How to Keep a Conversation on Track
When you are coaching one-on-one, facilitating a team meeting, or trying to hear out an
How to Shift People Stuck in Fear and Doubt
What do you do when someone is caught in a spiral of fear and doubt? Use the following reframing technique to help them see new possibilities.
7 Ways to Use Your Power
No matter your position at work or in life, you can access different types of power other than the power that comes with a title or wealth. Which types of power are you using?
The Most Revealing Non-Verbal Cue
People do not always tell the truth because they aren’t aware of their assumptions, they are uncomfortable revealing their thoughts, or can’t clearly articulate how they see things. You can help them understand and move forward by noticing and sharing their non-verbal emotional shifts. Here’s how.
Convincing vs. Influencing: Which one do you tend to do?
Convincing and influencing are different; one has a negative outcome, the other positive. To change minds you must influence their thinking by doing these 4 things.
What Does It Take to Achieve Mastery?
Mastery is the deepening of presence, not the perfection of skills. You must learn how to clear your mind and use emotions to achieve “full-body” presence to master any sport, performing art, or profession.
The Best Way to Handle Eye-Rolling
Do not read eye-rolling as contempt; see it as your chance to re-connect. Follow these 5 steps to flip eye-rolling into positive action.
The Importance of Reflecting on Your Journey
This post demonstrates how reflecting on pivotal life moments can shine a light on your current journey and give meaning to your life. Discover your own moment and then answer the questions for clarity on your meaning and direction.
Can You Quit Being Judgmental?
You are judgmental by nature. It’s what you do after you judge that makes the difference. Read how to catch your judgment and then choose what to do next.
How to Use the Science of Awe and Wonder to Succeed
One cold April morning, I jumped off the top of an Alpine peak. That wasn’t the hard part. The run to the cliff knowing I was going to jump was one of the most difficult things I’ve done, and the most exhilarating. This is the lesson I learned.
How to “Get Over It” by Telling Your Story
How to make better decisions and get over stuck feelings by telling your story, then create a safe space for others to explore their own stories and gaps.
The Most Irritating Conversation Habit and How to Change It
Even when you know you are right, if people don’t hear you in the conversation, your words are wasted. Learn how to be heard and influential.
Are You Judged as Confident or Arrogant?
People judge you as confident or arrogant by your speaking habits and their own self-confidence. This post offers tips on increasing your expression of confidence.
How to Stop Fixing People in Your Conversations
Even when you know the answer, fixing people and their situations can hinder more than help. Here are steps to take for more effective conversations.
Do You Have Free Will? 7 Steps to Outsmart Your Brain
You can have free will when you realize you are not your brain. Follow these seven steps to activate your reflective intelligence and outsmart your brain.
The Best Compliment You Can Get as a Leader
How do you earn the best compliment from people you lead? By being human, not perfect. This post outlines how to build the courage to be real.
The #1 Reason Leaders Avoid Their #1 Responsibility
Leaders avoid conversations because talking with humans is messy. Humans are emotional. The best leaders know how to allow emotions and engage people even when they feel strongly about a situation. This post gives six tips to have more meaningful conversations.
What is Psychological Safety and How You Can Create It
I teach leadership for a global corporation that starts each day with a “Safety Moment.”
Learning Leadership Skills is a Waste of Time
If you are questioning whether you have what it takes to be a leader, the
Have You Ever Been On a Hero’s Journey?
Whether you were pushed into an undesirable experience or you chose a path risk and
When Spending Time With People Gets in the Way
Have you ever felt you had so much to get done you didn’t have time
How to Get Others to Notice You Changed
So how do you get others to notice the changes you’ve worked hard to make? This post gives 5 steps for getting people to notice the changes you are working hard to make.
The Easiest Way to Sabotage Your Success
Before you read this or any other article on leadership or coaching success, go for
The Most Underrated Emotion That Can Drive Your Success
You need curiosity to succeed at work and in life, but it is neither taught as an emotion nor encouraged as much as getting results. This post shares how to your curiosity.