It’s the Final Stretch of the Year – How Are You Navigating It?

Final Stretch

It’s overtime, sudden death, a shoot out, extra innings, Black Friday, Cyber Monday…. on all counts the finish line is within sight and the clock is ticking. I have found that people tend to fall into three categories when they get close to approaching the end of the year. Crawlers: Exhausted by the past year, […]

Don’t Stop Believing: The Power of Action

Leap from Comfort Zone to Growth

As the year draws to a close and the holiday season approaches, it’s easy to get swept up in the festivities and let work take a backseat. Everything and everyone is slowing down. People are starting work later and finishing earlier. Lunches and coffee breaks are extending into longer and longer time periods. Work is […]

Second Chances: A New Beginning

New Beginnings

  Many people find themselves in business by accident, recruited into a company. They progress by learning how to operate within the structure of the company and its people as well. Sometimes they stay in the organization and move up. Other times they move on to another endeavor where they go through a similar process […]

Introducing The New Big Three: Joy, Optimism, and High Energy

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  When we look at The Big Three historically, what comes to mind are Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler/Jeep (now Stellantis). However, in today’s world, companies are no longer the answer to survival, prosperity and positivity. Personal qualities have moved to the forefront. Amidst the challenges and strife around us, people are seeking a guiding […]

Embrace the Magic of Fall: Your Second New Year

As the leaves start to paint the world in shades of red and gold, there’s a certain enchantment in the air. I can’t help but think of Fall as a season of new beginnings. It’s like a second chance to hit the reset button, much like New Year’s. The summer, with its long days and […]

Nurturing Nature

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  Summer is in full swing. Mother Nature has created an abundance of beauty for us to view and allow inspiration from all we see and smell. The world around us is alive. August is a peak time for seeing the impact of Mother Nature. It makes me feel good seeing the growth and beauty […]

It’s Time to Celebrate

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It’s National Ice Cream Month + National Ice Cream Day All In July 🍨🎉🥰 As a society we go from one event or one task to the next. We have an endless list of to-do’s. We never seem to have enough time to get everything we set out to do… done. What’s a person to […]

Guess What’s on Fire? 🔥🔥🔥

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  Speaking to people is important in establishing a connection one to one. If you want to connect with multiple people at once I suggest using a video to create a deeper connection. You might ask why is video an answer versus just sending information via email or text as I usually do. Let me […]

New Year’s Goals Part 2

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  The year is approaching the half way mark. It’s a great time to check in and review your New Year’s goals. I have found that with the weather improving, I am outside more, and my outlook on business and life, in general, is much freer. Nature has a natural way of connecting me with […]

The Ultimate Alignment: Your Head vs. Your Heart

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  Our world today puts information above all else. We have the ability to have answers to any situation at our finger tips. Now AI is even doing our thinking for us. Plus it is doing our work for us as well. Amazing how easy knowledge is available and how simply we can get things […]

People Need To Know “Who Are You” More Than Ever

You, Inc. wide

  The world is getting back to the “new normal”. What does that mean for you as the leader of an organization? As the leader, your team needs to understand how you have transformed within the marketplace, how that transformation impacts their job, and what they need to do differently now versus previously.  The understanding […]

Leadership …. With Love

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  Times are a changin’ and if you are leading, you need to change too. It used to be that I’d tell you what to do and you’d just do it. Then, I’d advise you and you’d have more freedom to create in your own way. Now, it is hard to motivate people to get […]