Focusing on what I was grateful for forced me to develop a keener eye for all the good things in my life – and once I noticed, I found ways to add more of those things into my daily routine. Today, daily reflection has become a treasured part of my day, enabling me to decompress, process, center, learn, and grow.
Renewal is especially important for leaders today. Work demands are higher. Leaders feel constantly “on the job” due to email, cellphones, texting and instant messaging. Resources are constrained yet the need to get more done is greater.
There are times when I’m facing a tough situation – and a coach is not available. When that happens, I’ve honed a process to “coach myself” through the situation. I’ll share the process and the questions I ask myself in those specific situations.
For those who have lives that are fast paced, coaching can provide the gift of slowing down and reflecting. It is the gift that keeps on giving.
I’m a lucky duck – I am surrounded by friends, coaches and colleagues who help me think better.
The hard truth is that we’ve been taught to work on shoring up our weaknesses. The even harder truth is that, usually, this is energy misspent.
When leaders are willing to do the inside work that leads to the outside results they want – amazing things happen. The shift in focus creates a domino effect. The leader becomes a powerful role model. The organization is willing to follow. Resistance fades, as people are being led and not coerced.
The ratio of time spent creating vs. problem solving is 1 to 50. I’ve been to problem solving training, learned
There is an energy crisis very few people are talking about. It is not gas or oil or coal. It
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