Ok, it is impossible to ignore the pile of torn up cardboard, paper, and broken glass in the middle of the kitchen floor from the dog’s rebelliousness while you were out (this was my afternoon today). But you can clean it up quickly and then focus on more productive actions. Or you can rant and rave about it for awhile and let it ruin your mood for the rest of the day. It is a choice. Choose to take […]
How are your relationships? Both business and personal connections play a key role in navigating to success with less stress. I credit my success at moving up the corporate ladder with cultivating strong connections as much or more as my working hard to perform well. You can be the best at what you do and yet be unsuccessful due to your lack of strong relationships. Having a healthy social life with strong connections has also been shown to have a direct correlation […]
Time is the commodity that can not be purchased and once it is gone it is gone forever. Managing this precious commodity has a significant impact on navigating to success in both the short and long term. Here are some of my coaching tips for managing this precious commodity: Schedule “thinking” time. Scheduling time on your calendar for strategic thinking and/or important tasks (as if they are meetings with an important client or your boss) will improve your overall […]
Three positive emotions to one negative emotion; this is the scientifically proven tipping point to go from floundering to flourishing. It sounds easy enough but unfortunately studies consistently show that 80% of us have a ratio of 2 to 1. Think about the number of times that you feel impatient, angry, frustrated or fearful versus curious, joy, amusement, or grateful. This ratio is over a period of time (a week or more), not just one day. A key factor for […]
If you have a real “can-do” attitude and strong work ethic then you may be tempted to do it all. In order to navigate to success with less stress, know your strengths and then delegate or outsource the other tasks as much as possible. The site for myinternalGPS was outsourced to Sprout Strategies; they specialize in creating web site and blog designs and did a great job. I could have learned how to program a custom template myself but […]
