There will be many posts this week about being thankful since the US will be celebrating Thanksgiving. And over the coming days and weeks, other countries will be giving thanks through similar holidays. We will be reflecting and being thankful about all the good things we have in our lives. And spending the time with […]
Don’t have regrets
As part of my work with business owners, I always coach our clients to focus on taking time for themselves. I recently met with a business owner who admitted that he works pretty much 24/7. And he was okay with it because by being there for his customers, it allowed him to make a lot […]
Your Business Network
The other day, I met with a young business owner who had just started out in a new business. He felt like he knew it all because he had seen such great success being a banker in his previous job. He didn’t see any value or want to spend any time building a business network. […]
Night versus day
I get told by many people that I meet with that I’m “such” a morning person. I’ve been referred to as an early bird, and told that I am peppy, energetic and even annoying by some. It might be true in some sense. I get up early, drink coffee, exercise and then head off on […]
A Phone Book
I woke up this morning and found something sitting on my front porch that I almost tripped on. A phone book. Apparently they must have been circulated through my neighborhood overnight since all my neighbors had them too. I was surprised to see one as I haven’t even owned a landline telephone in over 10 […]
We make a choice each day
Take a minute and make a choice about your day. Are you just “doing” tasks on a list? Or are you going out and “being” the person that you truly are? “Doing” tasks each day can drain us of energy and can eventually burn us out, even if we are really good at doing them. […]
What’s holding you back?
We are so busy these days that we don’t always think about the small things that have happened in our lives that might actually be secretly holding us back. Our daily behaviors usually come from both the positive & negative experiences that we’ve had in our lives. But with those experiences comes the emotions that […]
Getting it back
There is a lot of content on LinkedIn that teaches individuals how to earn more money. But with all the content focused on earning, we rarely spend time talking about being generous. As individuals, and as business owners, we should consider finding ways to give back to others who need it more than us. We […]
You can have confidence
I spent part of my life lacking real confidence because of being bullied when I was young. But by finding my being, it built the confidence back that I used to be able to find true success in both business AND in life. Since then, my perception has changed now that I have found it. […]
Natural energy and your being
I always get told that I have a lot of energy. People that I meet each day wonder where I get this type of energy from. My natural energy comes from “being” the person I am each day instead of just “doing” things. “Doing” things drain us of energy, and even if we’re really good […]