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Not Just Another New Year Pep Talk✌🏽
Whether you believe in New Year goals/resolutions or not, I want to offer three things you might find helpful to journey in the next few days. One is enough, but it is even better if you have all three.
2023 Recap & Review
Every year, I spend some time reflecting, journaling, and setting the mood for the new year. Three years ago, I started publishing these thoughts online (because well, that's what you do when you start a blog). Instead of making a list of accomplishments or lessons learned this year, I'm doing something different.
Why you need a coach (and other Coaching FAQs)
Counseling and therapy typically focus on addressing and resolving past traumas or psychological issues, while coaching is more future-oriented and goal-driven. Counseling often involves giving advice, sometimes based on the professional’s personal experiences, whereas, coaching does not. Mentorship is usually a one-sided relationship where the mentor provides guidance and advice, while coaching is a collaborative partnership between two individuals.
Leveraging the DiSC® Assessment: Unlocking Team and Individual Potential
The DiSC® Assessment unveils individual behavioral preferences, fostering a collaborative, productive, and harmonious work environment by bridging understanding gaps among team members.
Reflections on work and purpose
Connecting work to personal values or a sense of purpose enriches not only the professional journey but the essence of life itself.
How to fight a hydra - Josh Kaufman
Navigating life's VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous) challenges is akin to fighting a hydra, requiring wisdom, courage, focus, practice, adaptability, and self-care.
Accountability: the ultimate hack to smashing your goals
Accountability is not just a self-help buzzword, it's a powerful tool, and the ultimate hack for becoming a better person.
A simple primer on risk management for the first-time manager
Projects are never risk-free, but by being aware of the risks involved and taking steps to mitigate them, you can increase your project's chances of success.
About empathy: What it is, why it's important, and when to draw the line
Empathy, feeling with others and sharing their emotional experience, is a vital human trait that fosters understanding, yet requires boundaries to prevent over-extension and maintain accountability.
Unveiling Self-Care Through Quotes and Imagery
You can't pour out of an empty cup, AND you can only truly give from your overflow.
How not to be a fraud (re: imposter syndrome)
You're not a fraud - there's proof that you can learn and execute. You only become a fraud when you refuse to admit this
Sunk Costs and Opportunity Costs
Both sunk costs and opportunity costs are part of everyday life, and not just in an economics class. They influence decision-making and, sometimes, explain our actions, such as why it is difficult to quit a job even when one hates it or why it is so hard to part with our old clothes even when they don't fit anymore.
Self-Reflection: what it is and how it helps you become a better leader
Self-reflection, a key to effective leadership, is an undervalued practice in our fast-paced world, crucial for understanding our actions and their impacts.
What to do when you're overwhelmed
Overwhelm can creep in unnoticed, leaving individuals drained. This post unveils actionable steps to pause, play, and prioritize, aiding in reclaiming balance and navigating through the storm of overwhelm.
Quick tips for when you feel unproductive
Feeling unproductive can be a hurdle, yet overcoming it starts with defining what productivity means to you. Dive into tailored strategies like cutting down social media use and reducing distractions to supercharge your productivity journey, catering to your unique goals.