Motivation is a feeling. The problem being, we all keep waiting to feel motivated to do the things we don't feel like doing. And that ain't ever gonna happen. Even though we know doing the thing is good for us, that it will bring us some benefit or result.
Read MoreI love this idea of the Serendipity of Success, that the universe transpires to help you just at the exact moment you need it, bringing you a person or a resource you weren't expecting that moves you closer to a goal or toward something you were trying to accomplish.
Read MoreIf, more than anything, you focus on being kind I guarantee it'll make for a great year. See kindness is just a form of Karma - you gotta give some out to get some back.
Read MoreA powerful lesson from Manager Boot Camp on self-awareness. Really, all success as a manager and leader stems from you knowing how to lead and manage YOURSELF first.
Read MoreThe Momentum train can't leave the station without some fuel to get it started. And it's up to you to fuel it on a daily basis.
Read MoreDoing your best to keep curiosity alive and kicking among your team is critical. People who are curious contribute more, collaborate more and feel that their ideas are truly valued (which means they stick around longer!).
If your team isn't pushing the curious envelope - maybe they're too busy or believe they already are as curious as they can be - you can do a few small things to promote an environment of learning within your department. Here are 3 ways to keep your employees curious:
Read MoreOftentimes, you don’t even realize how exhausted your brain has become, fallen victim to the overwhelm of so many choices day in and day out. Decision fatigue is a silent robber—it steals your mental energy and, over time, wrecks havoc on your productivity. See, when the amount of decisions we need to make gets too big, it can actually paralyze us into non-action.
Sound familiar? Next time you start to feel the load of choices starting to choke you, here’s a few tips to keeping it all together:
Read MoreHave you ever been given a compliment followed by a put down? And you're just confused over how to feel? The good ol' Kiss and a Kick tactic. Here are some tips to help you cope...
Read MoreEvery second we spend comparing our real life to the facebook lives of others is a complete and total waste. Not to mention it sends us into a spiral about what's not in our life that others appear to have. More money, more happiness, more love, more whatever it is we feel we are lacking in our own facebook feed.
Read MoreI'm buried under a pile of shoulds and can't get out. Isn't it about time we stop feeling overwhelmed by all the things we think we ought to be doing? If you too are dying a slow painful death by obligations, let's unite and decide: enough already. It's time for us to come up with a new list. A list of things that REALLY matter that we should be doing every day.
Read MoreCommit that each and every day you'll make an effort to live it out loud. Intentionally. Wholeheartedly. Exceptionally. Brilliantly. Because that 50 train is coming fast and I don't know about you but I want to be on it in the bar car celebrating a life well lived.
Read MoreHow many times have you been sitting in a meeting and thinking to yourself, "This Sucks!"? A million times, a million and ten perhaps. You're sitting and thinking you'd rather poke your eyes out with hot sticks of fire than listen to one more status meeting. But you don't say any of this out loud. Why not? Speak up! Be the catalyst to better-ness!
Read MoreJust pieces and parts of this thing called life. That's it.
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