Identify, Acknowledge, Access Your Strengths Each person in an organization, company, or group has strengths that add value to that unit. Those considered leaders of the unit as well as those that go unnoticed will be well served if they learn to identify, acknowledge and access their strengths to best serve the …
Recognizing Valuable Teammates Let me clarify right away about the misconception that the title may be causing. I am not saying that the most vocal and visible person equals the most valuable member of the team, company, or any group. Contrarily, the quiet observer may be among any group’s most …
Adapting to Change Change can make it seem like your entire world is crashing. Others just go with the flow and just adapt and move on. This post is devoted to those that do not adapt to changing easily. After reading this post, I hope you’ll be able to make …
You Get to Chose: Limit or Empower I know this seems cliché’ and I apologize for that (simply because I detest clichés), but I digress. When you really sit and think about this for a time, you will soon come to realize the truth in this statement: You are limited …
Not Everyone Is Coachable: Take the Quiz and See
Keep Hope Alive These words, Keep Hope Alive, were made popular by the Reverend Jessie Jackson, Jr. Rev. Jackson’s presence and credibility may have diminished over the years, but thank goodness the phrase “Keep Hope Alive” has not. Every now and then, I run across someone that has apparently given …
So What If I Don’t Know You? I know that I don’t know you, but I still believe in you. I believe in people. Where is this coming from you might ask? I believe that it stems from a time when I did not believe in myself. As gutsy as …
Clear the Roadblock for Success You grind and grind on a daily basis and you just do not seem to be making any tracks towards the success for which you have been aiming. Have you stumbled upon a roadblock and cannot figure out what has happened? Is the roadblock called indecisiveness …
Our Definitions of Success May be Different People often refer to success as it relates to levels of business achievement. Perhaps they may relate it to some high profile person deemed to be successful. While it may be true that these people are successful, the real question is “by whose …
Let Me Count the Ways That I Love Me This post is all about self love and loving the person that you are. Although I don’t believe that you really need reasons to love yourself. You just should that’s all (just because). I know that there are people in the …
Settle or Pursue Here’s a thought for you: The minute you stop trying to pursue your goals, is the minute you decide to settle. Let me say it one more time: The minute you stop trying to pursue your goals, is the minute you decide to settle. Okay let that …
Getting to Where You’re Going We’ve all heard the saying “you’ve got to crawl before you walk.” At some point, you have to decide to get up off of your knees and take that major first step. It’s okay to think, dream and make plans to accomplish a goal or …
A Take Away From James Edwards I was watching a clip of James Edwards (The Most Valuable Motivator) being interviewed by Kenny Anderson. I’ve known James for about a year and I’ve read his story as given to me by James in a manuscript. But the manuscript was nothing like …
Anticipatory Anxiety Fear is an anticipatory emotion that stems from less than desirable results that you believe may occur given a certain set of circumstances. Oftentimes failure or rejection is associated with fear. However inasmuch as you can anticipate failure or rejection, you can also anticipate success and acceptance? DISCLAIMER: Let …
The Puzzle: Putting It All Together You’ve spent your entire life putting together the pieces of your life’s puzzle. Ninety-nine of the 100 pieces are all in place and then you discover that the final piece is missing. You spend months and perhaps even years searching for that missing piece …