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Being Unabashedly You
One of my favorite assessments I ask my clients to complete is the Kolbe A Index. Based in decades of research, the Kolbe A Index measures your conative style, or how you take action. It focuses on what you do well, and learning more about your unique conative style can help you to leverage your…
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Positive Influence
A few weeks ago I wrote about emotional contagion – how others can affect us and we can affect others, similar to how a virus gets spread from person to person. Most of the time people talk about emotional contagion, it’s in the negative sense, how “one rotten apple spoils the barrel.” My article provided…
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Ready, or Not
The start of a new year gives me the feeling of wonder and anticipation, like the first day of school, starting a new grade. While I’ve known the date was coming and am eager to experience this new beginning, I’m unsure exactly what to expect. In the past, I have jumped on the resolution bandwagon,…
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What Motivates You?
I like to exercise outdoors, and there’s a nice track nearby that I frequent. I’ve noticed there are two different groups of exercisers – those who love it and those who are making themselves do it. Those who love it have found a physical movement and pattern that works for them. They look almost effortless…
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Permission to Shine
Have you ever known someone who was so talented, bright, well spoken, creative and just all-around amazing…but they didn’t step into their gifts? You can see how much they have to offer the world, but whether it’s lack of confidence, fear of failure or fear of rejection, they just play it safe, keeping their brilliance…
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What Resting Doesn’t Look Like
I am someone who tries to put too much into a day, who somehow impossibly believes I can do more than I can in a day, an hour, even 15 minutes. I think, erroneously, that it’s more efficient to pack in errands on the way to an appointment or meeting and even have phone calls…
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Five Tips for Combating Negative Emotional Contagion
Most people have some coworkers they enjoy working with, and others they would rather avoid altogether. There are some people who make even the most demanding and challenging projects more fun and rewarding, people who always seem to lift the mood of the team and get everyone rallied around doing great work. And there are…
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What Now?
There are times when life throws you a curve ball. You’re going along, everything’s going great, and suddenly Wham! You get the wind knocked out of you with something that totally throws you for a loop. It could be a layoff, a death in the family, a break up, a diagnosis. Or sometimes it’s an…
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Opportunities for Growth
I used to dread that time of year. You know the one, annual performance review time. Of course, it’s nice to think you might get a raise or a promotion you’ve been eyeing, but even with those potential silver linings, you still have to sit through about an hour of listening to someone point out…
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Wanting More
People hire me to help them overcome a variety of career challenges and stresses, and recently I worked with one client who is frustrated that he’s not in a higher position within his company. It’s a natural frustration – I can clearly remember being part of some organizations where I knew I had more knowledge…