When everything fell apart in my career and personal life, I could no longer argue. My life was out of whack, I was out of balance and the world was screaming to me I needed to get it together.
ollowing the red balloon is one of the most dangerous things a founder can do. Red balloons are bright, moving and attractive. At first, the red balloon simply captures your attention. However, as you look and reflect, it will trigger curiosity and wonderment. You start to think and dream. Your mind wanders and you forget what you were doing. You stare intently at the red balloon. It’s fascinating and alluring. For some reason, they are just fun to have.
It is so easy to get emotionally tanked with the ups and downs of leadership. I am determined to not be overcome by my emotions. I am committed to staying in a strong but supportive place because this allows me to lead well.
I love it when the feeling of JOY comes in. It is an amazing sensation of deep peace and great brightness. JOY is like the sun. The sun nourishes, rejuvenates, and fuels. It gives the body the nutrition it needs to grow and thrive, the light it needs to come alive and the life to go
It was not easy! Often as a busy professional, leader and parent scheduling and taking time away felt like it was not worth it because it was so challenging to implement. At this moment, I knew it was worth the effort.
So then, what does “stay open to the sun” mean? This had been bothering me all day. I felt a bit silly not understanding but I wanted to know. It sounded like it had so much brilliance, potential, and power. I reluctantly returned to my colleague and asked what that meant and how I might do that.
Recognizing and listening to your gut is an important soft skill of a leader. Your gut in your internal “knowing” and guide. It taps your intuition and gives you 6th-sense information. Sometimes hearing your gut is not as easy and as obvious as it sounds. Here are 5 steps to access
How do you define success? Dr. Travis Bradberry recently quoted in his article 9 Signs You’re Successful—Even If It Doesn’t Feel Like It that, “67% defined success as ‘good relationships with friends and family,’ and 60% said it is loving what you do for a living, only 20% stated that monetary wealth determines success.”
Dr. Leaf is a great researcher and neuroscience thought leader. Today she did a podcast on “how to deal with disappointment and failure”. It is a great topic because while we as leaders know it is important to FAIL FORWARD and failure is a gift to learn, it can be
It happens to everyone, even the supercharged energizer bunny. You just had a series of challenges and are in a funk, a bit depressed or just lack motivation. Your weekend was packed, you have been traveling, had company, extra responsibilities, pressing deadlines, a series of unexpected challenges, etc. Humans get exhausted. It just happens. It is your body telling you “I NEED RECHARGING!” Obviously, rest is ideal, but sometimes we are not sleeping well due to the stress, you have a reason you were not sleeping and have gotten as much as you can. So what can you do?