As my clients began to emerge from the global economic turmoil that began in 2008, they indicated they had learned numerous lessons—the most important one: When leaders make good decisions, little else matters. When they refuse to make decisions, or show a pattern of making bad ones, nothing else matters. As I helped these leaders position themselves […]
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What is this comfort zone we hear so much about, and where did it originate? You’ll hear people describe their comfort zones differently, but my clients tend to describe it as an emotional state where things feel familiar—a place where they experience low levels of anxiety and stress. When we’re in our comfort zones, we
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Allison Maslan, CEO, Allison Maslan International, Inc. Keep your head down. Do the job you know you’re good at and collect your paycheck. Don’t rock the boat. Don’t risk failure. Most of us have some form of inner voice that has spoken these words to us at one point or another over the course of our
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Dennis C. Miller, Speaker. Author. Leadership Coach. CEO Life has taught me a lot of things that I could never have learned in a classroom. Especially since I never excelled in the classroom as a kid. Rising above challenges is a key part of life and a major ingredient in becoming a successful leader. Every time I failed
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Shelley Row “I’ll be thinking about things over and over and over again and it’s swirling around.” – Director, Engineering Consulting Firm We all do it. Churn and agitate. Analyze and rationalize. Over-thinking wastes time and reduces productivity. How do you stop over-thinking while not short-changing evaluation of relevant information? As an accomplished over-thinker, I have
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Bret Jorgensen, Chairman & CEO, MDVIP I’m an experience junkie. I’m an avid helicopter skier and snowboarder with more than 1,300 backcountry heli drops. I’ve completed the New York City Marathon and the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon. I’ve skydived solo, bungee jumped in New Zealand, dove with great white sharks off South Africa, trekked in Bhutan, and
Susan Sherayko, Author, Rainbows Over Ruins Did you know that we rarely use more than 10% of our brain power – the part that is the conscious mind? We are underutilizing our assets! 90% is in the subconscious mind. These two aspects of the mind seem at opposite ends of the spectrum, so how does
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David Wimer Some of the most enjoyable and creative moments as a business owner have been when I’m quiet and alone. Why? Because aloneness is a state where I can contemplate and reflect. My hectic schedule of client appointments, speaking engagements and a sundry of other business and family commitments, including deadlines for articles and
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Probably everyone reading this article can ride a bike. In my neighborhood riding a bike was a rite of passage, a means of transportation, and a symbol of freedom. People from all walks of life and economic backgrounds know how to ride bikes. You might call it a universal success story of learning. And once
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Jeremy Kingsley Some people like to take stock every year on their birthday. For others, it’s the start of the school year in the fall. For most of us, though, it’s the end of the calendar year that prompts us to look back at what we have-or haven’t-accomplished and set goals for the year ahead.
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