Articles filed under Leadership.
Emotional intelligence
I ask this question from every stage I stand on, all over the world. Think about your best boss, your favorite teacher, your most beloved relative. Really think about them. Picture their face. Remember how you felt in their presence. What did they all have in common? Every single time, without fail, in every country…
Emotional intelligence
What if I told you that the biggest barrier to your success isn’t the market, your competition, or even your skillset? It’s you, or more specifically, your level of self-awareness. Self-awareness is the foundation of great leadership, strong relationships, and effective sales. Without it, you might unknowingly repel clients, frustrate your team, or hold yourself back in ways you…
Emotional intelligence
What if I told you the secret to winning in leadership and sales isn’t about being the smartest or the most persuasive? It’s about how well you know yourself, manager yourself and manage relationships. That’s emotional intelligence (EQ), and it’s the superpower that separates good leaders and salespeople from extraordinary ones. Let’s break it down and explore how you…
Emotional intelligence
So many of my clients are telling me that one of their key issues is engaging their teams in the current hybrid environment. As a leader, (or parent!), our job is to: And why does focusing on joy at work matter in the corporate world? Because it increases sales 37%. It increases productivity 31%, lowers…
Emotional intelligence
I was honored by the Professional Speakers Association this past weekend, and I am deeply grateful. I was awarded the Educator of the Year Award! I think I was born an educator! No wonder they called me motor mouth at school. LOL. Even as a physio, I used to teach my patients how to…
Emotional intelligence
The Power of Joy and Feelings in Business, especially right now. ‘Life is not just about feeling good. It’s about being good at feeling.’ Why? Because everything we do in life is based directly or indirectly on feelings, whether we are conscious of them or not. Great wisdom comes from being conscious of…
Emotional intelligence
If you have lost the joy of running your business, here’s how to get it back! Be Present. Be grateful Listen to your stories Your connection, Your why, your purpose Give yourself permission to feel, it’s ok! F.A.R.C. Be present. Focus on what you can control right here, right NOW! The…
Fully Live
Hello Everyone! I recently did a ‘live virtual’ presentation in my home studio to 300 people for Dale Beaumonts excellent organization Business Blueprint and thought you might like to see the new content I have created form the COVID experience! Once upon a time, BC, before COVID, most of us ‘existed’. We rushed through…
Change
In the last couple of years, I have had the great honor of working with many leaders who are seeing the value of fostering joy at work. Recently another article from Harvard with some research on areas at work that increase joy. Add these findings to Shawn Achor’s research on happiness at work and its…
Change
Recently, Brigham Young University released the results of a study on social isolation. If you are socially isolated (ie lonely or don’t feel you have friends you can call on) the risk of death goes up 32%! That is one reason H2H is becoming so important in business. Most of us spend most of our…
Help for businesses
No matter what business you are in, there will be a time when you have to present some ideas to a group, your boss or colleagues, it’s your time to influence others. Or maybe you are presenting at a wedding or personal event, these secrets apply to any presentation you have to do…
Emotional intelligence
Lifestyles in our culture leave many people feeling exhausted, stressed, overwhelmed and functioning below par. Have you ever read Michael Gerber’s book The E Myth? In it, he says entrepreneurs fail because they are too busy working IN their businesses and not ON their businesses. The same applies to life. Most people are so swamped…
Emotional intelligence
Our personality traits show up through our mindsets. We are not our mindsets but our mindsets influence everything in our lives! And our thinking determines our mindsets. Both of which can be changed. Personality traits ‘appear’ through our actions, attitudes and behaviors. At the base of all three of those is our thinking. So our…
Change
Mindfulness. It’s a buzz word right now. Businesses are more conscious of the bottom line results of being more mindful and teaching their people to do so. CEOs are being coached to be more mindful to improve their leadership skills. Students are being taught to be more mindful to perform better in tests, everyone is…
Leadership
Through my own experiences as a motivational keynote speaker on Leadership, along with my research and observations I have a come up with 21 habits that I believe successful leaders live by. They consistently feel good about themselves and believe in their own abilities. They help others to feel good about themselves and help others…
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