Restoring Stability After Emotional Shock Trauma can arise from many experiences: natural disasters, sudden loss, violence, accidents, or deeply personal events. Emotional shock does not always resolve quickly. Sometimes it resurfaces unexpectedly, even years later. While professional support is often essential, there are stabilizing actions that can help restore balance in the moment. Practical Steps…
Stress is not just a personal issue. It is a performance issue. In high-responsibility roles, unmanaged stress quietly erodes focus, decision-making, communication, and resilience. Over $300 billion is lost annually in American business due to stress-related productivity loss, absenteeism, and illness. More than 80 percent of doctor visits are stress-related. The question for leaders is…
Lincoln had a tremendous capacity for personal growth – more than any other American President. Henry Louis Gates Are You Who You Want to Be? The Personal Growth Opportunity If you died tomorrow, what regrets would you have? Were you the person you wanted to be for your spouse, your friends, your children, your co-workers, and…
Do You Know How to Release a Bad Mood? There are over 7 billion people on earth and you’re going to let 1 person ruin your day? Yes, I am a motivational speaker and people see me as a positive, enthusiastic individual. But I am also human and yes, I do have bad moods. Not…
Managing to create positive employee attitudes In her wonderful book Radical Candor, Kim Scott tells a story about building teams at Apple. As she was developing her people, Kim focused on those most likely to be promoted. A leader at Apple told her all teams need stability as well as growth to succeed. Nothing works if…
How’s Your Productivity Right Now? Would you like to get more done and generate excellent results? Lasting productivity is rarely about working harder. It comes from leadership resilience and the ability to protect clarity, energy, and focus under constant demand. Here are 3 ways to boost your productivity that you may not have considered. The…
“Hearty laughter is a good way to jog internally without having to go outdoors.” Norman Cousins At his recent birthday party, my husband was on painkillers for his back issues. While playing a game similar to Charades, he moved in such slow motion that it totally tickled me. I burst out laughing and had…
“Our intention creates our reality.” Wayne Dyer Leading a Life of Intention Did you know the most successful people in the world have several repeatable, straightforward habits that most of us don’t? And they do them every day.I had the pleasure of attending Brendon Burchard’s four hour webinar Tuesday and wow was it powerful! Took…
“Make a customer, not a sale.” Katherine Barchetti Sales is a Mind Game When you go to make a sale, what’s your mindset? What are the words going through your head before you enter the building? How’s your attitude? 3 Winning Sales Keys 1. Mindset Adopt the attitude of optimistic neutrality. Optimistic because you want…
The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.”Oprah Winfrey Today is the International Day of Happiness Today, globally, people are paying attention to happiness: their happiness and the happiness of others. Whether they’re doing random acts of kindness, sharing good news, laughing with others or celebrating life’s…