Life Coach as Leader: Do You Have What it Takes To Be a Leader?

Life Coach as Leader: Do Leaders Make Mistakes?

Early in the morning on April 17, 1961, 1400 Cuban exiles landed at the Bay of Pigs, Cuba and attempted to overthrow Fidel Castro.  The U.S.-trained force was both too large (to be covert) and too small (too win an engagement).  After three days of unsuccessful fighting, the insurgents fled to the swamps, trying to connect with the waiting U.S. ships.  Nearly all were captured and imprisoned. Read more

Life Coach as Leader: How Can You Lead If Others Won’t Follow?

I knew a woman – we’ll call her Debbie – who believed she was nothing special.  “I’m normal,” she said.  “Just normal.  I guess that’s okay, but it’s hard to get excited about it.” Read more

The Power of the Mind: “I Failed! . . . Now What?”

Do you dream of becoming a success? Do you fear becoming a failure?

You are a complex creation of talents, intellect, inspiration, intuition and personality. If your small business brings home six figures or more this year, you will not transform into a new being called “A Success.” You will be successful (assuming making a gread deal of money was your goal), but you will still be you. By the same token , if you end the year with no clients, wondering whether you’ll be closing your doors forever any day now, you are still you. If the worst happens, your identity will not be transformed into a dismal creature called “A Failure.” Read more

Check Out This Interview!

Hey, friends . . . just a quick note. I recently had the opportunity to be a guest on Paula Gregorowicz’s Confident & Comfortable in Your Own Skin Read more

The Power of the Mind: Does Being a Perfectionist Make You Perfect?

Brooke’s mother wanted the best future for her. Before Brooke started second grade, her mother explained college scholarships to her. “We don’t have much money,” she said. “So you’re going to need scholarships. That means you need to get good grades in high school. The best grades, actually, because you’ll be competing with all the other kids. If you want to get good grades in high school, you have to get good grades now, so you’ll know what you need to know.” Read more

The Power of the Mind: What You See Isn’t What You Get!

A young woman is preparing her first Thanksgiving dinner. As she gets everything ready for Thanksgiving Day, she very sternly reminds herself to let the turkey finish thawing in the sink overnight. She puts it in and places the dish rack over the top of the bird. Her husband walks into the kitchen and sees this. “Why are you doing that?” he asks. Read more

The Power of the Mind: Are You Paralyzed by Indecision?

“Half the failures in life,” wrote August Hare, “arise from pulling in one’s horse as he is leaping.”

If you’ve never ridden horseback, you might not recognize that feeling – that moment of airborne indecision – but if you put yourself in the moment, you will recognize that moment of drawing back. You’re going to make the move, take the risk – jump! Read more

The Power of the Mind: Are You Managing Your Energy?

Imagine you’re in a rowboat with another person. No . . . imagine you’re in a sailboat with yourself. You are the positive you who understands and embraces the Law of Attraction, while the other you is burdened with limiting, low-energy thoughts. The two of you were having a lovely time, bobbing about in the pond in your uncle’s back yard. The sun was warm, the breeze balmy, and the birds singing a little tweety lullaby. You both doze off, fishing poles dangling from relaxed fingers. Read more

The Power of the Mind: Are You Stunting Your Growth With Self-Limiting Thoughts?

Maybe you haven’t had the kind of success you’ve dreamed of in your life. Maybe your heart-based home business is floundering. Maybe your personal life and business schedule feel out of control and destined for mediocrity – or worse. But at least, you reassure yourself, you’re not like Sue. Read more

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