Use the power of positive feedback. I was talking to a client recently and they shared their reticence to praise people for “doing their job”. This attitude is true of many top performers, who want to only hear where they can improve – I always have to force clients to spend time on the strengths…
Month: January 2022
Hold empathy for the people not present. “
Hold empathy for the people not present. Sometimes new leaders are afraid to have a difficult conversation with an employee about performance. This is especially true when they are kind and caring people, and have the empathy to see how it will hurt the person in front of them. One way to motivate such a…
Always do your best. “
Always do your best. One more story from Will Smith’s autobiography, Will: “Imagine you were to secure a title fight against Mike Tyson in his prime. Fearful for your life, you hire legendary trainer Freddie Roach, you commit to the perfect diet, the perfect training regimen, you do everything within your power to prepare yourself…
Lay the next brick. “
Lay the next brick. (another story from Will Smith’s autobiography, Will) As a boy, Will’s father tore down the crumbling front wall of his shop, and put Will and his brother to work building a new wall. It took them most of a year, and they complained about how impossible it was and how the…
If you don’t know where you’re going, then any step will work.”
If you don’t know where you’re going, then any step will work. But when you know what you want, you can say “No” to actions that will take you in the wrong direction. I am reading Will Smith’s autobiography, Will, and he has a powerful example of this. At the time, he had a successful…
I’ve been a mentor in the First Round Fast Track program for the past couple cohorts, and really enjoyed the experience to work with up-and-coming startup leaders. “
I’ve been a mentor in the First Round Fast Track program for the past couple cohorts, and really enjoyed the experience to work with up-and-coming startup leaders. They are also opening up their cohort to Black and Latinx startup employees outside of the First Round portfolio, so please refer people who could benefit from this…
The way to have more impact is to work harder or work more.”
The way to have more impact is to work harder or work more. I work with many clients who have this “hustle culture” paradigm, and I get it! This unconscious mindset creates success in school, and in the first part of your career, where it’s actually possible to do everything that’s assigned to you. But…
In my 2021 year in review post, I reflected on my tendency to make everything (even family) into a job where I “have to” deliver on my responsibilities, rather than a choice I make. And when I take on a scarcity mindset that there’s not “enough”, I sacrifice myself to make sure others around me are taken care of.”
In my 2021 year in review post, I reflected on my tendency to make everything (even family) into a job where I “have to” deliver on my responsibilities, rather than a choice I make. And when I take on a scarcity mindset that there’s not “enough”, I sacrifice myself to make sure others around me…
How did it feel to take a break to recharge over the holidays (if you were able to)?”
How did it feel to take a break to recharge over the holidays (if you were able to)? Several clients are telling me they didn’t even realize how exhausted they were until they stopped working for a couple weeks. They needed a break so badly, but just kept working because they felt they had to….
Set an intention to get moving. ” “” “When I feel low energy, it feels difficult to motivate and do anything. And yet low energy consumption activities (e.g. scrolling on my phone or watching TV) tend to drain even more energy as they aren’t recharging and they aren’t satisfying. ” “” “When I instead push…