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Words Matter
Many years after my blog post advocating silence, I am following up to encourage you to choose your words wisely. After you’ve had a chance to observe and contemplate everything around you, being thoughtful rather than being reactive with your words will serve you, and the well-being of those around you, much better. You’ve long known…
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Tips for Uncovering Blind Spots
Our strengths may actually create “blind spots” that can work against us. These blind spots are behaviours, beliefs and practices that we ourselves can’t see, and can therefore be a risk to the things we want to achieve. Although blind-spots are the flip-side of strengths, I want to be clear they are not ‘weaknesses.’ For…
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Setting Aspirational Goals
Lose weight – Call home more often – Complete my certification. At this time of the year, many of us are setting goals for ourselves, regardless of whether or not we intend to follow-through. Does our lack of outcomes mean we should stop goal-setting altogether? Last year, one of my personal goals was to manage…
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Feedback: The Gift That’s Hard to Accept
If feedback is a gift, why’s it so hard to accept? The other day, out of the blue my teen aged son tells me: “Dad, you’re trying too hard to be cool.” My immediate response was going to be, “No, I’m not.” I would have been more than happy to add, “You are!” Of course,…
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How to Achieve Goals with Motivation and Inspiration
Does the New Year include a few personal resolutions for you, like slim down, exercising more, or reconnecting with old friends? Or perhaps at this time, you’re setting some business and career goals for yourself or your team? Regardless of time of year, setting goals is important, because it gives us direction and targets to…
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