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4-341 – Let the world tell you “no” and keep on keeping on. Sometimes, we can be our own biggest obstacle.  We imagine and assume what the world might say and be intimidated to try.  Don’t fear the world telling you “no”, keep moving forward  to fulfill your potential and progress toward living your best life, one without regrets for not trying, or settling, Book Releases: https://www.amazon.com/a...

Episode 4-340 – Will Your Silence Convict You? Sometimes it is good to be silent…and sometimes it is not. The question to ask, is will your silence convict you?  What will your silence cost you, what will it cost those around you. So,  Speak Up, Say It!  Speaking up serves both the present and the future. Book Releases: https://www.amazon.com/author/petrinagooch⁠⁠ Leading Self, Leading Others – 20...

Episode 4-339 – Do Your Disagreements Lead to Breakthrough?  Addressing disagreements can be challenging. And How we fight or go about the business of resolution matters? Do you stick with the objective facts? Do you bring up the past or focus on the issue at hand? What we dedicate time to resolve also matters? What really matters, are we working on something that will move us forward, something t...

Episode 4-338 – Ask What Can You Learn from a situation or circumstances?  Learn from your present and your past.  What could you have taken, that you did not? Don’t waste your experience.  Take advantage of “do overs” and be prepared for future response/intentions. Book Releases: https://www.amazon.com/author/petrinagooch⁠⁠ Leading Self, Leading Others – 20 Inspiring Topics for Personal and Team...

Episode 4-337: You’re Responsible – No One Owes You Something for Nothing Who owes you something for nothing? – no one.  You must be willing to do what it takes to get what you want.  You must be willing to put in what it takes.  This doesn’t mean you will not receive help along the way, but it does mean that you must be the one putting forth the effort, regardless of how your personal circumstanc...

Episode 4-336: Our Choices Matter We are constantly making choices.  All those choices add up and they matter.  Sometimes we minimize the effect of our choices and fail to recognize the ripple effect or the wake, as Dr. Henry Cloud uses.   Take the example of becoming an expert at what you do.  Some people believe if they work hard at their 9-5 that is what it takes, others may choose to also be i...

Episode 4-335: Monday Motivation: Spoiler Alert – It’s Imperfect A really fun memory I recall is a day gone bad that was perfect.  I was on a trip with my husband and it was a warm summer day in Reno, California.  We had decided to take public transit from our hotel to check out a nearby mall. We enjoyed the day, window shopping, and we found an old fashioned spinning top toy that we bought to bri...

Episode 4-334: Are you really ready for it? We can often get impatient for our hopes and dreams.  It’s healthy to have dreams and goals.  It’s natural to want to progress.  Let’s pause for a moment to ask – Am I really ready for it?  It is easy for me to look at many things I do today in the course of the everyday and realize that there was a lot of preparation that preceded my being able to handl...

Episode 4-333: Self Awareness There was recently a great article on self-awareness published by the Harvard Business Review. The article reported that although 95% of people think they’re self-aware, only 10 to 15% actually are. I found that that to be a really interesting statistic! And perhaps not so coincidentally, it aligns with a topic I thought was important to share.  And that is, that just...

Episode 4-332: Best for You or Best for Them When interacting with people, it’s important to know where you stand with them.  The reality is that we bring some value and often times we are invited places because of the value we bring, and that’s a great thing.  Sometimes, we can be invited places because there is something that people have to give to us, sometimes with strings attached and sometim...

Episode 4-331: Being Considerate – Means taking responsibility for your actions Think of others and Your Impact Show up on Time and Be Ready to Go Don’t Make Excuses for Thinks you Have the Ability to Change Accept Responsibility for Your Actions ***New Book Releases: Leading Self, Leading others - 20 Inspiring Topics For Personal and Team Development and Growth. LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Sto...

Episode 4-330:  Learning through Suffering and Pain We will all go through some unpleasantries, and in some cases some real suffering and pain. What are some of the things we can learn from and through life’s discomforts? When we take time to address concerns with clarity and immediacy, it allows the best option of immediate course correction. A basic lesson is to Pay Attention to the Pain/Discomf...

