Lets Be Honest Before We Start Pretending

During our two-day immersion in LIFt we talked about what it means as Leaders to “Play A Bigger Game” in life personally and professionally.  One of the key pieces in this is “you’ve got to invest Mind, Body, Spirit”.  If we are not taking care of ourselves and making us the priority in the Bigger Game, how can we give back to others? We can for a little while however burnout is sure to...

Happy February! Welcome to Season 2. I am super excited for Season 2 because we are still bringing tons of great tips, strategies, and opportunities to take the lead in your life so that you are creating the impact you want every day, and we are going to kick it up a notch!   Season 2 will have us digging deeper and raising the bar, it will be about sustaining your leadership and bringing oth...

WOW!  This is the end of Season 1 of “Let’s Be Honest Before We Start Pretending” and this is Episode 40.  It seems like just yesterday we were on the skinny limb, feeling way out of our comfort zone and launching.  That was May 4, 2020 and oh the places we have gone. It’s been an amazing season and today we thought it would be fun to re-run Episode 18 “People Let Me Tell You About...

It’s January 2021 and we are about halfway through, how are your self-care habits going?  As entrepreneurs, leaders, and committed to self-improvement, I can’t say this enough, self-care is non-negotiable.  We have a responsibility to stick with it.  And it is not always what you think it is.  In fact, this is so important that I want to dive right in with our guest today and g...

We have all been thinking about 2021, setting intentions, declaring outcomes and goals, practicing new habits, and being in action.  In addition to making declarations, we are going to talk about what goes hand in hand with declarations and creating more of the results you want, and that is being in ownership of your choices. It is not uncommon for people to shy away from one of the most impo...

On today’s episode, we have a super fun guest, and we are going to be talking about how to do the things you set out to do even if you don’t like it, don’t feel like it, or don’t know how.  How many of you made resolutions? What is a resolution?  Essentially it is a decision.  Something you resolve to do.  The thing about resolutions is they don’t typically stick, you know the...

Today I am on my very own business retreat for the next couple of days, ok yes, it’s at home, and I have removed all of the distractions, I have two very large calendars up, charting paper, post it notes, and my journal.  I have been dreaming big, so I am excited to take a few days to myself and put the dream into an actionable plan, and I can’t wait to share with all of you what’s coming.&nb...

I can’t believe it is Christmas time, Merry Christmas.  I also want to say Happy Hanukkah as many just celebrated Hanukkah, and a Happy Kwanza that is coming up. The end of 2020 is nearly in sight, does anyone feel like you are sprinting to the finish line from this year?     I wonder if for a moment we could slow down, pause, and reflect a moment. Can we rejoice in the spirit...

Can you believe we are halfway through December, and coming up on the end of 2020?  What a year it has been in so many ways, and probably did not look anything like we thought it would, am I right?  Are any of you finding yourselves a little shy on dreaming, thinking, and wondering about 2021?  If you are, I get that. I am going to invite you to do it anyway and here’s why!  It...

Over the last few year there’s been so much talk and work on purpose-driven leadership, and this really excites me.  One of the most important roles of an executive is to be a steward of the organization’s purpose. Business experts acknowledge purpose is a key to exceptional performance, and psychologists describe it as the pathway to greater well-being.   Doctors have even found that pe...

I can’t believe we are at the end of November, heading straight into the holidays, year-end, and looking forward to 2021, and I don’t know about you, but I am really looking forward to a new year.  Today we are going to be talking with Jenny Ponzuric who is going to assist us with utilizing our time efficiently through planning and organization, and I know personally when implementing the str...

Albert Schweitzer, the Nobel Peace Prize recipient, once said, “At times our own light goes out and is rekindled by a spark from another person. Each of us has cause to think with deep gratitude of those who have lighted the flame within us.” - oh so true!   In today’s episode we are bringing all the love, gratitude, and thanks.  We will also explore a fun practice that will ha...

