In my day-to-day travels in life and in work, I find that on some level, many of us have difficulty imagining that we have anything worthwhile to offer the world. We think we are Joe Average at best, just trying to make it.
I have felt this way, at times. It reminds me of back when I studied Theatre at...
Today I was reminded of a line that my partner’s brother, Sales Trainer and Speaker Chris Helder, uses — which you may have heard before, but merits repeating –
“The most important words we say all day are the words we say to ourselves, about ourselves when we are alone by...
For several years when I lived in Bellingham, Washington, I was on the board of the Mt. Baker Chapter of SHRM. We had monthly lunch meetings that featured guest speakers, primarily for continuing education.
December is always Member Appreciation Month, so a few years ago (2007) we hosted Motivational...
Are you a Rock or a Bird?
I bet no one’s ever asked you that question before!
If you’re looking to influence change in yourself or in anyone else, knowing the difference makes ALL the difference in the world.
Listen to this short audio (4 minutes, 42 seconds) I recorded to discover which one you...
I was just looking at some journaling I’d done, and I came across something I’d written in June 2008 that I want to share with you. Clearly, it was a time of particular vulnerability in my life, and truth be told, I feel a tinge of vulnerability sharing it with you here.
My hunch, though, is...
A client and I were discussing the other day how seductive it can be to assign blame for whatever it is we’re experiencing in our life and our business. This seduction extends to even our own emotions and how we tend to talk about them.
Maybe you’ve heard (or even said yourself!) something like,...
