It is April 2nd, the 1st quarter of 2020 has just ended…what did you accomplish? Reflection is something I do often, but especially during this time…a close of a quarter. I set quarterly goals for myself so at the quarter-end, I get to reflect and see…how did I do? Not the how did I do in the beat yourself up kind of way…but the “how did I do” that questions what worked, what didn’t work, where do I need to make

Trying too hard is so easy to do. We do it every day by trying too hard on our communications to others, meeting new people, the new workout place we joined. Trying too hard creates tension. Tension shows in our face, our voice and how we connect with others. When we are trying too hard, we say things that don’t align with who we truly are. We say things that we think others want to hear…without asking ourselves…what would I truly

Where are we making it too complicated? For me I tend to over-analyze an idea and not move as quickly into action, thus making it too complicated. We can make it too complicated when thinking about cooking, parenting, being an effective manager, being a great friend. Making things too complicated is around us in our business and personal life. I keep reminding myself that making it too complicated makes it less fun. Less fun…less freedom to try and fail and try

When I speak engagement, I am not talking about getting married. I am talking about the level of engagement you have in everything you do. I recently heard, “How you do one thing is how you do everything.” To me, that is engagement. When you think about your life…have you gone ALL IN on the things that mattered. Have you upped the engagement in those areas? Do you even know what the most important things in your life are? When we

That’s right…no one learns when everything is going great. Have you ever listened to a successful person talk about how they built their life and career they were dreaming of? Almost always it doesn’t start off by painting a perfect childhood or adult life. Almost always there is something that went wrong that lead them on that path to excel, to change, to move past fear and take action. When everything goes well, it goes well. You get things done; you

No matter what you want to accomplish…there is a habit that aligns with where you want to go. Habits are things you do…and do regularly. It could be daily, hourly, weekly…something you do over and over again to accomplish something. If you don’t realize you are filled with habits, then you haven’t taken a deeper look at yourself. No matter if you mean to or not…your habits are determining your results. You eat donuts everyday…most likely the result you are getting

I heard a quote lately that had me stop in my tracks…one that got me to really stand still in the moment and think about what I just heard. The quote was, “No matter how bad it gets, you can always make it worse.” WHAT! Initially, I thought, “This is a horrible quote, one I cannot relate to.” But as I thought deeper, I saw how this quote is so true and one we ALL need to remember. We need to