What Are Your Six Words? There’s a great exercise in Brendon Burchard’s book, The Charge, that can have a big impact on your life and your year. An exercise to build leadership resilience into your everyday world. It’s called six words. A. List all the words to describe the way you think of yourself B….
Have you ever noticed that some words impact you very differently than others? As Stephen Covey writes in the introduction to Aspire by Kevin Hall : “words sell and words repel, words lead and words impede, words heal and words kill.” What words do you use in your conversations with co-workers, employees, loved ones? …
Stop Judging Yourself. Strengthen Your Inner Dialogue. Entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran has spoken openly about early struggles with learning and sensitivity to being labeled “dumb” or “stupid.” Rather than allowing criticism to define her, she retrained her internal response. When confronted with doubt or condescension, she has described telling herself: “You have the right to be…
The #1 Stress Reliever: Fun Exercise We all know exercise is important, and truly all the research points to exercise as the best panacea for relieving stress, extending life, removing toxins from your body, and preventing serious diseases like obesity and diabetes. The key to sticking with exercise is to make it fun and find…
It’s now February. How are you doing on your resolutions? Usually, 75% of resolutions don’t make it. Last post I gave you 4 ideas about how to achieve success with your goals. Here’s one more that is very powerful. Track Your Progress For years, I have maintained a healthy habits chart for my goals…
It’s almost the end of January and many people are faltering on their resolutions. And they’re not alone. Usually, 75% of resolutions don’t make it. But YOU CAN SUCCEED at your goals. Here are two keys from legends Brian Tracy and Darren Hardy of Success Magazine, sprinkled with my experience over the past 30 years. 1. Get crystal clear about…
What can you do to create more joy in your life? 1. Celebrate your successes- large and small. Create a victory wall where you post achievements of any level- articles that have been published about you, goals achieved, races you’ve run, charity work you participated in,family achievements, etc. Look at it often and be grateful….
It’s now 2013. For just a moment, pretend it’s New Year’s Eve 2013 and you are looking back over your year. What great successes have you had? What new relationships? What have you accomplished that was truly meaningful for you? Start your year with the end in mind. How do you want your life to…
92% of US Workers are Stressed A new study from ComPsych Corp shows employee stress has escalated: • 60% of all workers have high stress, while 32% have manageable levels of stress. Only 5% say they have low stress levels • Causes of stress: 40% of workers blame workload and 34% blame it on who they have…
When a crisis occurs, whether a sudden storm, hurricane, tornado, earthquake or even car accident, people often wonder how they can help. And while donating to relief organizations is fine, your actions can make a huge difference. Here are a few ways to help: • Reach out – check in regularly with those you know have experienced trauma…