A New Direction

Our beliefs are so powerful.  What we believe determines our outcomes.  If you believe that you cannot do something, guess what you won’t.  If you have a belief system that believes the worst is going to happen, you will only see the worst.  If you have a belief system that believes opportunity is around every corner, you will see opportunity at every corner.  The most successful people in t...

One of the biggest mistakes most people make when they start a new business is that they try to be everything to everyone.  And in essence they become nothing to no one. What we really know is that we will always be more successful with a smaller specific group of people that respond to our message. Some people want to become “famous”, so they use social media to make themselves famous...

Everyone things they are right.  It is there way or the wrong way.  And we cannot disagree any longer, you have to be on one side or the other.  So what do we do?  We try to influence people by telling them how misguided they are, how wrong they are, we shame them, guilt them, we call them names, we label them, we put them in categories, and if they still continue in their ways we shun them public...

There are so many philosophies when it comes to business.  However, when science gets involved and the numbers start demonstrating that that in reality just a few primary components leads to success that’s a game changer.  We have all heard of Soft Soap, but did you know that the reality is that liquid soup was patented in the 1800’s, but it wasn’t until 1980 that it was finally...

You may be thinking to yourself, I am to young to retire.  Wait!  Perhaps right now you are not thinking about retiring.  But regardless of your age you should think about it.  Most of us have dreams of one day stop working and do the things we want to do.  Maybe it’s traveling, playing more golf, spending more time with a hobby, volunteering, serve full time in missions or the ministry.  Su...

We all want to achieve success in our life.  And we all have probably sought advice on how to achieve it.  Most of the time we will hear phrases as “just work harder”, or, “focus on the details”, or, “get clearer on your goals”.  All of that sounds great, but what if there is another way.  What if it wasn’t about working harder?  What if success could be a...

Dr. Joseph Luciani Best Selling Author Unlearning Anxiety and Depression on A New Direction When it comes to anxiety and depression the one thing is for certain, they can be paralyzing to the people who experience it.  And the truth is at one time or another we will all experience both during our lifetime.  But what if I told you that Anxiety and Depression (at least the mild to moderate forms) we...

Jason Romano Spectrum Sports – Former ESPN Producer There are so many around us who have lived a life with an alcoholic and abusive parent, or spouse.  Perhaps you have been the abuser, maybe you are still living a life of abuse.  Abuse does not have to be physical.  Sometimes the abuse is verbal.  A mean spirited lashing out.  But the truth is abuse can be in many forms and those who are be...

Maj. Jason Van Camp, Green Beret (ret’d) When it comes to Special Operating Forces there is a phrase commonly used, “embrace the suck”.  The idea that you are in the midst of horrible circumstances you have to decide if you are going to make through this adversity, you have to sit in the middle of this discomfort so that you can come through it in the end.  Now let me ask you thi...

Have you ever said, things like “If I were only….” then I could achieve success?  Well, the truth is you would not be alone.  As a matter of fact there is an epidemic of a lack of self worth that exists in our world.  So many people today are looking for so many artificial ways to be significant and try to look as if they have success.  The truth is you are already significant, a...

How many times have I been asked, “how can I motivate my people”?  It is question that is asked of every coach.  As a coach we typically do not give an answer because we know you are not ready to hear the truth.  And even if we were to tell it to you, you not only have a reluctance to believe it, but you also get angry with us when we say it.  And that is what Dr. Tara Peters and Dr. C...

You may have seen the movie “Black Hawk Down” at the very least you may have heard of it.  Did you know that the fire fight lasted for 18 hours making it the longest fight since the Vietnam war?  Did you or do you know someone who actually fought in that battle?  Well you will in this episode of A New Direction .  You will get to know and meet Command Sergeant Major (retired) Tom Satte...

We have all had to deal with “difficult people”.  You know those people who have certain behaviors that can just annoy, unnerve, or even anger us.  We are talking about those people you just can’t stand.  And they show up in a variety of ways.  Sometimes they  come directly at us with explosive anger (the “Tank”) and then as soon as the blasting is over, it is over. ...

Change is inevitable, but in today’s world change comes at us at an accelerated pace.  This means that businesses and organizations must be able to transform.  How does a business do that?  Well it starts with the leader.  There must a leader that first must transform before he business can transform.  If I were to ask you the question do you want to be a better leader, your response will pr...

Let’s be honest we have all come in contact with someone in our family or career who we just did not want to be around.  Perhaps it is the whiner who lets you know about all the doom and gloom and that the world is in unfair and it is all crashing down around them.  Maybe it is the martyr, you know, the one who feels as if after they have done so many things for you that your response back t...

What if I told you that you can actually craft your own career?  Meaning what if you could put your passions, gifts, talents, and desires together and actually create the career you were looking for?  Would you be interested if the career you wanted could be had?  What if I told you that there is a demonstrated method that has helped students, veterans, and mid-career people get the job they had a...

We are living in very unique times that is for certain.  There is no one who could have prepared to see so many businesses suddenly close their doors and employees suddenly be out of work.  But that is exactly what has happened as CoVid-19 or the Coronavirus entered our world.  Many small businesses may be completely shut down…some are barely going to get by.  The U.S. Government has signale...

Have you ever said, “I hate my job”?  Maybe you have said, “I need to make a career change”.  Did you know for most people they believe that the problem with their current job or career is their boss?  Research has even pointed out the most people leave their job because of their boss.  What if I were to tell you that your job, your boss, your current career, may not be you...

Have you ever thought you could be an entrepreneur?  Probably.  You have either now or sometime in the past have said, “my idea could be a business”.  So what stopped you?  Maybe you didn’t believe your idea was good enough.  Maybe you thought, “where am I going to get the money”.  Maybe the whole idea of just running your own business overwhelmed you once you started...

So often we point fingers at leaders for their problems.  We will look so intently at the things we do not like about a particular leader and in the process we neglect to realize we have become arrogant believing that we “know” more, or someone else would be better suited to be in their place.  The fact is our belief that we are so smart and no so much has created a state of “Hub...

It has been said that “Culture eats strategy for breakfast” well if that is so true why do people spend more money on “strategy” than “culture”?  Think about this way…you can have what is considered to be a great strategy, but if your people will not implement it…it really doesn’t matter.  The reality is if you have a great culture you can acco...

Fear.  So often we do not want to admit it.  But as long as we are human we will fear.  But what about fear when it comes to leadership?  Can a leader afford to be afraid?  A leader may deny their they are afraid, but the truth is their behavior will give them away.  Because no matter how hard you try to deny it or ignore it, fear will rear it’s ugly head in a variety of different ways and f...

There is a variety of research out there that suggests you will have between 7 and 10 jobs in your life time.  For some more and others less.  Of all those jobs that you will take will be with the competition of the employer you are currently working for.  Job transitioning on the outset sounds like a fundamental right.  And it is true you have a right to leave your place of employment, but that d...

Networking is truly more are than science.  There is a tremendous difference between those who are great networkers and those that work at networking.  There are many people, perhaps you who just dread the idea of networking, or perhaps are frustrated by it, or maybe you have felt that you have tried networking face-to-face, but you just didn’t get the results you wanted so you have given up...

Agile is a process that allows teams to basically work independently on small pieces of a larger project.  Basically they govern themselves, work in spurts (called sprints) and are suppose to be unified on what they will work on at any given time.  But does that really work without leadership involvement?  Perhaps not as consistently well as we would like to believe.  The fact is even though in pr...