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Progress Over Perfection: How Taking Imperfect Action Can Lead to Success

Are 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 those expectations weren’t good for me and it definitely wasn’t good to place those expectations on my team. I had to change the way that…
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Creating Experiences to Recharge

Creating Experiences This year one of my goals was to create experiences with family, friends and even by myself. I wanted to create simple moments, but also to travel to places that I haven’t been to before to create new memories and be inspired. This past week I spent some time in Arizona with friends. We had cool weather which is definitely not what people generally associate with Arizona but I will take that any day over the really hot…
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How Can You Make a Difference for Others (and Yourself!)

A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats The Iowa Women’s NCAA College Basketball team just took one step closer to the National Championship last night. It wasn’t a given that they would win especially when the first half didn’t go as well as they had hoped. I don’t know what the Iowa team discussed at half time, but they came out of the locker room looking like a different team. They didn’t give up, they kept fighting for every point. They…
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The Key to Seeing Your Value

I met with a woman yesterday who needed help quickly. A friend of hers that I had helped recently recommended that she contact me. She had a big career negotiation/decision to make and it was a bit complicated. She shared what the options were and her background which was impressive. We talked about the options for the role negotiation that she had to do, the short term and long term plan for her career and most importantly I reminded her…
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How Do Others Perceive Your Value?

Are You Adding Value? If you struggle to show your value, you are not alone. You try to do everything perfectly so you will get feedback from your management that you have done it…however, the feedback you hoped for never comes. So what happens next for you? You get frustrated. You disengage. You become skeptical that the recognition you crave will ever come. You may even feel that you are wasting your time. Let me share an example of what…
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How to Create Visibility Through Influence!

Are You a Good Influencer ? Influencing is a subtle way of getting someone to do what you want vs. forcing them to do it. It isn’t a bad thing. It can be a very effective tool to use. Influencing people helps you proactively move things forward that may be stuck. However, it is important to build relationships with people who can help you in advance, not just when you need them to support you. Characteristics of a Good Influencer…
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Are You Focused on the Right Things?

What value do you bring? What was your first thought when you read that question? Most likely something to the effect of…I know I add value, but I need some time to think about it. I am asking you to come up with this answer and know it without hesitation. Why? If you don’t know your value then how can you own your value, talk about it and show it to others? The truth is you can’t…at least in a…
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The Risks of Assumptions

Let’s not assume anything … Many clients will state something that they believe to be true when it is really an assumption. It happens to everyone. We believe something that we have been told and react to that information as the truth. Here is an example: Someone is applying for a new role. They came from a similar role at another company and assume that the new company will operate in the exact same way. My role as their coach…
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Are You Ready to Accelerate Your Progress?

When Is The Last Time You Slowed Down ? Did that just give you a moment of panic when you read that? Slow down? Who has time for that, right?  In the Amplify Your Leadership Masterclass this week, there were a few lessons that focused on slowing down. Why? Glad you asked! In order to speed up and achieve a higher level of progress, you need to take the time to slow down first. For example, I shared with the masterclass…
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Is It Time to Let Go?

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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