Know Who You are and aren’t
Setting goals and making plans can be tricky. Meaningful goals are those that play to your strengths. I’ve known many people who try very hard to achieve something that only ends up in frustration. Most often these achievements – that don’t get accomplished – are tapping into the person’s weaknesses. While the goals may be good in theory, practically speaking they are an uphill battle, that doesn’t get won. Here are some thoughts that may help you before setting off to accomplish something.
Thought 1: Strengths = what you’re good at. Whatever you’re… Continue reading
What’s holding you back?
There’s something going on here that stops us from doing what we know. It’s hidden, it’s a mystery. We all have it, but rarely know what to do about it, and worse, rarely acknowledge it.
It’s fear.
Why don’t we eat healthier? Why don’t we have those difficult conversations with our employees? Why do you put up with bad behavior in the workplace? We’re afraid of change and doing things that are uncomfortable. We do everything we can to avoid this and make every excuse we can.
I found a great process to tackle… Continue reading
Goal Setting
It’s that time of year again – time to set goals. Some people call these resolutions, others call it changing their lives. Many times the goals are great but don’t happen. Here are some tips about setting goals and actually completing them. Some tips you may have already seen.
Tip 1: Whose goal is it? Many times goals are set for you by others. At work, goals can be imposed – at home, they could be generated by a spouse. Think about what you want to accomplish – or what someone else… Continue reading
New Year – Plan w/ No Action Button
This month is devoted to getting things done – strategies to move forward. It’s a new year and most likely you have plans to “do” many things this year.
On the personal front you may have plans to exercise, and eat lots of veggies and less fried, salty and sweet foods. You’re not going to procrastinate, you will watch less TV and you won’t spend endless hours checking email or hanging out on social websites.
You may have plans to start a book, learn a language, pick up a musical instrument or de-clutter your house.
Planning isn’t… Continue reading
Challenging Styles?
Following is a blog post I wrote last year. I think it bears repeating if you’re encountering difficult people during this holiday season. I hope you enjoy it again.
If you are working with someone who has the same style and the same priorities you do, your communication will be clear and flawless. This doesn’t happen very often in my work life. I’ve got some tips I’ve been using that seem to work well.
Take a moment. When someone is using a completely different style of communication I can emotionally react to that style. … Continue reading
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