Knowing that my company’s purpose is all about ‘empowerment’ allows me to make clear decisions about what actions to take, both reactively and proactively. My coaching, consulting, content creation, mastermind group formation, marketing activities are filtered by the test of ‘Does it further the goal of empowerment?’ One of the most important things that an [...]

I had the amazing opportunity to interview Sharon Lechter. She co-authored with Robert Kyosaki the 15 book Rich Dad, Poor Dad series. She collaborated with the Napoleon Hill Foundation to write Three Feet From Gold, a book about current companies that pick up on Hill’s dedication to persistence. Outwitting the Devil, the Secret to Freedom [...]

One of my elementary teachers that I most remember is Mr. Stevens He  was a good teacher and I learned a lot in his music class. But what I most remember about Mr. Stevens is that he walked around with a ruler. When anyone wasn’t paying attention or misbehaved, he would snap that ruler on [...]

Often we don’t give ourselves enough credit. When do you let your energy get sabotaged by feelings of not having much to contribute? This video may help.

Leadership. Most people think of leading others when they hear or read the word, but self-leadership is even more important. How can you effectively lead others (whether on the job or at home) if you are not effectively living your own life? As I work with clients on leadership development, a large part of those [...]

Perhaps one of the most important and often times forgotten skills is being aware of what is going on in the process during sales conversations. This is true in retail or business-to-business sales. Those who master the art of being aware of where the customer is and what they are looking for and how to [...]

To borrow a phrase, “it’s the little things in life that matter”.  This is so true when talking about improving our lives. How often is it that when we accomplish the little things in our lives they quickly add up to huge results? It’s true in life and business. Right? So if this is true, [...]

Let’s use an Olympic athlete as an example. She probably was introduced to the sport like downhill skiing at age 5, took lessons, practiced, started to shine by age 9, took advanced lessons, attended special camps, traveled to where the best teachers were for private instruction during her teenage years, spent hours every day at [...]

It seems you can’t go anywhere without someone asking you what your goals are! What’s up with that? You want to buy life insurance…what are your goals for the future? You want a financial plan… what are your goals? You say you want to sell your business, what are your goals and strategy for the [...]

If change were an acronym, what would it be? C.H.A.N.G.E.:  Constant Havoc Amidst Needy Grumbling Employees or C.H.A.N.G.E.:  Challenging, Hostile, and No-Good Edicts (from management) or C.H.A.N.G.E.:  Corrosive Headaches Arriving and Not Going (away) Effectively We laugh because it is funny, and we laugh because it is true.  Even organizations and employees who claim to [...]