10 from 2010

January 6, 2011

As I did in 2009, I am sharing the lessons I learned during 2010 with you. My hope is that you might pick up a kernel of wisdom from this, and that you are inspired to review how 2010 unfolded for you so that you are able to carry the lessons you learned forward in [...]

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Settle Less by Leaning into Transformation

December 20, 2010

We’ve all been there…working a job that’s uninspiring and that’s mis-aligned with who you want to be and what you want to do with your life. When I’ve been in situations like this in the past, I’ve felt incomplete, uncommitted, unmotivated and uninspired. I felt a dread about going to work…I definitely had a perspective [...]

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Transformation – A Matter of Choice

November 16, 2010

I was at a church service recently where the Rev. John Crestwell spoke about transformation.  To paraphrase, he stated that transformation starts by making choices to effect change. The context that he was speaking in was around organizational transformation. And it’s clear to me that this would also apply to individuals as well. So what’s [...]

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Giving & Receiving the Gift of Feedback

August 16, 2010

Giving feedback is an important aspect of communicating with others. When you want to have meaningful relationships with others, you must open yourself up and risk giving and receiving feedback. Some of it will be positive reinforcement, some of it will be constructive feedback. All of it is important in figuring out how to deal [...]

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Mid-Year Goal Checkup

July 12, 2010

As we just passed the midway point of the year, I thought it would be useful to check in with you on how you’re progressing with the goals you established at the beginning of the year. Do you remember what they were? If you wrote them down, you may want to reference them as you [...]

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Perspectives and Perception

June 25, 2010

When we encounter a new situation, we use our prior experiences as a filter to view the situation. By bringing this prior learning to bear, we avoid repeating the same mistake again. So, we look for patterns from old situations that we can correlate to the new situation at hand. When we run into a [...]

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Success Defined

April 22, 2010

What does it mean to be a success?  According to Wiktionary.com, the definition of success is: The achievement of one’s aim or goal. (business) financial profitability One who, or that which, achieves assumed goals No surprises there.  For me, the following definition by Booker T. Washington is an excellent defintion of success and it aligns [...]

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