Let’s Goal Girls: If-Then Planning
Author’s note: I am so pleased and excited to share with you an excerpt from Let’s Goal Girls, a book that my dear friend Susan Young and I are writing together! Let’s Goal Girls will be published next year, and it is the culmination of our decades of experience and passion for helping people improve their lives. This book is full of tips and advice backed by years of research, as well as exercises to help you: set and achieve your goals, maximize your potential, overcome challenges, and strike a healthy work/life balance. We hope you enjoy the following excerpt from the chapter, “Designing Your Flight Plan.” (more…)
Let’s Goal Girls: The Power of Optimism
Author’s note: I am so pleased and excited to share with you an excerpt from Let’s Goal Girls, a book that my dear friend Susan Young and I are writing together! Let’s Goal Girls will be published next year, and it is the culmination of our decades of experience and passion for helping people improve their lives. This book is full of tips and advice backed by years of research, as well as exercises to help you: set and achieve your goals, maximize your potential, overcome challenges, and strike a healthy work/life balance. We hope you enjoy the following excerpt from the chapter, “Master Your Mindset.” Stay tuned for more sneak peeks and our publication announcement! (more…)
7 Step Tool for Conflict Avoidance
In a recent communications training for Broward County, I had the pleasure of meeting Kelly O’Riain, a gentle-spirited man and Animal Care advocate. Kelly shared a Native American tool for conflict avoidance, called “7 Steps.” (more…)
Managing Your Business Reputation
Your reputation matters in business. It matters a lot. To find out how you are regarded, ask the following questions of your colleagues, customers, or boss: (more…)
The Achievement Habit: October Reading Recommendation
Are you a worry wart? Do you find yourself wishing you could stop spinning your wheels and start achieving your goals? Stanford Engineering Professor, and author of “The Achievement Habit: Stop Wishing, Start Doing and Take Command of Your Life,” Bernard Roth, PhD, offers a great strategy for quitting the worry habit cold-turkey. (more…)
Giving Feedback: A 5-Step Strategy
How comfortable are you with giving feedback? Feedback doesn’t need to be complicated or overwhelming for the other person to hear. In fact, most feedback can be delivered in 5 simple steps: (more…)
