Judgment has gotten a really bad reputation lately. Often, we use it to tear people down. We use it against others and even ourselves. But it’s not the act of judgment that’s the problem, it’s the stuff we heap on top of it. Let’s say you do something and then …
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Why you don’t want to be on Oprah! (at least not yet)
Do you know the story of the birth of the Greek goddess Athena? She sprang full grown from the head of her father, Zeus. Aside from Zeus’ unreal headache, it was a pretty quick and easy pathway to adulthood. Boom! There she was! Having a business isn’t like that. Sure, …
Serve, Don’t Sell
There’s a difference between someone selling a product in order to make money and someone selling a product because they love it and believe in it. Imagine being on the other side of a conversation with either of these people. How different does it feel to have someone telling you …
Are You Living on Autopilot?
A lot of my work is about helping people develop self-awareness. We think we know ourselves but so often what we know are just stories from the past. We assume that our thoughts, our feelings and our experiences add up to who we are today. We think that who we …
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Fill Your Energy Tank
When we’re fully present and able to acknowledge our accomplishments, we fuel ourselves to do the next thing. When my children were little, I always talked to them about filling their “Love Tank” when they were feeling grouchy and unhappy. I would say things like, “It sounds like your love …
It’s Okay to Be Here Now
The extent to which we live in the past (and as long as we have unresolved issues from the past, we live in it to some degree) is the extent to which we cannot be fully present, either with ourselves or with others. When we release all the old stories …
Treasure Hunt: Finding the Golden Nuggets of Leadership
If everyone were truly living in the present, and fully aware of following their natural instincts and talents, leadership would just be a natural thing that happens. When we clear the gunk, the stuff we’re still attached to from the past, we can find the golden leadership nuggets that are …