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Category Archives: Leadership
Are you having an affair… with your work?
Challenge your beliefs to change your actions
You’ve tried to break off the relationship but just keep going back. Each time you think it’s over, something happens. It calls or emails you, and before you know it, you’re right back where you started. Your friends tell you that you just need more self-control or willpower. You disagree because you’ve tried that. You’re […]
A confession + 4 best ways to break habits
I have a confession. I’m addicted to the news. I used to watch 15 min a night of comedy news, which was a healthy dose for me. But now… I check Google News all day, like a crack addict. Time to break this habit like any other addiction with these 4 steps: 1. Understand triggers […]
What are the significant differences between being a manager and a leader?
Manager vs. leader
Do you know what’s the significant difference between a manager and a leader? Do you find that people at work, including HR, use those words interchangeably? Me too! I had no clue there was a difference until I got my Masters in Management & Leadership at Pepperdine. I thought they added the two words because… […]
5 ways to increase self-awareness, self-control, empathy & relationships
Who’s the most emotionally strongest person you know? I think of parents I know that’s marriage has survived their child’s death with grace, wisdom and courage. I think of someone I met born with a mind-blowing disability who is crushing life with meaning and purpose. I think of a neighbor who waited a decade for […]
24 ways to increase your sleep, fitness & nutrition
Most people will work an extra 30 minutes more vs. using that 30 minutes on sleep, exercise or prepping healthy meals. Raise your hand if that’s you. <raising my hand, yep even me> Why? Choosing to work feels, oh so much more productive. And, we don’t feel guilty sharing (well actually bragging) that we pulled […]
7 ways to increase your brain’s IQ, focus, creativity and logic + 2 for the leader
Are you working until the point of exhaustion? The problem with working until we’re exhausted is that the brain uses the MOST energy of any organ in your body – 20% at rest and 25% of active thinking. That’s more than your liver, heart or kidneys. If your brain is burning all your energy, you’re […]
8 ways to increase your passion in work and life
Have you lost your mojo? Feel numb or dead inside? Just going through the motions and getting older everyday? I get it. I’ve been there for years at a time and sometimes in that funk for a few days. But I’ve found ways to feel more passion for life and feel alive inside. It’s called […]
Do you ever want to just give up on obtaining life balance?
Are you burned out at work OR out of shape OR anxious OR feeling like you just go through the day without any soul? If you said yes, you’re probably not feeling that life (or that work-life) balance thing. I bet you think it’s only because you don’t have enough time. Many of us think […]
