Posts in Growth
Decision-making help

Our biases can damage our decision-making process and even endanger our plans, projects and companies

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Are you learning and change -ready? We all can learn and change!

We all are learning beings.

Life is all about learning.As a child we learn to speak and walk and soon enough we are running and chatting away… The main idea is to be open to feedback and even criticism, looking for even wee grains of truth. We all have something to learn. Let us keep on learning, even if we think “I know this”.

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Got a lot on your plate? Conflict? Change at work? Try this:

When you have change and conflict at work, what can you do and how can you make sure you are part of the solution(s), and not part of the problem(s)? Suggestions below:

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What does it take to be a great coach?

What characteristics are needed to be a good coach? Authority, Authenticity, Integrity and Empathy.

Authority: Are you “able to do the job well”?

Authenticity, Integrity, Empathy: This begins with personal-awareness skills: self-awareness, self-management, and knowing that your own reactions are part of the method of coaching (and supervision). You as the coach are the most powerful “tool” and intervention.

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Update - and Happy Easter!

I now have two more certifications, including the Cerny Smith Assessment Coach. Life is about learning and growing. Here is my latest update.

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Who can you trust, part 2

The four qualities, AUTHENTICITY, INTEGRITY, AUTHORITY, and EMPATHY are key in making decisions when to hire someone, when to partner with someone and when, in my view, to add someone to your very small “close friend” or personal partner list.

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You can change. What do you want to change

You can change your life, your work, your company. It’s a challenge and it’s possible to change.

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Dealing with your COVID trauma and grief

What can you do with your covid grief and trauma? Try journaling.

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Are you an Entrepreneur, my family is! Here are some suggestions

When you start a business you need to consider all the scenarios, both positive and negative and have plans so you can succeed.

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Triggers are key to Personal Growth

Emotional and Mental triggers need to be noticed, reflected on to find the source, and then a plan should be made to help dilute the triggers and try to avoid responding. This is part of a growth-mindset.

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Be wise – take feedback and change

When we get feedback we can be wise and try to change or we can be foolish and blame someone or something else to avoid change. It’s our choice of response.

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Forward, Onward and Upward

When you take time to reflect on your emotions and experiences you grow.

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You may need to think about a change and reinvent yourself

When you are looking for a change of job or your business needs a change, it starts with reflection and moves to reinvention.

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Reflect and Accept- for real Change

When you reflect on your situation, really accept it for what it is, then you can use your reflections to change what is do-able.

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What books are on your table and what have you been reading?

When it comes to self-development, books are a great choice. What are you reading? This is what I have been reading for growth, for reaching my goals and for success..

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Advent 2020 Update

Here are some of my thoughts and accomplishments for 2020, despite the plague of COVID-19. Take care of your self with the PPFs.

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Grateful? Really?

What’s to be grateful for during covid-19 and 2020? Here are tips to reflect, to remember and to shift from negative thoughts to positive ones by being grateful.

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Avoid burnout, keep mentally and emotionally fit with PPFs

When you remember the past with gratefulness as I do with a client, and you savor the present moments, and you anticipate a positive future activity, you can avoid burnout and reduce stress. Learn to do the PPFs.

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Getting through Nov. 3rd and getting something done, too

USE ASCDR as a tool to notice your overthinking, distract yourself and move on.

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Growth in the Fall? Why Not?

When you want to develop and grow, you move from your strengths toward your weaknesses, like two sides of a coin.

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