Sit around and talk about your problems?

No thanks, right?

I'm not in that club either [gag topped with eye roll].

It's not that challenges don't come up but sit around and talk about it ad nauseam? Nah. I've got better things to do.

This is the sentiment I share with a lot of entrepreneurs. You typically keep yourself in a positive space emotionally and energetically and don't want to put so much focus on problems, but rather on solutions. Not to mention you have a lot to do (always) and...

You want to #GoForIt. 

You feel an urge, an inkling, that there is something more for you in one or more areas of your life. 

You think about it - maybe even daydream about it. Perhaps you even give yourself permission to consider what it would be like if you went for it and got it. And it feels so wonderful in that moent. It's as if it's already happened. 

Then - you get snapped back into reality of the day to day. Email. Ringing phone. Text message. Meeting coming up. Report...

When you're barreling down the tracks full steam ahead with no obstructions - you get to your destinations / outcomes. And pretty quickly.

But how often do we really have zero blockages to our success?

Life happens over and over again.

I try pretty hard to stay away from absolutes like always and never. RARELY is that the case. (Ha - did you catch that?)

Sometimes we cruise along and sometimes we can't seem to catch a break.

We have blockages of one sort or another from time to time on our...

It's not often you'll hear me to tell you to quit.  But sometimes - you SHOULD quit! One such time is when you're PUSHING to get through your day, when it just feels like an uphill struggle.

Pushing and forcing is not effective or efficient. It leads to subpar performance and work - not your game. 

If you find you are pushing - that it's an uphill kind of day, or worse - week or month... STOP! QUIT that! Put it down. Walk away. It's time to regroup. THAT is the best use of your...

Why in the heck am I so emotional? It's really not like me. Feels like being a kid throwing a temper tantrum.

I must laugh at that visual if I'm playing the role.

Can I stomp my feet too??

Have YOU ever had one of those emotional days? It's true, every day has emotions of one sort or another. I'm talking about one of those days where you can't decide if you're feeling depressed and sad, or maybe disillusioned, anxious, uneasy, panicked, unsure, or even flaky.

Somedays I feel up to the...

I was raised in a middle class home by two loving parents. I was taught to turn out the lights when I left a room and to close the refrigerator door if I wasn't actively getting something out or putting something up. I was taught to only put on my plate what I wanted to eat - to not just throw out food. More specifically, to not waste food. Or electricity. Or anything else for that matter. Conserve was the name of the game. Save.

The message was "Use what's needed. Use ONLY what's needed. No...

Your team is craving something. Do you know what it is?

Do you really not know?

Come on.

You DO know.

It's instinctive.

They desire to do more than exchange wages for work.

They are bent on being a part of something larger than themselves.

They want more. More what? Happiness. Appreciation. Clarity. Trust. Challenge. Reward. Pay. Camaraderie. Success. Wins. More everything! (like you)

They want to be elevated.

They want to grow as people.

They want to truly be seen. And heard.

They crave...

You want to be a better leader. Great!

What will it feel like when you're a leader with his or her mojo intact?

It will feel like satisfying the itch to make a difference.

You will have a deep sense of satisfaction.

You will know your life and work mattered.

You will feel fulfilled.

To be an inspiring leader, you must first be inspired.

How do you become this leader?

Becoming THAT leader starts with the desire to make a positive impact on people. That's followed by making a decision to...

Oh my - sometimes I think it's a good thing no one knows what I'm really thinking!

Or else or they'll think I'm crazy and don't have my act together! Especially my clients. Crap! What if they know I struggle with the same stuff they struggle with? Would I still be fit to coach them?

Short answer: YES, I am.

Who better to speak to how to deal with something than someone who deals with it or has dealt with it?

Longer answer: We have certain struggles that may never go away. Like -...

There is work underneath the work - tasks, routines, habits and rituals that do not appear to directly reflect on the bottom line of productivity. In fact, on the surface they appear to take time away from productivity. However, they have a profound, positive impact on productivity, success, happiness and more.

It's easy to deflect them. It's tempting to say "not now,"  "later," or "I'm too busy."

That's what most people do. But YOU'RE NOT MOST PEOPLE!

These habits are critical to your...