Move Your Desk

As you make the decision to step into your best work, you may also be signing up for something that you didn't expect - more pain. There will be new trials, challenges, and setbacks. There may also be new fears, frustration, and doubt. All are a normal part of the journey. In fact, it sounds a lot like the hero's journey that endears us to so many characters in our favorite books and movies. Rober...

Sometimes we go through the process of upleveling to a new position, and then we realize that maybe there are some other work factors that we care more about. So, we take another leap. I interviewed Brett last year when he was stepping into a leadership role. He got a seat at the table, learned and contributed to more strategic discussions, and discovered some new insights about his own desires an...

If you are trying to uplevel at work and don't have anyone actively helping you in the process, you aren't alone. Many organizations don't have the resources to provide this to every employee seeking to get promoted or express their experience and talents in a new position within the company. Others feel left behind as they notice the leadership coaching, mentoring, and growth opportunities offere...

It's a special time on your personal journey when you start sharing the stories and insights that you've been yearning to share. And, you figure out how to find the time and courage to do it. Stephanie Blamires joined me on this episode to talk about how she's taking the next step to share her stories and life lessons in a way that bring together her love of all things beautiful, her unique creati...

Denita Bremer never intended to become a coach. In fact, she enjoyed being a full-time mother and wife. But, she has always been interested in figuring out who she really is through personal development, psychology, personality tests, and life experiences. Now she's stepping into what she believes her purpose is right now. She is a life coach with a special focus on helping women in The Church of...

David McBee is now a regular on the Move Your Desk podcast. He's on a personal development journey that now includes something he never intended on being - an author. David wanted to make changes in how he showed up as a husband, father, leader, and co-worker. He started reading books. And, he started learning some lessons that he shares in his book Everyday Lessons Every Day: A Journey from Grump...

Design impacts every area of our lives - from the way we experience coming into the world, to our cars and homes, leisure activities, education, and how we do our work. It was a pleasure to sit down to have a conversation with a colleague that has had a significant impact on how I view design. Anthony Rotolo comes to this conversation with vast experience and expertise in graphic design, book publ...

Periodically, I like to talk about the nudgers. In past episodes, I've mentioned nudging, pivotal nudgers, sequences of nudges, and accepting nudges. It was time this week to again point out some nudgers that impact my work and don't even know it. It's worth pausing periodically to ask ourselves questions - who introduced me to this book? to this tech tool? to the process I use in my negotiations?...

If you are upleveling your work in some way, chances are your brain will go to work to keep you safe from the danger, the fears, and the...opportunity for growth. It gets busy serving up the excuses, the likely and unlikely scenarios that will take place on the journey, and even question why you desire what you desire. This weeks episode is from a Facebook live session that I conducted a few weeks...

Are you willing to increase your capacity to receive? And, what does it mean anyway? I started viewing it from the perspective of receiving money for value creation. And, it quickly multiplied into a concept that I was noticing in other areas - capacity to receive feedback, capacity to receive opportunities more aligned with personal desires in work, capacity to accept compliments, and capacity to...

This past week my grandfather reached "centenarian" status. He's not the first to achieve this milestone, and won't be the last. On his birthday, a funeral was held across town for his sister-in-law who lived 102 years and 10 months. These individuals have seen a lot of history, and made their own along the way. For this 100th episode of the Move Your Desk show, I share a few tidbits from his pers...

It's always a pleasure to collaborate with fellow coaches. This episode I talk with Jim Palmer, a business executive and coach. He's committed to coaching veteran's transitioning into the corporate world and entrepreneurship (veteranpreneurship). He brings his coaching expertise, military training, and corporate experience to his clients. Check the podcast show notes if you'd like a free coaching...

You never know who is listening to your stories. I found out that one listener is nine year old Elden. And, he told me he wanted to be on my podcast and share one of his recent experiences at school. In fact, he believes his painful experience made him smarter. I think he's right. He gained some insights and reminded me of a few as well. Tune in to hear his story. And, be prepared. He already has...

It's always fun to get insights from people I coach. Especially if it's someone that you've known your entire life. This interview is with one of my brothers. He's been making great strides in moving his desk these past few years and it's been fun to see him keep growing. Listen as he shares his desk moving experiences, insights from rugby, quotes from our Dad, and his approach to sales strategies...

Are you willing to take the next step, even if you can't see solid ground beneath you? This is part of the journey at times - taking a step into the unknown toward seeking that horizon that you know is part of who you want to become. Go ahead, take a step. The rest will be made known to you, but not until you take the steps.

Choices are a part of everyday life. So, is defaulting to what is comfortable or easy. Are you aware of all of the options that are put before you on a daily basis? Those options have often been strategically crafted in a way to lead you down a certain decision-making path. That's ok. Or, is it? Do you trust the curator that narrows down the choices into something you can digest and ultimately tak...

You've got high intelligence, a lot of knowledge, and many years of experience. But, do you have ambition? Cheryl Johnson recently published a book about ambition and we discuss the concept in this interview. After listening, and reading, the examples Cheryl shares, I realize that I have an opportunity to learn how to become ambitious at a deeper level toward offering up my best work. This skill i...

Once in a while, we get thoughts that seem to come out of nowhere. Pure inspiration, blatant answers to questions that we didn't realize we were asking, or guidance to go in another direction from that we are pursuing. Nudges from beyond our own mind. I call these nudges spiritual nudges and I believe we all get them, regardless of our religious and spiritual beliefs. Once in a while I'll share a...

It's easy to default and still live a successful and fairly comfortable life. Yet, what if some of the angst you feel inside is there for a purpose? To give you hints that it is time to think differently about your next steps. Sometimes it is ok to default to what everyone is doing. Especially, if you consciously make that decision. Sometimes you have to go ... zigging on the zag.

Your addictions can be great teachers, if you allow yourself to learn from them. Behind every addiction there is a set of thoughts and emotions that drive you to indulge in the excessive eating, drinking, pornography, working, or learning. Or, whatever. There is good news, and it is less about willpower and more about figuring out what is going on in your mind when you find yourself in the middle...

In an ever changing world of online learning approaches and options, it is important to remember the simple principles of design that exemplify good instruction. And, you don't have to make it difficult. Scott Mathews shares insights and examples from his experiences as a curriculum developer, a health care educator, and an aviation enthusiast to give listeners (especially anyone in the teaching c...

Leaders don't have to know it all. But, sometimes that is what is passed along as an expectation by society, by corporate culture, and by other leaders. Lisa Chapman Gregory shares with us how we can lead and manage with both confidence in our optimal performance zone while also bringing vulnerability to our work. Confident vulnerability is an attribute we can all embrace in whatever role we are i...

Through a sequence of nudges, I was introduced to my first scheduled podcast interview! I know you will enjoy getting to know David McBee through this interview and when you read his book. He is on a quest to become a better man, husband, father, and person each day. You can find him at http://www.davidmcbee.com and his book on Amazon at https://amzn.to/3daGD1Q

Online learning has been around a while. But, almost overnight, government and schools closed their physical doors and made the decision to offer up classes virtually to reduce human contact in an attempt to thwart the spread of disease. Just moving to online sounds so simple. But, there are differences between the physical classroom learning experience and the experience that can be offered onlin...