What’s Your Olympic Lesson?
What lesson can you take from the elite Olympic performers to help you up your game?
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Brighten Up Your Personal Brand
The late great Dr. Susan Jeffers was a renowned psychologist, a friend, and author of the classic book Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway. Susan used to advise people to “pick up the mirror instead of the microscope.” Meaning: take a good look at yourself before you start turning a critical eye on others.
Don’t Succumb to Vacation Starvation
Summer gets me thinking of lazy days at the beach or backyard, sipping rosé, and just hanging out. Thinking, but not necessarily doing.
12 Ways to Get Your Creative Juices Flowing
I danced my way through school: ballet in elementary, tap in high school and contemporary in college. I had some great teachers, but my all-time favorite taught me not just about dance, but about life.
Are you an Inspirer or an Implementer?
I have a friend who is a font of ingenious ideas, none of which will ever see the light of day. He’s a wonderful guy and inspires a lot of people, but the truth is, he’s more talk than action. A total dreamer.
Keys to Effective Communication
How do we know if the message we’re sending is the message that others are receiving? Check out the following communication killers.
Leadership: Be a Charismatic Connector
Not everyone is born confident and comfortable when it comes to making meaningful connections with others.
Are You Leaving a LEADERSHIP Legacy?
Italian immigrant Sam Rodia spent more than thirty years constructing the Watts Towers – a surprisingly graceful maze of seventeen interconnected sculptures – in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Power Up Your Executive Presence!
As a coach, I’m frequently asked to help both up-and-coming and senior leaders enhance their executive presence, that elusive but unmistakable quality that makes others sit up and take notice.
Note to (Younger) Self
I just returned from a graduation ceremony in Washington D.C. It got me thinking about what advice would have been helpful to me coming out of high school or college.