Many times we use words without being totally aware of their impact on us. Your vocabulary impacts your attitudes and actions. When it comes to change, words can make a huge difference. Have you been trying to change instead of changing? Continue reading »
Hope is one of those words that brings a lot of good feelings. When people become hopeless they get depressed, “lose heart,” “give up.” Some even want to die. No case of suicide has happened because the person had too much hope. Without hope you don’t take action on anything, much less tackle change. Hope get us up in the morning. As a leader, hope makes you strategize and act upon your dreams and goals. Continue reading »
Hope is one of those words that brings a lot of good feelings. When people become hopeless they get depressed, “lose heart,” “give up.” Some even want to die. No case of suicide has happened because the person had too much hope. Without hope you don’t take action on anything, much less tackle change. Hope get us up in the morning. As a leader, hope makes you strategize and act upon your dreams and goals. Continue reading »
We are starting the last month of the year. As the year starts unwinding to it’s end, we tend to become more contemplative of our life and work. We take inventory. We weigh opportunities. We think about change.
Unfortunately, after many years of doing the same, making new resolutions for the new year, and failing at them, many give up on themselves. They accept one of several self-change myths:
Others don’t even think there is anything they need to change. They are in denial. If someone calls their attention to what they are doing wrong, they deny responsibility or justify the behavior. They want everybody else to change, not them. Continue reading »
Many times we talk about our desire to change. As the last month of the year progresses, we start taking inventory and thinking about what we need to change in the new year. But how do you get ready to change?
Unless your mind is ready to make a focused, no barred holds, commitment to change, you are not ready. Do you know where you are in your readiness for change? December is a good month to contemplate the need for change. Continue reading »
We are starting the last month of the year. As the year starts unwinding to it’s end, we tend to become more contemplative of our life and work. We take inventory. We weigh opportunities. We think about change.
Unfortunately, after many years of doing the same, making new resolutions for the new year, and failing at them, many give up on themselves. They accept one of several self-change myths:
Others don’t even think there is anything they need to change. They are in denial. If someone calls their attention to what they are doing wrong, they deny responsibility or justify the behavior. They want everybody else to change, not them. Continue reading »
Employees are the eyes and ears of your business. Listening to your people for what needs to change, how to change, and even what’s wrong with change, can save you time and wasted effort. Continue reading »