Today we are going to talk about lessons from one of America’s favorite pastime, well it’s one of mine anyway, and with the recent champions of the World Series, my boys in blue the LA Dodgers, it inspired this episode.  I am also going to share a really exciting program that is launching NOW and that is LIFt, the Leadership Impact Forum training, and an incredible opportunity for us to work...

Empathy is the ability to be with people in a way that honors their perspective, feeling their feelings with them, staying out of judgement, recognizing emotions and being able to communicate their emotion.   It truly requires us to seek to understand before being understood over and over and over again.   Why is empathy important? Because it drives connection, in today’s world we are cr...

As a leader, self-care is a non-negotiable. We can’t contribute to others if we are not taking care of ourselves, and sleep is one of the most important components of that. It affects us in our day to day action.    If you ask my clients, we have all talked about self-care and sleep at one point or another.  I am really passionate about this subject because there was a time in my li...

As leaders, we recognize that we deliver feedback and receive it in many different ways. Here's a tip you can apply and practice today that will assist you in delivering feedback. It is called the "FORMS" Feedback Model and as you practice this each day, notice the responses you start to get.  Feedback is a tool to provide awareness; not a torch to make people or results wrong. This...

Let’s dive deeper in choosing to take the lead and take action on what you are passionate about.  Passion is that thing that makes you feel alive, brings you joy, and when coming from passion and purpose compels you to move forward.  Passion is the thing that will allow you to get creative, stay out of the pity party when the curve balls come in, and passion will drive you to pivot and f...

Can you believe we are in the final Quarter of 2020, and half way through October?  This is just crazy making!! Today we are going to look at finishing this year strong and look ahead to 2021.  Even though there are so many uncertainties, it’s always a good idea to plan.    As a coach, this is the time of year when my clients and I look back on the results that were created thr...

Today we are looking at “Leader’s Don’t Wait” from another lens.  And this lens is called “surrender”.  And that may seem the opposite of what we think “Leader’s Don’t Wait” sounds like in our heads, so let’s explore that a bit.  What does it mean to surrender?   We’ve talked before that we get to choose what success means to us, we are free to choose our experiences in our lif...

Purpose answers the question “why” and it’s a powerful one, one that guides you, one that helps you remember why something is important and on days that are hard, compels you to do the thing you want to do anyway.  Vision answers “what” do I want, what do I see, and will also compel you to keep going.   The funny thing about Vision is you will declare it, and get started on creating it,...

In today’s episode we will explore the leadership principle that is a non-negotiable in creating what you want in life. And that principle is PURPOSE. God has a plan for us, and it is revealed in our purpose. I know purpose has been talked about a lot through the years, and so simply put think of purpose as answering an important question and that question is “WHY”, sometimes you hear it as “MY WH...

In today’s episode we are taking self-care to the next level with our guest April Likins, who is a IIN and Duke University trained Health Coach and brings us a wealth of knowledge and resources for reducing anxiety and boosting our immune system.   We are in stressful times. Are you taking care of yourself in a way that is looking at what your priorities are in your life, and how do you set u...

Sometimes taking the lead in your life will require being resilient. Resilient people are aware of situations, their own emotional reactions, and the behavior of those around them. Another characteristic of resilience is the understanding that life is full of challenges, and sometimes unimaginable ones.   My guest today is a woman who exudes resilience, she is vulnerable, authe...

I was recently in virtual training and I heard “Human beings require 3 things to be happy”   Someone to love Something to do Something to look forward to   Now I have heard this many times before but for some reason this stopped me in my tracks and the tears started rolling down my face. I remember I wrote it down; explore this and why in the world was this making me cry? And why now? An...

Since the beginning of this podcast we have been talking about choice. Bottom line, we all make choices every single day. Being in ownership of our life and what we have created and what we want to create going forward is all about choice.    Today we are going to explore accountability and why it’s important to have an accountability partner. I am so excited to introduce you to my accou...