In this interview, you’ll learn about how you can improve your listening skills so you get to the core of an issue. Barry Coziahr is an entrepreneur who wants to share how listening and training are so important to building a company. One of my favorite stories is when he shares how his employee struggled …
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In this interview, you’ll learn how to understand how you can improve your communication by becoming a better listener. They go hand-in-hand. Patti DeNucci is an author and speaker. One of my favorite parts of this interview is when she talks about the lens through which we view life. Highlights from the interview: You can …
When you are curious about what thoughts trigger your emotions, your inner world starts to open up. You begin to prepare yourself before you even get triggered. This is how you become a catalyst for your own growth. A few months ago I told my son to get in the shower for bedtime. He said …
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You walk down the hallway back to your desk, feeling a little bit tired. You’re about to make the turn, but instead you go straight and you end up in your boss’s office. You ask him, “Do you have a minute?” He says yes and you sit down. He is probably thinking. Here it comes… …
I’m standing next to a powerful woman at this networking event. She introduces my friend and I to her friend. There is a slightly longer than usual pause and I rush to fill the empty space. “Oh and this is my friend Alfred.” “We already met,” Alfred says. “Oh, I’m sorry. You knew each other …
Hating your job isn’t particularly uncommon. In fact, a Gallup study found that around 70% of workers find themselves “disengaged” from their job. Doing the same things day after day, while feeling you’re hardly making a difference in the world, can certainly contribute to a feeling of disengagement in the workplace. I was once that …
I grew up with ADD. As a child, it was a constant struggle trying to manage my attention. In high school, I forced myself to work ahead on homework through math lessons so I wouldn’t get in trouble for fidgeting or talking to my neighbor. In college, I became a note-taker so I was forced …
One day you walk into work and you get that feeling in your gut. You know you have to quit. Just like that you are on a new path. Now you might not quit right then, but you know you have to find something better. This is the power of creating your happiness map. You …
Every day my anxiety would start early. It wouldn’t start until I began to get ready for work. Usually when I brushed my teeth. I could feel the muscles between my shoulder blades tighten just a bit. Then on the commute to work I would try to tune out my thoughts with NPR, sports radio, …
I stand on the porch and look out into the woods. I feel my shoulders release their tension just a little bit more. It’s the 5th day of our vacation and I’m still feeling my muscles release stress. Four months earlier I was at a conference and while I was there I was trying to …
