A reflection on family, work, and the trap of always filling the vessel with more. We’re gearing up for an adventure! I’ve been ruminating on it for days, eager to create a memorable experience for my wife and daughter. With my wife’s birthday approaching, the clock is ticking. Planning for birthdays isn’t typically my forte,Continue reading “Filling the Vessel : Why Efficiency Alone Won’t Save You”
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How to Lead When You Don’t Feel Ready (Because You Never Will)
If you’re waiting to feel “ready” before stepping up as a leader, you’ll be waiting forever. The truth is, no one ever feels 100% prepared for leadership. Most of the best leaders started out with doubt, uncertainty, and imposter syndrome. The difference? They led anyway. I Thought I Had to Be Ready—Until I Realized ThisContinue reading “How to Lead When You Don’t Feel Ready (Because You Never Will)”
The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe—Why Leaders Must Take More Risks
Playing it safe feels responsible—but in leadership, avoiding risk is the riskiest move of all. The best leaders don’t succeed by maintaining the status quo—they create breakthroughs by stepping into uncertainty. If you’re not taking strategic risks, you’re falling behind. I Learned This the Hard Way. I’m not exactly proud of it, but at timesContinue reading “The Hidden Cost of Playing It Safe—Why Leaders Must Take More Risks”
Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Potential – How to Break Free
Comfort feels good. It’s predictable, safe, and easy. But here’s the problem: growth doesn’t happen in comfort. Your comfort zone is like a warm, cozy prison—it feels safe, but it’s keeping you from reaching your full potential. If you’ve ever felt like you’re capable of more but somehow keep playing small, this is why. TheContinue reading “Your Comfort Zone is Killing Your Potential – How to Break Free”
7 Takeaways To Start Advocating For Yourself
Speak up for yourself You’ll never get everything you deserve or everything you want from work. None of us can. You can, however, stop accepting rejection, being walked all over, and not getting the respect that you deserve. Regain your sense of self control by advocating for yourself. Take emotion out of it. This isn’tContinue reading “7 Takeaways To Start Advocating For Yourself”
Warning : You’re Doing The Two Minute Rule All Wrong!
If you are addicted to task lists you must institute this rule immediately. You are wasting valuable time each day and may even fuel your procrastination habit if you are making lists without this rule. The Two Minute Rule If Task < Effort to Remember + Record + Categorize + Prioritize +Time to Complete =Continue reading “Warning : You’re Doing The Two Minute Rule All Wrong!”
MMM: Make Monday’s Matter
It is common to bemoan the coming week. So many of us survive our Monday-Friday and live for our Saturday and Sunday’s. The math doesn’t add up and still we sacrifice five days so we can do what we want on those two days. Misery loves company and I hate Monday’s is a common refrainContinue reading “MMM: Make Monday’s Matter”
Monday Motivational December 2, 2019
We need new experiences to grow. To face challenges and the unknown – these are at the heart of experiences. Day in and day out, the comfort of sameness does not lead us on a journey of exploration. There is no new experiences, no new learning, no growth. With comfort, we are alive without living.Continue reading “Monday Motivational December 2, 2019”
Thursday Motivation November 21, 2019
Things aren’t upsetting. Circumstances just are what they are. It is our feelings that we attach to these things. Our judgments of good and bad regarding those things, that is what upset us. Remove the judgement, the expectations, the feelings about things that happen in your life. This is what causes stress, gives fuel toContinue reading “Thursday Motivation November 21, 2019”
Wednesday Motivation November 20, 2019
Life kicks everyone’s ass at one point or another. Don’t let it get you down, or turn you into someone you are not. Taking it out on others doesn’t do any good. And it isn’t nice. Take the ass kicking. Learn from it. Allow yourself to grow. It is a rite of passage and noContinue reading “Wednesday Motivation November 20, 2019”
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