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Every year on my birthday, I look for things to celebrate and recalibrate my values.   If I had things on my goal list that didn’t get completed, I had to evaluate whether I really wanted to do them or whether I couldn’t get them done. If I just didn’t want to, I decide whether it’s something I value or if the task itself was too hard. Usually, if I’m honest, what was on my list was a suppose...

An apologetic leader isn’t followed for very long. Their trust level dips and their judgment of leadership qualities are natural.   Sure, if you’ve made a huge transgression, apologize for it in the context of violating your own values and make a vow to live into your values even more fully.   Instead of an apology, consider acknowledgment and appreciation. Turn, “Oh so sorry I was late”...

Jim’s job is unusual. He leads teams of innovators to continue to innovate. He has created an innovation ecosystem, nurturing ideas and building bridges.   In our interview, he highlights that entrepreneurship is about: Staying open-minded and continuing your lifelong learning Building and nurturing relationships, whether your team or your advisors Leading by being a good person with good val...

How much time do we spend thinking about what needs to get done? Are you caught in the “getting ready to get ready” loop?   One of my 1:1 clients gave me a gem when she had the insight,  I spent more time thinking about doing something than the time it would take me to do it.   Amazing, right?   There’s no “someday” on your calendar. You will be judged for whatever you put out...

Where have you let judgment stop you from showing up as your authentic self? We all do it. We all have rules in our heads that stop us from fully expressing who we are because, “what would other people think?”   The lesson here is simple: If you want people to accept you and trust you, then you need to accept and trust yourself first.   If you want to go deeper, take a look at www. Expon...

They’re not stupid, they just can’t read. Colleen is a woman of service with a great heart. She grew up in Southern California and became a nurse. But she was called back to something closer to home as her father had revealed a deep secret. At 48 years old, John Corcoran let his family know that he couldn’t read.   Having grown up in what she thought was a “normal” home, she now sees how her...

You’d think that the president of a bank, of BofA in New York state, would be stuffy. You’d think he’d be all about the numbers. And you’d think he’d be hard to talk to. And, refreshingly, you’d be wrong on all counts!   Jeff Barker is the Market Segment Executive for Bank of America’s Metro Markets. Oh, and he’s also the President of Bank of America in New York State.   Growing up in a...

Brandon Fong, founder of www.7figuremillennials.com shares valuable information and insights on building connections that leverage you to the next level.   He offered insights on the REAL framework to use when connecting with anyone. Respectful Effortless Appreciative Loving   That’s the opposite of being MAD: Misaligned Annoying Draining   On the podcast we spoke of worthiness and...

When you realize that YOU are the one responsible for the drama in your life, your life changes. There’s only one person who is giving meaning to any given situation that affects you. That’s you. Other people will give meaning to a situation in their own way. Their drama isn’t yours.   Stop making excuses. Stop using drama to excuse why things didn’t happen in your life.   Choose. Decide...

Your life isn’t static. When you stop moving or stop growing, you’re dying or… dead.   Success isn’t static. Success is very much Dynamic. What you thought looked like success some time ago may not feel so monumentally amazing now. That’s because you’ve changed along the way. You’ve gained new skills and a new perspective. What felt like it’d be a huge accomplishment just isn’t. It was, but i...

It wasn’t unkind. It wasn’t malicious. It was a simple statement - “You’re not doing these things you said were important to you because you just don’t want to do them.” What?  You’re not doing the things on your to-do list because you don’t want to do them. It’s that simple.   It could be that your subconscious sees a change as a threat to your identity. Well, in order to grow, you get...

From Montreal to Toronto to Queens to Denver and back to New York City…! Morrison has had some amazing adventures, personally and professionally.   She works for the Warren Law Group , specializing in the cannabis industry.    Listen in as she shares her life path that includes being told she was supposed to be a lawyer to starting a family, and giving it up when, she so matter of f...

We often put off what we want to do for the sake of doing what we “should” do.  Yes, be responsible. AND Listen to your desires. Listen to the subtle call that says, “over here!”   It is possible to do both - be responsible AND do/get/have/be what you want.   It all starts with a decision and the how sorts out.   What’s calling you? What are you hoping for that you’ve put off?...

