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ust had a great "Discovery Lunch" w/Jacob! It had been 15 - 20 years since the last time we spoke!    Jacob & I served in the same military unit at Ft. Bragg in the 82nd Airborne Division many years ago.   He was an amazing leader back then & it was so encouraging & inspiring to hear how successful he still is in his current company.   Their organization is having some unique challenges. They've d...

Had a conversation outside the BJJ gym after class & spoke to one of the gym members there. They were crying & very emotional. A couple folks walked by. It's helpful to learn what to say to someone when they're struggling or emotional. Most don't do a good job w/that. I definitely didn't in my pre-EQ days.   The question that was asked to me was "How do you know if you're just digging up stuff fro...

Tonight was the 2nd day I rolled w/Josh, a 24 y/o Psychology major in college in his 5th week of Brazilian Jiu Jitsu.    He shared an impactful story w/me after our 2nd roll tonight in class.    What has created or lead to the most growth in your life?    What are some of the lessons you learned from those specific times in your life?    How often & intentionally do you pursue deliberate discomfor...

I spent a weekend w/an amazing family a month back that left an amazing impression on me.    Billy & Beth have the gift of hospitality. They picked up that gift / superpower from their parents and grandparents.    I share some of my lessons learned from spending a weekend w/both parents & their awesome kids.    Here are some of the questions that came up for me:    How do you make others feel when...

Many leaders aren't as self-aware as they think they are. That has been my experience in working with & conducting psychometric EQ assessments w/many leaders over the past few years.    This particular leader is very self-aware & made some connections in his own life & family of origin that were super powerful. This awareness & understanding of how he, in this case, developed a serious performance...

What comes first - the chicken or the egg?    What comes first - to lead yourself or leading others?    What comes first - better habits or better EQ?    What comes first - better behaviors or better emotional health?     This is actually a current conversation I'm having w/other coaches. Some great thoughts & dialogue that are definitely sharpening me in my own personal & professional growth jour...

Whew…this has been a recent intense journey w/a client who reached out to me a couple months ago with a "911" call about his personal life, his family & his job.    His house is (at the time of this episode) still on fire…BUT…HE is no longer on fire like he was 2 mos ago.    "If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at begin to change."    He has grown SO much over the past 2...

Dr. Jean has a PhD in Business Psychology & is the owner/creator of the successful consulting practice CavemanBrain Business Growth System.     Her clients increase their new business development by 25% with just 5 hours a week by using her "done for you" new business development system.   Working with a Harvard Neuroscientist, she developed the Caveman Brain Domination System to increase your new...

s this true? "A leader is only as good as their ability to handle conflict."    One of my clients shared that w/me recently.    It body slammed me b/c I was an absolute train wreck at conflict yet considered myself a "good" leader (whatever that means).    The only mental/emotional file I had for "conflict" was negative.    I had never seen an example in my life of "good conflict" or conflict done...

Whew, this one is difficult. I just wrapped up a coaching session w/a client that is going through a very, very challenging life phase.    He tried to play it off by saying "It's all good. I'm good. It's all gonna work out."    I told him he doesn't have to play the tough guy w/me. I know he's tough. He's very strong. He also needs to allow himself to experience the intensity of the emotions he's...

Check out this bio!  Dr. Margaret Heffernan produced programmes for the BBC for 13 years. She then moved to the US where she spearheaded multimedia productions for Intuit, The Learning Company and Standard&Poors. She was Chief Executive of InfoMation Corporation, ZineZone Corporation and then iCast Corporation, was named one of the "Top 25" by Streaming Media magazine and one of the "Top 100 Media...

This was such a great interview!  These are some of the questions that were brought up & some insights I gleaned from my interview with Dr. Margaret Heffernan, author & mentor to global CEOs: How did you start your journey to becoming a world-class leader? What annoys you? Who encourages you?  What did you discover about creating the type of environment that would bring the best out of others? Why...

When is the last time you've thought about who annoys you & why?    This is a real scenario & some real folks we know that tend to fit in this category for me.    It might be helpful to make a list of the people that annoy you.    Then, see if you can identify the reasons why those particular people annoy you.    What does that list of people say about you?    What do the things that annoy you abo...

What is the opposite of stress or anxiety?  I immediately thought it was being relaxed.  What are the consequences of telling someone that is feeling stressed or anxiousness to "just relax"?  The opposite of stress & anxiousness is actually mindfulness & presence.  How good are you at remaining present & mindful when you are feeling stressed & anxious?  How can you get better at that?  What are 1...

Here is the actual episode w/Jason Van Camp - Author of Deliberate Discomfort & CEO of Mission Six Zero. Here are some additional questions I asked Jason. I discuss some of the other questions in the previous episode.  When did you start developing your self-awareness?  How have you developed your humility?  What have you learned about leaders as the CEO of Mission Six Zero? What has been one of y...