Month: November 2022
Give yourself permission to prioritize. “
Give yourself permission to prioritize. I took vacation last week for Thanksgiving, and was writing out my intentions for the week. I had the impulse to set myself productivity goals of writing more words for my book, reading a book for my personal development, and getting more tasks done for my coaching business. Instead, I…
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s about three positive actions:”
Thanksgiving is my favorite holiday because it’s about three positive actions: — Create: Making food you care about. — Connect: Sharing food and time with people you care about. — Appreciate: Giving thanks for what we have, and feeling we have enough to share. Contrast this with how many of us live our daily lives…
You can’t make everyone happy.”
You can’t make everyone happy. Most of us deeply dislike that feeling of having somebody be unhappy with us. And yet if we succumb to that impulse to keep everyone around us happy, we put most of our energy into that effort, which means less energy to have the impact we want to have. I’m…
sharing in case anybody in my network could benefit. And no, I’m not an exec coach for the program so this isn’t self-interested promotion. I just think On Deck runs good programs.
sharing in case anybody in my network could benefit
sharing in case anybody in my network could benefit. And no, I’m not an exec coach for the program so this isn’t self-interested promotion. I just think On Deck runs good programs.
When you are the product, personal development is product development. “
When you are the product, personal development is product development. Sometimes people question how much time I spend taking classes or reading instead of “working” aka actually coaching clients. But in my coaching business, I am the product, and a company that doesn’t invest in improving its product will not last long. The same advice…
Seppo Helava and I have challenged each other to make significant progress in November on writing the books we have been talking about. He recently posted his introduction and now I am doing the same to get early feedback.”
Seppo Helava and I have challenged each other to make significant progress in November on writing the books we have been talking about. He recently posted his introduction and now I am doing the same to get early feedback. As context, here’s my description of my “ideal reader” (with thanks to Jennie Nash for the…
“Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw ” “” ““The only winning move is not to play” – the movie Wargames” “” “There are people who love drama at work. My theory is that they are starved for attention, and the drama is a…
“Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw “
“Never wrestle with a pig because you’ll both get dirty and the pig likes it.” – George Bernard Shaw “The only winning move is not to play” – the movie Wargames There are people who love drama at work. My theory is that they are starved for attention, and the drama is a way to…