A New Direction

What are the Blocks and Gaps to Your Finances We all have a desire to live a better life. No matter your income level we all would like to do better. Finances are that part of life that is simply a reality we all must deal with. Finances affect our relationships. In fact, finances are the biggest contributors to divorce. What is more, your business finances are going to either keep your company af...

If there is one truth in the world today…it is that when it comes to communication we are not doing very well. Let’s be honest as problems increase, as we draw more verbal lines in the sand, the only solution that can solve the problem is more effective communication.  And yet communication with each other seems to be a greater challenge. We all know in our business and personal lives...

Selling Is Not Easy, But It Can Be Easier From Your Comfort Zone When it comes to selling anything here is what we know.  First it can be a tremendously rewarding and lucrative career.  We also know that finding people who are good at selling is difficult, and finding great sales people is even harder.  Just look at these statistics on selling.  In one study they found that 55% of people earning a...

Unlock Your Creativity One of the most desirable qualities in today’s business world is creativity. Unfortunately in today’s world for a variety of reasons creativity is not as common as we would like to believe. What about getting to the heart or should I say “core” of creativity? Is there a way we can tap into that reservoir of creativity that we all have, but we just don...

Discover Your Leadership Style There are thousands of books when it comes to leadership.  Most of the speak about specific attributes of leaders and leadership.  There are many assessments you can take in regard to personality and how it relates to leadership.  But thing that the literature particularly avoids is “leadership style”.  When I ask you about your leadership style, what the...

Leadership for New Leaders and for the Experienced Leader Are you a new leader? Maybe you are a “seasoned” leader? Well, here is a show and a book that is aimed at new leaders, but the seasoned leader can glean from. It is this time of year that in baseball we are getting close to “Spring training”. The new players “the rookies”, and the season players “th...

Sales Pro Mastery – Tips and Techniques from an Expert Sales Trainer What are some of the tips and techniques the most successful sales professionals use to stay at the top of their sales game? Well it’s not being clever. It’s not being manipulative. It does however require for you to put in the work. It’s understanding the buyer. Sales is knowing where the power of decisio...

Become an Elite High Performing Sales Professional Sales is can be a lucrative profession. Many people decide to go into sales, but the statistics indicate that less than 50% of sales people do not meet the sales objectives that are asked of their company. It begs the question, “Why are sales so difficult?” You would think with all the sales training that is available sales people woul...

Burnout is a word that we are using more frequently. It is because it is showing up more frequently and in a variety of different ways. It can be argued that some of the “quiet quitting” that we are witnessing is partially a result of burnout. The fact is that burnout takes a physical, emotional, mental, and spiritual toll on your employees.  So Who is to Blame When it Comes to Burnout...

  Our Mindsets Matter in EVERY Area of Our Life We often talk about mindsets. The research has been clear that you can have a “fixed” or “growth” mindset, an “closed” or “open” mindset, and the one that gets very little attention is “prevention” versus “promotion/abundance” mindset. This mindset seems to be especially true whe...

Your brain and you are not in Sync when it comes to the Remote work space. Since the beginning of the pandemic we are doing far more remote meetings. In fact our workplace is some hybrid of digital. It’s a paradox really because even though we are more connected in these digitally  environments e.g. ZOOM, the fact is we are more disconnected than ever.  The fact is you and your brain are not...

When it comes to leadership we often focus on “leadership” skills. That sounds good, but that is nothing more than horizontal development. Focusing on those skills is like adding more programs to your computer and expecting it to run faster and more efficiently. The fact is if you want your computer to run faster and more efficiently you need to upgrade the operating system. The same i...

Risk is not something we spend much time talking about in public circles. Sure, your typical financial advisor may talk about your risk tolerance, but when it comes to life risk, business risk, or career risk, we do not spend very much time discussing it. For many of us we grew up in families where they did not take much risk. They feared that risk would lead to loss. However, risk can also be rew...

Happy Holidays from a A New Direction !  I am so glad that you have been a part of the show.  This has been without a doubt our best year in terms of you the listener.  I am so grateful for you listening to the show and telling your friends.  Our goal is to truly help people find A New Direction in Leadership and Success in your life, career, and your business.  And this show with Major General Jo...

We are all public speakers.  Maybe you don’t see yourself as a public speaker, but the truth of the matter is if you are doing business with anyone you are a public speaker.  Do you answer a phone? Then you are a public speaker.  Do you sell something?  Then you are doing public speaking.  Perhaps you are one of those people who desire to become a professional public speaker. Maybe the place...

One of the greatest gifts we can give our employees is recognize them for what they do for your company. But you want to do it right.  That year end recognition ceremony where you hand out the plaques is just not working.  So what kind of recognition works?  And how can you as a business owner, CEO, or manager get ROI from your recognition programs?  Then we have another problem…today in mos...

Are you struggling financially? Do want to be more financially successful?   It doesn’t seem to matter how much money you make or don’t make your financial well being is always of concern. However, it seems more people are concerned about having enough money. For many, they worry about money. They worry about paying the bills, taking care of their family, getting to do the things they...

We all have either failed or will fail at some point in our life. And if you are like most of us human beings we will fail multiple times. But, what happens when your failures are so great they cost you your career? The fact is you have a choice to make. Are you going to let your failures destroy you and keep you from accomplishing your purpose, are you going to use those failures as lessons that...

When it comes to your job and career are you happy? Do you enjoy it? Is it fulfilling? Do you know why? Do you know how to change it? Next question…when it comes to your work how do you define success? Based on your definition of success are you successful? Do you feel like you have hit your max in your career? At the end of the day your career is a game. The problem is you don’t know...

There is leadership and then there is the leader.  Being a leader seems to be something that many want to do, but few understand what it takes to lead and lead well.  Being a leader is not a title.  In fact a great leader probably doesn’t have a title, because she or he leads from a place of authenticity and with intention.   They are a catalytic leader.  They make things happen.  They bring...

Let’s be honest there are many people that are in careers and jobs they hate. They are stuck because they feel like they cannot get out. The amount of money the make keeps them locked in and manipulated to stay in a job that they dread. Is there a way out? Can you really find a job and career that you love? Do you have to play the game of climbing the corporate ladder to really get ahead. Th...

What does it take to build resiliency?  Let’s be honest, we all get knocked down, but there are some of us who stay down, and then there are others who seem to get back up.  That’s resiliency.  What is the difference?  Can you develop resiliency?  The truth is resiliency is like developing your muscles.  It cannot be taught, it must be experienced.  But when it comes to resiliency ther...

There are different perspectives on what “work” is and what it “should” be. Some people will say that you “go to work, you don’t go to fun”, but that simply is not true any more. Today we all go to work trying to be in an environment where we can use our talents, gifts, abillties and knowledge, have a sense of fulfillment, and at the same time be able to a...

There are many books that will talk about how to increase revenue. But few focus on small to medium size service -based businesses. Even fewer can gaurantee it and use math to prove it? Well on this episode of A New Direction Michael Buzinski founder and CEO of BuzzBizz Media joins us to fulfill his promise that if you follow “The Rule of 26” and achieve its 3 objectives, you will doub...

Today was “ Ask Coach Jay Day”.  Complete transparency we had a glitch with the original guest and rather than do nothing we decided to have a show where people could write in their questions live.  So on this episode of A New Direction …we truly took A New Direction .  The show started with talking about how to find your natural God given gifts and how that can lead to a purpose...