In our personal and professional relationships, we want connection, collaboration, and understanding. Yet, sometimes, we get the opposite: hurt feelings, frustration, and misunderstanding, especially when expectations are not met. The key to creating more...
We have a lot to think about, and sometimes thinking about our lives, families, and work can evoke strong negative emotions. When a situation has a big negative emotional charge, it can keep us feeling stuck and going around in circles in our mind. Fortunately,...
Most of us want to feel happier, productive, and more fulfilled. Personally, we want to know that we’re living a life that matters. Professionally, we want to feel confident that we’re being an effective colleague and leader. One way to do this is to use the powerful...
Most leaders want to inspire others. They want to share ideas and stories that motivate people, and maybe even invite others to think and behave differently. But what specifically inspires others? In addition to a speaker’s energy and stories, there’s one other piece....
Metrics are how we measure success. At work, we use metrics to evaluate projects we’re working on and to better understand how we’re doing in our job. It’s the same with coaching. When you work with an executive or leadership coach, how do you know that you’re making...
Many of us are self-critical and see all the things we have to do and need to do. When we talk to ourselves in this way, though, with the pressured have-tos and need-tos, it can keep our thinking constricted and in a more negative frame of mind. Being hard on...
We all fall into habits of thinking, where we think about life, work, and our relationships in the same way. While this might be fine most of the time, there will be times when we are ready to think differently about our goals, our commitments, and our purpose – times...
We all have an inner critic, the voice that causes us pain and keeps us from thinking big, speaking up, and going for what we really want. Our inner critic can be exhausting and demoralizing to listen to! Although we might want to tune it out, it can be hard, because...
We all want to build new habits. Maybe you want to exercise more, or create time for strategic thinking at work. It can be hard building a new habit because it takes lots of brain focus and energy. What if there was a brain-friendly tool that could help your brain...