The hard stuff is what gets you through to the next level. You’re the one that puts the hard stuff in your path. And if you approach it with gratitude, as something you get to do, and you take on the lessons that get you through it, you will breakthrough to Exponential Success.   This podcast is a reminder of who you are and what you’re capable of.   And be sure to check out www. Exponen...

As with most everything new, it’s hard. Learning to drive is hard. Learning a new language is hard. Letting go of old habits and stepping into an upleveled version of yourself is hard.   You leave something behind. You learn a new skill. You gain confidence. You practice more. It becomes a part of you. It’s no longer hard.   From going to the dentist to taking on a new job, relationship,...

Leaders (that’s you because you’re influencing anyone in your circle) believe that they’re doing a good job, great job, or maybe even just fine job. Seldom will leaders evaluate themselves as less than. And that’s okay.   If you’re leading, though, you need to know that there are blindspots and you’re missing something really important:  each team member has different needs and every tea...

Let’s talk goal setting, for real. Not wishes, but getting stuff done.   Whether you’re guiding your team or guiding yourself, whether you’re managing up, managing down, or focused on your own accomplishments, you need to look at three key things:   What were the expectations you have or had about a certain thing (or performance goal)? What outcomes are you getting? What support is neede...

Remember how good it feels to go through your closet and get rid of old clothes that you’ve been hanging onto for “someday.” You liked them, but they no longer serve you. Just as you would clear out old, expired food from your pantry, you need to do that with old, expired thinking patterns and styles.    What thoughts might you have to get rid of in order to let new thoughts in?   W...

Are you “livin’ the dream” or maybe you’ve given up on your dreams? I know I’ve let go of a lot of dreams along my journey. They were entertaining. They served me at the time, and like a loved one’s passing, I’ve grieved the loss of what was.   I don’t shoot photographs on film anymore. I don’t do martial arts kicks quite as high or as quickly as I used to.   I’ve changed. My body has ch...

Andrea T Edwards always knew who she was, even as a teen. Strong and outspoken, she grew up in Australia and seemed to find a way of fighting for what’s right in the world. Or, perhaps, how to make the world a little more right.   She found herself in tech and in PR and Content Marketing, but that’s not what drives her. On today’s podcast, we dove into Freedom and we discussed social issues i...

It’s said that if you put a frog in cool to luke warm water and ever-so-slightly turn up the temperature, the frog won’t notice as it becomes acclimated to the higher temperature. When, at some point, the frog ends up in boiling water, it’s too late.   Kind of gross, I know.    And we do that to ourselves a bit, don’t we? We tolerate and tolerate and tolerate until we’re buried by s...

I just got back from a root canal. WooHooo!!! Such exciting news. No, not really. And no one should become an expert patient when it comes to having root canals done.    Still, practicing anything that isn’t something you look forward to makes it easier and builds expertise.    I’m an expert dish-doer. I can just get ‘em done. I don’t look forward to it and I also don’t run awa...

Paul Glover calls himself a Recovering Scoundrel. He notes that he is a recovering trial attorney who is also a convicted felon.  He works in leadership and workforce development with an emphasis on legacy building and his story of incarceration parallels the human condition.   Having grown up in three different locations, with a mother who was married seven times and a father who was ma...

Relationships are tricky.    Growing through a dysfunctional attachment to and dependence on her sister, Amy was shaken awake when her big sister was killed in a car accident. She recreated the dependence in the relationship with her husband, a relationship that lasted 25 years, though both knew it was “fine” and really not quite right.   She grew into learning about BOUNDARIES. Suc...

Wait, what? Yep - it’s this simple: Hope Is NOT A Strategy!   We wish for things. We hope things will get better.    And that’s based in a MindState of fear and lack.  What’s your state of mind when you wish or hope for things to work out? You’re basically afraid that they won’t. So you “hope for the best.”   What if you took charge of the EXCELLENCE in your life?   T...