When you’re unhappy at work …

2022-07-29T17:19:57-04:00By |High Performance, Mission|

… reflect on what your current work situation is preventing you from doing. This thought came to me as I was reading Love + Work by Marcus Buckingham, where he states: “… to live happily and fully, you have to express your loves… You’ve got to get them out somewhere, somehow. Turn them from loves [...]

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5 Ways to Better Lead Every Aspect of Your Life

2018-11-25T00:11:10-05:00By |High Performance, Influencing Skills, Leadership, Relationships|

When we think about leadership, it's usually in a professional context. We focus on how we lead our organizations, departments, and teams but rarely put any thought into how we lead other areas of our life. How are we doing in our family life? our community? our own health and well-being? Are we leading these [...]

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To Succeed, Embrace the Grind

2017-12-26T11:12:50-05:00By |High Performance, Mission|

"The grind." Beyond workaholics, this phrase puts off more people than it excites. When people think of the grind, they envision their routine commute and their brainless, repetitive tasks. Not exactly a motivating image. Yet, the grind is needed for success. Most of your working life will consist of the grind with achievements peppered throughout. Your [...]

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When you’re trying hard to impress others …

2016-12-21T00:58:42-05:00By |High Performance, Quotes|

... think about whether your "personal branding" behaviors actually lead to the real results that would make you truly impressive. Ryan Holiday, in his new book, Ego is the Enemy, makes a great point about not confusing talk and recognition as real accomplishment. Look at what you've done and what you're currently doing and ask yourself - is it of substance? Are [...]

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To get what you want…

2016-12-21T00:58:43-05:00By |High Performance, Leadership, Mission, Quotes|

... take action to make yourself worthy of it.   It's easy to spend time focusing on the rewards of success.  We think about what we'll do and how we'll be once we get those rewards.  Then our minds drift to those who already have the trappings of success and we dwell on and perhaps even envy their [...]

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Is it passion or are you just a workaholic?

2016-12-21T00:58:43-05:00By |High Performance, Mission|

As a high performer, you work hard. Sometimes it's difficult to discern whether you're passionate about what you are doing or if you're just addicted to work. Do you really love what you do or are you using passion to rationalize the sleep-deprived hours you spend away from friends and family? This exact question popped [...]

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Remind yourself of your why

2015-10-04T02:10:29-04:00By |Mission|

When you're executing and it's busy, it's easy to check off goal after goal but forget why you're even spending time and energy to complete them. Pause and look at your last 3 goals accomplished. Why did you complete them? How does it help you achieve your life's mission? If you don't know your life's [...]

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