Do you ever feel stuck? Find it hard to see your way ahead? We’ve all been there, done that. In a world where you can pay the really big bucks for the high-powered business and leadership coach, I’ve instead been learning a ton from lately from a very understated but powerful teacher: the UnBlockMe iphone app.
Communicating your ideas, points of view and requests to others is something we all do every day. Whether it’s negotiating a deal, enrolling a new client, or settling an argument between two hormonal adolescents, being able to communicate effectively and being understood is crucial not just to your success, but to your peace of mind and well-being too.
We all know the story of how Hansel and Gretel laid a trail of bread crumbs out to help guide them out of the deep, dark woods and back home safely. Great plan, but not optimal execution. Unfortunately for them, the bread crumbs were left out too long and the birds ate them up, leaving them in the woods and the clutches of the witch.
Leaders need to be masterful communicators. How you communicate is crucial to your success and influence. We can’t lead alone. When you speak as a leader, it becomes easy to magnetize team, new possibilities and even other leaders to help you fulfill your mission.
Having been a pretty seriously academic and analytical person for most of my life, claiming my creative muse in the past few years has been a delight and a revelation. Embracing my innate creativity has helped me learn how to “go with the flow” instead of sticking to rigid agendas.
Clutter.We all have it, to varying degrees. If you look around your home or office, chances are you’re dealing with clutter of some kind. We use clothes, possessions, knowledge and relationships as a way to define who we are in the world.
Decisive action is critical to creating brilliant success. In time of great change, opportunity and creativity, one of the biggest blocks to building momentum and impact is indecision. Let this be the year that you take a stand for yourself and your brilliance. Jump down off the fence of indecision and make a choice.
What do you do when you run out of steam?
It happens to all of us at one time or another. Sometimes it happens a LOT.
Sometimes there’s a definite shock to your energetic ecosystem that ripples out and affects how you view every dang thing in your life. It could be a health crisis, a divorce, a sudden loss.
Every day it seems I meet someone or hear of someone who feels like their world has suddenly turned upside down. Amazing people losing their beloved partners to illness. The exciting new program launch that doesn’t pan out.
Being part of a community theater group for several months has been an opportunity to stretch out of my comfort zone. The “Dancing Queen” musical took months of rehearsal, learning our lines and choreography. The production saw 30 people, most of whom I didn’t know (with the exception of my daughter, who is in the show with me), go from being friendly strangers to being encouraging team members and inspirations to one another.
5 minutes. 7 questions. A self-assessment for senior leaders: find out where you’re leading from right now.
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