From time to time, I try to intentionally step away from my daily schedule and busy pace and allow myself a little honest reflection.   Recently, I asked myself, “Am I living my life like a daring adventure?Or am I playing it safe, keeping myself small and contained?”   I’ve found that life offers me clear breadcrumbs of clues that I can’t ignore. When I am playing it safe, I don’t feel as energized, and experience an ever-so-slight undercurrent of dissatisfaction.   After a

The Early Challenges of Leadership In the startup stages of my leadership and teamwork development business, I was consumed with thoughts of making money. There were many times I experienced panic and fear about not being able to pay the bills. My primary focus was on my family and myself, basically on my own personal survival in the world. I often felt overwhelmed and exhausted. Every marketing and business task seemed like it required a monumental effort just to see it thro

Leadership isn’t just about intention—it’s about what we actually do every day . It’s easy to say we want to motivate our team , but there’s a big difference between who we WANT to be  as leaders and who we are BEING , and how we show up in each interaction. Take a Leadership Inventory to Motivate Your Team One of the simplest ways to motivate your team  and increase their engagement is to take a leadership inventory . Ask yourself: ·       What was my attitude yesterday when

Every day situations arise in our leadership with our team that cause us to feel frustrated, upset and sometimes downright resentful.   But here’s the deal: as long as we’re in resentment,  we’re not able to be fully present  and available for  building and  growing our business — and most importantly, impacting the people we serve.   Resentment directly impacts our creativity, our energy, and our ability to serve at our highest level.   Resentment isn’t the problem.It ’s a s

I’ve worked with many business owners who say, “I hate holding people accountable.” But when we dig in, what they’re really saying is: “I’m afraid of upsetting others. I’m afraid they’ll get mad at me—and it will damage our relationship.”   In terms of employee accountability in the workplace, here’s the irony: the longer you avoid accountability, the more damage it creates. Many leaders and small business owners feel uncomfortable holding employees and team members accountab

Many small business leaders wonder how to get employees to care . My employees just don’t have that much excitement. They’re doing the work, but they don’t take pride in it. I want them to feel excited to come to work—to feel like it’s more than just a place to collect a paycheck. The young general manager I was coaching finished with a heavy sigh. He’s not alone. Many of the owners and leaders I work with share this same frustration. And truthfully, this challenge isn’t limi

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