With the year (and decade) coming to a close, new beginnings in 2020 may inevitably be on your mind. We all want to show up in 2020 with a sense of change for the better, a sense of empowerment, and a sense of bigger and better things to come. It’s a new decade after […]
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And for those of you who hate it … well, I get it. We’re talking about public speaking. It may be hard to believe but there are people out there who just live for that moment when they can get up in front of an audience (big or small) and truly express themselves. In my
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With summer in full swing these days, I’m finding it a little more difficult to sit down and write for hours on end. I’d rather just relax and soak up some sun. I’m also getting ready to relaunch CEO Bootcamp and I look forward to working with another cohort of eager entrepreneurs. So this
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Clients who come to me about a disconnect between how others see them and how they see themselves are struggling with communicating an effective personal brand. Recently, a potential client came to me for a consultation on how others see him. He explained that he had been having problems securing funding for his business, hiring
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For many of my clients, when I ask them, “what does success look like to you?” they’ll give me any number of answers. Some examples of success include excellence in business, taking care of and rewarding your employees, mindfulness, self-awareness, overcoming adversity, internal drive and motivation, or even just doing better today than yesterday. The
If you find your leadership style is keeping you playing small, you might want to consider upleveling in any one of these areas. A leader isn’t just someone who says, “Follow me.” They must also have a viable plan, a great deal of personal influence, and the work ethic to keep ahead of a group’s
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If your efforts at communication come from a place of fear and reaction, you’ll struggle to get ahead. Many years ago I worked with a young client who really wanted to move up in the organization, but was having a hard time being seen as a professional, or “management material.” She received feedback from her
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