Leadership

Buffer Amazing how this year flew by. Did you accomplish all you wanted to? Find yourself wishing you would have planned it out better? Lately I’ve been thinking frequently about the next year. I have lots of ideas, thoughts, dreams, plans, etc. But how am I going to get it all done and still find time for family, rest, spiritual ... Read More »

Buffer Everyone’s talking about Steve Jobs after his death on Wednesday Oct. 5th, 2011. But not everyone is learning from him. Whether you’re a Mac or PC lover, Steve Jobs radically changed communication, business, and information consumption. In fact, Forbes.com recently had a video on its website highlighting, you guessed it, “What You Can Learn from Steve Jobs.” Here are ... Read More »

Buffer What are your responses to change? Disgust? Perhaps you enjoy it. Maybe it makes you uncomfortable. But let’s be honest, it’s one of the only certainties in life. Trending #1 on Twitter right now is #newfacebook. When I log in to Facebook I find that around 13-15% of all posts right now are about the “new” Facebook changes. So ... Read More »

Buffer Everyone was talking about Steve Jobs’ death recently. That’s fine (I’m guilty, I blogged about him). But not enough people heard about Ken Jacobs. I’ve never met Steve Jobs. But I believe you should be more interested in Ken Jacobs than Steve Jobs. Here’s why: 1) Ken was known for his gentleness People often try to intimidate others with ... Read More »

Buffer Mediocrity screams average, common, and boring. Routinely pushing for realism can easily destroy not only your dreams but the dreams of others. Realism is overrated. In fact, being to realistic de-motivates me and crushes inspiration. Here’s what I recommend to overcome mediocrity: 1) Set Goals One surefire way to be mediocre is to live a goalless life. Set goals. ... Read More »

Buffer (This blog post is Part I in the Coaching series focusing on Coaching Essentials. For other posts in this series, go here: Part II – The Components of Powerful Questions, Part III – The Use of Accountability Tools, or Part IV – The Coach’s Use of Body Language) Executive coaches don’t have all the answers. In fact, “knowing the ... Read More »

Buffer We all get stuck. You know what what it’s like to feel stuck. Life’s busy. Too much to do. Thoughts swirling around in your head. Not sure how to move forward. What do you do in this situation? I recently thought about it this way. I asked myself “Why do I feel so stuck?” I had just finished facilitating ... Read More »

Buffer It hit me. I couldn’t think straight. All I wanted was to eat and eat. Irritability felt normal. Writer’s block set in. Was I depressed? Nope. Perhaps hunger caused all of this? Nope. Maybe I simply have nothing helpful to write? Nope. “If none of these are the problem, then what is?” I thought. What was the problem? Rest. ... Read More »

Buffer Everyone fears something. Many people simply avoid what they are afraid of (be careful with this one). Fear should not control us. Fear should be used as a motivator. We should learn from fear. I recently had to “man-up” to the fact that I didn’t just hate cooking, I was afraid to cook. It overwhelmed me. Few people teach ... Read More »

Buffer “What was I thinking?” I thought immediately after letting down a friend and mentor. If only I could rewrite that email. Many of us feel this way after failure. We beat ourselves up. We get frustrated with someone else. We let our failure ruin our day. A few days ago, I refused to let this happen to me. I ... Read More »