Finding The Upside

Having a mindset that allows us to find the opportunity in any challenge is important in every aspect of our life. Today on the podcast, we're going to focus on how we find that and keep ourselves in that space to be able to find opportunity no matter what is happening around us. The bottom line is that it definitely is something that starts with your approach and your mindset. Even though we know...

Making decisions in business always involves considering the cost of resources, whether that’s dollars or time. But far too often, when we are only thinking about the cost of doing something, it stops leaders from moving forward because they haven’t thought through the cost of NOT doing it.  That always leads to short-sighted decisions that can be costly, and cause us to miss an opportunity a...

Have you ever thought about how leaders get into leadership?  Most are promoted into a managerial role or leadership role because they were good at their job, not because they had the skills or experience.  Isn't that crazy how any other field requires some experience or qualification at the entry point?   The most important skills for the job are overlooked and sadly, many tim...

What if we constantly were looking at ways to innovate, if that was our thought process all the time.  Believing that every opportunity that came our way, or with any challenge that we were presented with, we found a way to make it work instead of complaining? In this episode, Maria talks about how being able to see two sides of the coin and look at things from different perspectives allows us to...

In business and in life there is always an upside…finding it is often the challenge. Having a mindset that looks for it, sees the glass half full and embraces problems as opportunities is the key to thriving. Successful business owners LOVE disruption. But the MOST successful look for it. It's what keeps their business on the cutting edge and able to adapt to any circumstance without missing a win...