How are you feeling about back to school? Most of our clients are business owners who also are busy parents, so we know this can be a crazy time for you. We want to share some tips that we hope will help you reduce some of the stress. If you have other things that are working for you, we'd love to hear them. …
Confession: Doing it Myself Held Me Back
We all have constraints, things within us that hold us back. When we recognize our limitations and then ask for help, it allows us to accelerate our growth and success. Asking for help is a sign of true personal leadership. What confessions do you need to make? What is holding you back? …
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The Comparison Trap
I often have clients that judge themselves too harshly or undervalue their own capabilities because they are watching what everyone around them is doing. They feel deflated when they aren’t achieving the same results. Stop comparing yourself to everyone else! Comparing yourself to others in unhealthy and unproductive. Comparing yourself to where you were in the past, is helpful and motivating. …
The Stories We Tell Ourselves
What is holding you back from achieving the life and business you dream about? Is it YOU? Research has shown that roughly 80% of our constraints, the things that hold us back, are internal. This could include things like skills, knowledge, and resources. More often than not, we are held back by our own belief and mindset. The stories, experiences, and way we self-identify have a huge impact on what we believe we can do. What story are you telling yourself that you need to rewrite? …
Using Childhood Wonder to Solve Business Challenges
While I have been home in quarantine with my kids, I have more opportunity to watch my girls’ play, create, and be the fully uninhibited, imaginative kids they are. For many of us, as adults we lose that sense of wonder and imagination, but it is more necessary for success in our business than ever before. How are you using creativity to design how your business succeeds going forward? …
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When Modesty is Enough
I was talking with a new client today and he hesitantly shared with me the 3-5 year plan that I had asked him to prepare. He mentioned that he had spent 5 painstaking hours creating this for our discussion and felt that it really reflected his aspirations over the next few years. Then he hinged. He proceeded to say that he knew it was “modest” and that it probably wasn’t as grand as what I have seen from other clients. He was worried about what I would think about his aspirations. The …