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Today, we're talking about investing in your life. This is part of the 20-week challenge on how you can build your resilience in 2023. The goal is to make it so that you bend like a willow in strong winds versus breaking like an oak when things get tough. We are now on lesson 14, so let's get started.       When do I suggest this lesson?:   Whenever I hear my clients talking or valuing things over...

We're in the middle of our 20-week challenge to building your resilience so that you bend instead of break when facing adversity and tough times. And I think we've got some tough times. Well, on the way for a lot of people. Layoffs are happening in the tech sector and people are struggling a bit. We are also struggling with inflation and recession. And so we really wanna build our resilience so th...

So we're in the middle of our 20-week challenge. We are at episode number 12 of  20. Today, we're talking about being a problem-free zone and just being problem free in general. We're doing this to build our resilience and part of being so strong and resilient is that when we have problems, they don't have to be this giant pothole. They're more like a slight speed bump or Hmm, was that an acorn I...

If you've been around for a while, you know we're in the middle of our 20-week challenge. This is week 11. And this 20-week challenge is all about building your resilience. This week we're gonna be talking about preparation and protection.   But before I jump into that, I wanna let you know that my new book entitled “ Meet Me in the Middle” is already out on Amazon. This is a guide to overcoming p...

For the past few weeks, we've been focused on building up your resilience. This is still part of our 20-week challenge. Building up your resilience makes you flexible, where you bend instead of break when you're faced with challenges, and this is one of the top three elements that affect an organization's change success rate. So we look at the strength of the leadership, the strength of the commun...

This week, we're talking about strengthening your family. For the past couple of weeks, we've been talking about the who in coaching. It's the innards of yourself, the stuff that's timeless, that has to do with your values, your boundaries, your standards, and family is a big component of that.   Now, not everybody has grown up in a family that's really nurturing to them, but everybody has a chose...

Today specifically, we're gonna be talking about personal standards.  Now, if you're just joining us for the first time, do know that on our website you can, or in the show notes, you can download the personal theme sheet that will help you set some goals around this 20-week challenge. You can do them in any order whatsoever. It may be based on what you hear as little triggers or the lessons you'r...

We've been talking about planning to build your resilience in 2023. The purpose of resilience is so that you can bend instead of break when you're under pressure, and we want to help you accumulate the tools to do that.   Today, we're going to be talking about boundaries. I love this topic because I think it's probably the one that propels people the furthest and the farthest when it comes to thei...

For 20 weeks, we are addressing a challenge that builds your resilience. Resilience helps us bend in a storm instead of breaking. We are all facing storms of different sorts, whether it be an illness, travel, pressures at work, or tough challenges. We want to be able to handle those with grace and confidence, so we're tackling 20 lessons that will help you build that resilience and help address ch...

Why do we want to restore our integrity, or why do we want to build our resilience? Well, resilience helps us bend instead of break when times get tough. We want to create resilient people who can bounce back from adversity, whether it's stubbing your toe or losing your job. So the more we can work on the skills to do this, the equivalent of weight training to build your muscles. The more that we...

We're in the middle of our 20-week challenge to build your resilience. So what is resilience? Resilience means that when times get tough, you bend instead of break. And how do we build resilience? We build a strong foundation. To do that, we've got 20 weeks of tips and tricks that will help you take action, and build that resilience. This week, we're talking about simplifying your life. Right now,...

When we talk about resilience, we really mean that we want you to be flexible and bend like a willow does in the wind versus break like an oak. We've had some tough times making strong people. But if you feel like maybe you're not as strong as you'd like to be, this is a great way to build that. So let's get started on today's lesson, 10 daily habits. If you are a listener, you've probably heard m...

Part of making work fun again has to do with building our personal resilience. As you've heard me say in our previous podcast, three things determine a successful change effort, first has to do with leadership, leading yourself and others. Second is communication, being clear and succinct with expectations. And then, finally, personal resilience. How do we build resilience? Well, we need to be wel...

This month, our theme is about planning 2023 to build your resilience. So the mission is to make work fun again and work is not fun. If we're depleted and we feel like we don't have any energy, we know that success in a change effort is really dependent upon good leadership. That means leading ourselves and others. It means good communication. Are we being clear about the vision, expectations, et...

This month's theme is about planning 2023 and here's how we got there. There are three things that really affect the success of a change effort. And since we're all going through change pretty dramatically, I thought we'd hit those. Those are leadership, communication, and employee resilience. I've talked about the first two a fair amount. I haven't talked about resilience a whole ton, but one of...

Today, we're going to be talking about the scary outcomes in the gist of Halloween. The scary outcomes of a polarized society. So let's get started. So what's so scary about it? Well, all humans have a need for certainty. They also have a need for novelty, but when we are in a polarized society, we are requiring that things be certain, so that reduces the tolerance for novelty, for surprises, for...

Preventing polarization really requires good listening. So what's your skill level in listening? Are you a decent listener? Are you a half-listener? What's the purpose of your listening? What are you listening for? So in the case of listening, we are really looking for people to understand more than the words that are being said.  Listen to this week's podcast on building good skills in listening....

 This week, we are talking about skill development to prevent polarization. One of the best things that we can do to prevent polarization is to ask really good questions and asking good questions is a skill. It's something that we need to practice and as a coach, a faculty member who teaches aspiring professional coaches, an instructor, and a coach who mentors leaders on asking good coaches and us...

Today, specifically, we're going to talk about, okay, you had the polarizing conversation and you're separated, so now what, what are you gonna do about it? Well, let's analyze. It might be a good or a bad thing. Let's find out. Last week, we talked about the example of being in the midst of a polarizing conversation, trying to understand the other party and we use the example of gun control and o...

 Today, specifically, we're going to be talking about what to do in the midst of a polarizing conversation. So you found yourself in this conversation and you're like, oh crap, how did I get here? And what are we going to do about it? How do I either exit the stage gracefully, or if I really am invested in this person, and I want to make sure that I continue my relationship with them. What are the...

So what is polarization? Polarization is moving away from this idea of you and I don't agree on every single thing and therefore you are dead to me. We can never be friends and we are never, ever, ever getting back together. And it didn't use to be this way. Society's become more and more polarized over the years. People are getting more and more frustrated with this, but one of the consequences o...

Our themes this month are quiet quitting, polarization, and tips for our HR community. And today, specifically, we're going to be talking about 10 ways that polarization emerges. So where does it come from? How did we go from a society that's like, let's all agree to disagree and we'll still play cornhole and root for the same team and whatever it might be to this, you know, we are never, ever get...

Today, we're going to talk about 10 tips or 10 steps for HR dealing with polarization in the workplace. During my interviews in preparation for the book, I talked to leaders who talked about their employees that were polarized and how they wouldn't talk to each other. They'd actually like to be in the same meeting but sometimes things are not done properly because they choose not to communicate wi...

Now this month, we're talking about quiet quitting and polarization that is emerging in the workplace, and some tips for our HR partners that are dealing with these problems that are emerging in the workplace. So today we're really talking about the antidote to quiet quitting. So what's quiet quitting? Quiet quitting is when people are just showing up to the job and doing the bare minimum, they're...

All of you have probably been reading articles and the backlash that has to do with people quiet quitting the workplace. The concept behind this is the idea that if I just meet expectations, do everything that's expected of me, and no more and have firm boundaries, in that case, I'll be able to stick through my job, coast through, collect my paycheck, but have enough time and energy and motivation...