. All you can focus on is the negative self-talk and doubts about your abilities. So what can you do to get yourself out of it? What about helping someone else instead? It will help you to move your thinking away from what isn’t going well for you and focus on helping someone else succeed which is much more positive. Even people who are professional athletes may have their…
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