Too many meetings and too many emails? You are not alone. These are by far the most common challenges that my executive level clients face. They are not BIG problems so they often go unaddressed. However, the overflowing Inbox and Agenda eat away at my clients’ energy, well-being and motivation. And this seems to be…
Habit 6 of 6 – It’s “Good Morning”, not “Sweet Morning”! This step in your habit is about how you start the day nutritionally. Many of you start your day with sugar and/or carbohydrates at breakfast – both have the same effect of being really tasty and satisfying in the moment, but lead to cravings…
Habit 5 of 6 for building your confidence every morning – Grooming! Really? Is this so important? YES! Remember this routine is about building in small habits that are easy to implement but over time have great impact. Picture it…the alarm goes off. What do you do? If you got straight up and stuck to…
The next step in the Confidence-Building Morning Routine: Habit #4 – Wear Your Best. Dress for confidence! Out of the loop? Read last month’s post to catch up on Habits 1-3… Remember how confident Melanie Griffith was after she got her new look in the 1988 movie Working Girl? She struggled with confidence and had to decide…
Morning Routine for Confidence – Habit #3 – Sleep!! In January’s blog post, I committed to setting an intention every morning in order to bring focus to my day. In February’s blog post , I layered in 10 minutes of meditation every day. Habit #1 of 6 – Setting Intentions Read January’s post Wake-up time: Before getting out of bed, before…
Morning Routine for Confidence – Habit #2 – Mindfulness Let’s continue building a great morning routine which helps build confidence. As habit gurus Leo Babauta and Stephen Covey have taught us, it takes 30 days to form a habit. And, we will be much more likely to succeed at behavior change if we make one…
Morning Routine for Confidence – Habit #1 – Setting Intentions Welcome to 2018! Let’s refresh and renew the positive habits that help us in life. I am bringing back my Morning Routine for confidence! As habit gurus Leo Babauta and Stephen Covey have taught us, it takes 30 days to form a habit. And, we…
Is Your Leadership Style Too Masculine? Ever since the industrial revolution, the business world has defined successful leadership behaviors as those based on masculine traits such as, being task-focused, negotiating hard, taking charge, being rational at all costs. Until recently, more feminine behaviors such as building relationships, caring for employees and coaching people by listening…
As habit gurus Leo Babauta and Stephen Covey have taught us, it takes 30 days to form a habit. And, we will be much more likely to succeed at behavior change if we make one small change at a time and slowly build on it… With that in mind, I will be rolling out this morning routine over the…
How to Break the Vicious Cycle of Low Self-Confidence Confidence is not something that you acquire and then can forget about it. It requires constant work and maintenance to keep self-confidence high. Like keeping a sailboat on course, we need to continuously make adjustments to reinforce our confidence. Have you ever noticed you perform at…
Eudaemonia may be the answer to your biggest problem… Do you ever find yourself burning the candle at both ends, unable to answer the question “Why am I doing this?” Do you feel alone or disconnected even though you are “living it up”? Do you people look at your life and think you have it…
What New Skills Will Leaders Need in the Era of Robots and Artificial Intelligence? We are in a period of transition. And that entails growing pains. I empathise with my many clients who are suffering in climates of fear, mistrust and scarcity around their offices. This seems to affect every large company I work with…
Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway If we want to be outstanding in what we do, confidence is critical. Confidence is about believing in yourself. Sometimes this comes naturally, and sometimes it needs to (and can) be learned. Let’s look at the opposite side of the coin; fear. Think of skiing down a mountain…
Top 6 Best Habits to Start Your Day with Confidence #MorningRoutine2016 We made it!! It is time to integrate the last habit! But before we do that, I wanted to say a few words about the process of building new habits. It is not always easy. As I promised when I launched this project at…
Top 6 Best Habits to Start Your Day with Confidence #MorningRoutine2016 Thanks for your patience! I am sure you have been on the edge of your seat waiting to find out what May’s habit is… For those of you who are just now stepping into the conversation, I am building month-by-month, a sustainable morning routine for…
4 Tips to Spark Your Self-Esteem Take responsibility to make yourself heard As a leadership development trainer and coach, I often hear my clients talk about how hard it is when others don’t listen to them. It is very rare that I hear people say, “I could really do more to make sure I get heard.” Communication…
Top 6 Best Habits to Start Your Day with Confidence #MorningRoutine2016 How is it going? I am building, month-by-month, a sustainable morning routine for myself and my readers to build confidence throughout 2016. One habit at a time. Why month by month? We will be much more likely to succeed at behavior change if we…
I set out in January to start to build a sustainable morning routine for myself and my readers to build confidence throughout 2016. As habit gurus Babauta and Covey have taught us, we will be much more likely to succeed at behavior change if we make one small change at a time and slowly build…
Revisiting January’s Edition of #MorningRoutine2016 I set out last month to build a sustainable morning routine for myself and my readers to build confidence throughout 2016. In January’s blog post, I committed to setting an intention every morning in order to bring focus to my day. It has really helped me stay confident about my purpose. I…
6 Exercises to Build Self-Confidence All Day Long With all our best intentions, January is half-way gone and some of us have not found the way to jump start the new year. “#NewYearNewYou” sounds good, but you haven’t decided what you are going to do about it yet? Some of you may have read my…