Developing A Leadeship Mindset
Taking Ownership To The Next Level
All of my clients and people who have participated in Extraordinary Learning courses have a firm grasp on what it means to take ownership for their results. While continuing to master their ownership a common question they ask me is, “How do I influence others to take ownership for their results?” Warning: As soon as [...]
Three Simple Questions
Share on Twitter Three Simple Questions To Inspire Further Ownership: Who’s in my driver’s seat? What am I doing to get the results I want? When was the last time I asked for help or accepted help from others? Who is in your driver’s seat? Are you living life as if you are “along for [...]
My Relationship With You Is All About Me
The quality of my relationship with someone depends on the quality of my relationship with myself. This mindset embodies the essence of my ownership for my experience in life. When I experience challenge in a relationship, my experience has everything to do with how well I am doing physically, mentally, emotionally and/or spiritually. When I [...]
Experiencing Freedom Through Commitment
Many people feel challenged grasping a concept about which I am crystal clear – “Real freedom is found in commitment”. In the absence of commitment, in my uncertainty of what to choose of where and how to spend myself, I feel torn and confused about my direction. While experiencing a lack of direction and focus [...]
All It Takes Is A Simple Attitude Adjustment
A simple attitude adjustment gets me in or out of trouble. A simple attitude adjustment also gets me in the door, or accompanied out the door. I imagine you chuckling, having gotten yourself in and out of trouble, not wholly aware at times that you were always in control with an attitude of one type [...]
The Key To Success Is Self-Discipline
No matter how you decide to define success for yourself, the secret to success is self-discipline. The place to start is taking personal inventory. How are you currently doing financial, physically, emotionally and intellectually speaking? Once you are clear about how you are doing now, the next critical step is to identify specific targets. As [...]
Should and Should Notting
My inspiration for this particular blog is my stating what I thought, and still think, is an unremarkable comment about something I enjoy doing. In response, I was told I should not do it. There is a saying, “The number of functional families in this country would fit on a football field.” I think I [...]
Working With People Whose Behaviors I Dislike
Someone recently suggested to me, “I bet you work with people you don’t like and they probably don’t even know you don’t like them.” This is my response: I am connected with my appreciation for people more than I am connected to any resistance. I know we, all humans, have similarities, even when these similarities [...]
The Benefits Of Holding Others As Able
I believe one of a leader’s primary jobs is to grow other leaders. This is accomplished through training, coaching and mentoring, all of which are for naught unless I hold emerging leaders able. With regard to holding people able, too often I see “veteran” leaders jumping in to help emerging leaders who might be slow [...]
Confidence Is Overrated
A long time friend and Twenty First Century Leadership graduate called the other day.
I told him, and I tell all participants in Extraordinary Learning courses and my coaching clients, confidence is overrated….