The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr and Tony Schwartz is one of my favorite books to recommend to my coaching clients. Why? Because the prescriptions offered for becoming more engaged with your life and work are life-changing. I’ve used them personally, and they really work. Years ago, at an Association for Training and Development meeting in Broward County, Florida I had the opportunity to share the stage with Jim Loehr who shared many great ideas from his book including the following: (more…)
Hello everyone! I hope you all are having a wonderful holiday. I am so blessed to head on down to warm Daytona Beach to visit my family! Whether you’re seeing relatives, having a friends-giving, or even having some quality alone time, it’s a great time to remember what you are thankful for in your life. Since this is the harvest season, think about whether the seeds you’re planting in your life are positive or negative. Are you setting up to walk in an ugly forest one day, or a beautiful garden?
Alright, here’s what nobody wants to admit- there’s a little bully in all of us. And while you might not be called Darth Vader behind your back (yet), we all, to some degree, whether we realize it or not, have participated in bully-esque behaviors.
Being able to recognize these behaviors at an early stage can help you fortify all of your relationships and, as an added bonus, it may keep you employed.
My first prescription for fixing your worry problem is to get all of those worries out of your head and onto a sheet of paper. By conducting an inventory of your worries, you’ll be well on your way to stopping these worry warts from growing. So, find a place free of distractions, roll up your sleeves and begin listing your worries on a sheet of paper.
Adrenaline junkies– or as I like to call them, chaos addicts— can be found in every walk of life. Similar to long distance runners who are often addicted to the adrenaline rush they receive when running, chaos addicts are addicted to the rush they feel when chaos is happening around them. As sad as it seems, there are people who will intentionally do things to create chaos during times of relative calm.
In order to succeed at work, it is important that we be conscious of our behaviors. Women in particular tend to engage in eleven common behaviors that prevent their success in the workplace. Identifying and modifying the following behaviors will help women build successful career communication.