Episode 4-329: Shifting Perspectives – Benefit of the Doubt V. Believing Your Experience.   There's a difference between giving a person the benefit of a doubt versus believing who they show themselves to be.  People can change, but you cannot change them.  And change usually takes some time to implement and time to become a norm. So, it's important to keep in mind that the decisions you m...

Episode 4-328: Shifting Perspectives – What Really Keeps You Motivated? In the book Energize by Simon Alexander Ong he shares an example of shifting perspective around your motivators to take action.  Simon uses the example of exercising and being a salesperson to talk about motivation. When thinking about the things you want to do and the places you want to go, it’s important to have a motivating...

Episode 4-327: Shifting Perspectives – Are you exclusive or are you including? Many of our systems were set up to exclude, as in creating exclusivity, barring part of the population versus creating accessibility for learning, training, development, and growth. Some of that has been unintentionally perpetuated. So it’s important for us to take time to ask why we have various protocols, systems, and...

Episode 4-326: Shifting Perspectives – Who Are You?  Who do You Tell People you are? Are you your desired future self in training/preparation?  Is that who you tell people you are? Believe in your future...you're training for it! ***New Book Releases: Leading Self, Leading others - 20 Inspiring Topics For Personal and Team Development and Growth. LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Stories of Stran...

Episode 4-325: Shifting Perspectives – Share Your Wisdom When we share our wisdom, we all win. Listen, share, grow. When we keep things to ourselves, we don't allow them to flourish and in some cases we don't allow them to be exposed to a greater reality. ***New Book Releases: Leading Self, Leading others - 20 Inspiring Topics For Personal and Team Development and Growth. LiftOff to Landin...

Episode 4-324: Shifting Perspectives – The Best Time to Do Something About It/Take Action ***New Book Releases: Leading Self, Leading others - 20 Inspiring Topics For Personal and Team Development and Growth. LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Stories of Strangers in Flight – Flight 2023 – Both available on Amazon, Kindle and Audible ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/petrinagooch⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.a...

Episode 4-323: Shifting Perspectives – Where’s Your Focus Strengths/Positive? We move toward what we focus on? Are you focused on the right things? ***New Book Releases: leading Self, Leading others - 20 Inspiring Topics For Personal and Team Development and Growth. LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Stories of Strangers in Flight – Flight 2023 – Both available on Amazon, Kindle and Audible ⁠⁠⁠https:/...

Episode 4-322: Shifting Perspectives – Seeing Things Objectively Do you see things with emotion? When we see things objectively, it provides clarity to manage the matter. Managing matters objectively, is managing them from a realistic perspective. We all have emotions and they can help us, just as our minds can help us to see things with objectivity. ***New Book Releases: leading Self, Leading oth...

Episode 4-321: Normalizing Change Do we really want tp go back to the good ‘ole days?  Change is a part of life. We are never the person we were yesterday and that should be a good thing relative to our mental maturity. When we normalize change, we expect it, can plan for it, and make the most of it. ***New Book Releases: Leading Self, Leading Others - 20 Topics for Personal and Team Professional...

Episode 4-320: Importance of New Perspectives & Interactions Spending time in learning situations with other learners, makes for great conversations and insights. Spending time with people familiar with the same organization helped us to acknowledge and validate our experiences, and it it helped to provide us new perspectives. As people who are interested in personal development and the develo...

Episode 4-319: Leadership Considerations – Lead Self, then Lead Others Being able to lead yourself first before leading others, just may be part of the key to living a fulfilled life. *** Book Release: LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Stories of Strangers in Flight – Flight 2023 – available on Amazon, coming soon to Kindle and Audible ⁠⁠https://www.amazon.com/author/petrinagooch⁠⁠ ⁠⁠https://www.audi...

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Episode 4-317: Leadership Considerations – Why do you lead? What is the focus of your leadership?  Why do you lead or desire to lead? What do you hope to accomplish and for whom?  These are leadership questions to ask yourself  When we know our Who, What, and Why, it can help focus our actions and attention. ***New Book Release: LiftOff to Landing – Revealing Stories of Strangers in Flight – Fligh...