Aligned

In a recent conversation, I had someone starting their own business ask me what I wish I knew when I started, or what I would have done differently. I greatly appreciated the ask, one- for the ability to share knowledge with someone seeking it, and second-the correct framework for real growth isn’t found in just what we do. My philosophy and methodology is this: If you want to make progress, do wh...

The acronym A.L.I.G.N represents a pathway in which I can help others identify their core strengths and values, create a greater level of competency through personal development, and catapult results through resources and nexus. Over the last year this duplicatable practice has helped numerous coaching clients find their purpose, passion, or next best step in their personal and professional realms...

Today’s topic is about indecision and how that greatly affects one’s ability to build confidence, make progress, and the costs associated with it. Overall, while it's natural to experience moments of indecision, chronic indecisiveness can have detrimental effects on various aspects of a person's life.

In the spirit of March, and St. Patty’s Day right around the corner, I thought I would share some “Golden Nuggets” of wisdom that have impacted my life over the years. So often in our day-to-day lives we are imparted with knowledge and wisdom from those around us, whether it be our parents growing up, teachers, coaches, friends, mentors, etc... that it falls on deaf ears or we dismiss the value un...

Consistency is often hailed as the cornerstone of success in various aspects of life, whether it be personal development, professional growth, or achieving our goals. It's the steady and persistent effort we put in, day in and day out, that ultimately leads to significant progress and accomplishment. Today, we'll delve into the importance of consistency, its impact on our lives, and practical stra...

I’m going to share with you the “10 Ancient Scrolls for Success” as presented in the book, "The Greatest Salesman in the World," by Og Mandino. I would encourage you to take some sort of action with them and apply it to your life. Years ago, I printed them out and posted them where I could see the 10 principles daily. Sometimes I would read them silently or out loud to set the intentions for my da...

Do you look to others who are where you want to be as source of inspiration? or Do you believe others have it better, easier, and more available to them? Do you accept challenges as opportunities for growth? or Do you let excuses determine why something won't work out? Do you believe you are capable of making incremental, consistent efforts? or Do you look at the big picture and feel small and inc...

Every New Year I set my intentions with a word that I want to be my focus and theme. This may or may not be a new concept for you, but if you haven’t decided on a word for this year yet, I would encourage you to give it some thought. In the past, I have selected words such as: Grace, Intentional, Gratitude, Bold, Simplify, Presence, Ignite, and most recently, my word last year was Align.

I recently saw a quote on social media that said, “don’t adapt to the energy in the room, influence the energy in the room.” It reminded me of a few important lessons in connecting and relationship building that were worthy of sharing on this podcast.

Take some time today and map out what success looks like for you. What do you want to do while you’re here? What do you want to be remembered for? Who else will benefit from your decision to be successful?

If we peeled back everyone’s barrier between what we are actually seeing and the people, problems, or drama we keep hidden behind the veil of a curtain, we would likely find more commonalities with others than not. What I mean by that is that is that times change, trends emerge, circumstances evolve, but human thoughts and behaviors are pretty consistent. We all have a desire to be heard, seen, lo...

How many times in your life have you pulled back the curtain to reveal the “behind the scenes?” More importantly, when you’ve done that, how many times has that been to your advantage? Other people don’t want to see the backstage, and frankly they don’t care what you have going on… they care about the production and performance and how you deliver.

One of the biggest rookie mistakes I see people make at events or networking groups, is to have the mentality of “what’s in it for me?” They are so concerned with what they are going to say, who is going to take their business card, and what type of return on their investment they are going to get. If you take the approach of “Connect first, Collect later,” it will pay much bigger dividends to you...

This topic today is specifically for my big dreamers and visionaries, serial entrepreneurs, and those who want to break the mold for phrases and belief systems they have adopted to be true. Yes, I am speaking to you if you have heard the phrase “you can’t chase two rabbits” and you somehow correlated that to parts of your life that held you back from the pursuit of two or more things at once.

Keeping up with the Jones’s is a phrase that’s been used for referencing people who are constantly stretching their financial threshold in order to appear they have the same or more assets as their neighbors, co-workers, friends, or relatives. Likely you know someone in this category who always has the newest model vehicle, this seasons current handbag, or the house next door that seems to keep ex...

Our topic for today is about the ways in which we form a belief system from people who we have allowed or not allowed to influence our lives, and how we adopt them as truths or agreements, that dictate the way in which we live our lives. These beliefs that we adopt, or make agreements to agree to, start from our earliest years of being able to take cues from other people.

What we do, consistently, will eventually show up as some form of finished product. When we are children, we are taught to brush our teeth twice a day. If you began a consistent routine of brushing your teeth both morning and night starting at a young age, you developed the discipline to a point where you don’t even think about it and the habit becomes almost automatic. The same happens when we cr...

Today I will give you 3 questions to think about that might help you determine if you are aligned with the best version of you, and what you are doing with it, to develop your purpose.

Most of us will feel like we’ve failed when we don’t do what we say we are going to do, when we are supposed to do it. Which often times leads to doing nothing, paralysis of analysis (trying to figure out WHY) something isn’t working or WHY we can’t seem to get ourselves motivated, and sometimes just quitting altogether. There could be a simple solution that you can implement today!

Depending on what you are offering, the ask should be concise and straightforward with the other party completely understanding what they are being offered. They have the right to say yes, or no. If the answer is yes, congratulations! Now the relationship investment begins. If the answer is no, then the relationship building continues. Either way, if you aren’t asking for business, the answer will...

People can find themselves stuck in this cycle several times an hour, a day, a week, or monthly and beyond. The key is the quicker you can acknowledge and identify where you are in the cycle, will allow you to move forward more quickly and not get stuck. Paralysis of analysis and doing nothing is where sales goals go to die.

Your net-worth is directly proportional to your network. You may have heard this before, but what does it mean? Maybe another way you’ve heard it described is you become like the 5 people you hang around the most or who are in your circle of influence. While there is a lot of truth to the latter idea, I would challenge it as being less important than your network. How can you grow both? Find out h...

When is the last time you audited your time? These simple questions and evaluations might provide the insight you need today.

Introduction to Align Consulting and the Aligned podcast. Who are you? What is this all about? Where do we go from here?