You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.” – Jim Rohn Does this quote resonate for you? Given that COVID has changed the way you spend the bulk of your time, how have you been able to adapt? With whom are you spending your time and how does that affect you? Personal time has limitations and work time has been remote for many of us, so it’s a different model to examine. It really is a big deal. Do a quick calculation from your personal to your profes

Robert Allen author of The One Minute Millionaire When you reflect on prior times when your most personal learning has occurred or when you’ve experienced the greatest success, what comes to mind? Was it discipline, grit, luck or a combination of all that got you there? How hard did you work to develop the product or establish the relationships? Was it a solo effort or a team project? I would have to answer with a resounding. “YES!” to all of the above and with caution as I w

Whether or not you are currently engaged in a job search, networking is a fundamental activity that should be embraced for numerous reasons. With time at a premium for most working adults, adding more to an already full schedule may feel like another obligation. It’s true that unless there is a clear intention and purpose, attending an event with a general notion of making contacts is unrealistic. It requires a plan. We recommend the 3-3-3 approach as a minimum goal for any e

1. Increase your response time to requests. 2. Improve the brevity and simplicity of your electronic correspondence. 3. Connect with 5 new people and 7 existing colleagues or friends each day. 4. Inspect your business process cycle from start to finish for improvement. 5. Rethink your approach to helping others succeed. 6. Increase the number of times you connect others to build new relationships. 7. Resolve 3 pieces of unfinished business, no matter how painful. 8. Li

When someone is in your life for a REASON, it is usually to meet a need you have expressed outwardly or inwardly. They have come to assist you through a difficulty, to provide you with guidance and support, to aid you physically, emotionally, or spiritually. They may seem like a godsend, and they are. They are there for the reason you need them to be. Then, without any wrongdoing on your part or at an inconvenient time, this person will say or do something to bring the relati

• What was so very troubling to her? • What were the feelings it brought up? • Why did she feel as if she had been punched in the stomach? Jane was clear that her husband and adult children were very supportive of her professionally as well as the personal development work/journey she had embarked on. Everyone wanted her to be happy and yet she really had no idea what made her happy. However, she knew with certainty that she was unwilling to dismiss the initial “compliment”

Sometimes, the whisper can appear with such consistency that we still ignore it even when the tone rises to a SHOUT! A most memorable example for me came after a very windy and snowy night and an anticipated power outage. I was relieved to awaken to sunshine and a midday meeting so that travel would not be affected by the previous day’s storm. My optimism was short lived when mid-shower the lights went out and I was left wet and very frustrated. Fortunately the gym was open a

1. Increase your response time to requests. 2. Improve the brevity and simplicity of your electronic correspondence. 3. Connect with 5 new people and 7 existing colleagues or friends each day. 4. Inspect your business process cycle from start to finish for improvement. 5. Rethink your approach to helping others succeed. 6. Increase the number of times you connect others to build new relationships. 7. Resolve 3 pieces of unfinished business, no matter how painful. 8. Li