Does the word networking have a negative connotation for you? For me, it triggered me a bit. It was like that uncomfortable feeling on the first day of school. Do you remember that moment? You walk into the classroom, without knowing anyone yet and you must find ways to make friends. I don’t know if […]
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I met with a Director about the results of a leadership assessment that she recently completed which included direct feedback from her peers, direct reports and management. In that conversation, we also talked about the feedback that her manager had shared with her… she wasn’t communicating or acting like a Director. She was obviously concerned
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communications, focus, networking, perfection, results, transformation, value, visibilityWe have all grown up with programming and messages from our families, teachers, media, society, culture, etc. that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, follow the rules,
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communications, networking, perfection, results, transformation, value, visibilityEvery week there seems to be a theme that occurs with my clients. This week that theme is value. The value conversation shows up in different ways depending on their thoughts and how they perceive themselves. It may require some reflection to understand what is going on at a deeper level. Here are a couple
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communications, mindset shift, perfection, value, visibilityIt is time for some straight talk today about managing up. Some people view managing up as a negative and that the people who do it are using that time to gain favor over other team members. The truth is anyone has the opportunity to build a stronger relationship with their boss. If someone else
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communications, mindset shift, perfection, value, visibilityAre you ready to overcome perfectionism and get things done? I was a perfectionist for so long. I was even proud of myself for being a perfectionist which is hard to imagine now. I am sure that I made everyone else around me feel that they needed to be that way too. I realized that
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communications, mindset shift, perfection, value, visibilityLet’s be honest, being perfect isn’t worth your time. The extra time that you could take to make something perfect is most likely not going to make much of a difference. If this is you, then you spend time doing the extra work to make others happy, avoid criticism, and because you are trying to
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Client Question: “I am forever trying to control everything and I want things to be perfect. How can I stop doing this all the time?” You may feel the need to control things when everything is going wrong around you or you are feeling really anxious inside. It can also happen when you want things
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We have all grown up with the messages from our families, teachers, media, society, etc that tell us what we are “supposed” to do in our lives. Some of these messages may include: get good grades, go to a good school, get a good job, get married, have children, save for retirement, etc. You get
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Blog, perfectionYesterday’s post focused on perfectionism and the fear of failure. This is another perspective on how perfectionism is playing out in the younger generations today. In this article by Thomas Curran and Andrew Hill called Perfectionism is Increasing and That’s Not Good News, studied 41,641 American, British and Canadian college students between 1989-2016 to look at perfectionism in
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Blog, perfectionBrene Brown who is an author and research professor found that so many people are hiding behind this mask of trying to be perfect in order to avoid failure, shame and vulnerability. It can be scary to show the “real” you vs the one that you let them see. This realization really struck home with
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Blog, perfectionPerfection is a slippery slope for a lot of people. Whatever you do just never seems to be quite good enough. You keep tweaking and adjusting things to make them better. In most cases, it probably does make them better. But does the extra time that you spend doing that work make them that much
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perfectionOver the last few months I have been trying out a bullet journal to plan my business and my life. I had originally looked at this about a year ago on bulletjournal.com, but I never pursued using it. In June of this year, I somehow ran across an article talking about a woman using a
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accountability, Coaching, perfectionI came across an article by Amanda Johnson called “The Common Misconceptions of Perfectionism.” I totally agree with the myths of perfectionism that are highlighted in this article. Why do we feel that we aren’t already perfect? Why do we think that things have to be done in a certain way? I used to try
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