Work

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How one sentence changed my life (and can change yours too)

You are getting bored at your job. Everyday feels like groundhog day. You worked hard to finish Q1, and then BAM!, another quarter starts...

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Are you in the ‘waiting room’?

This blog originally appeared in the Faith Driven Entrepreneur website. One of the hardest things many of us experience is waiting for...

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Do people you lead have a voice? What about your spouse?

Recently I was a guest on a women’s mastermind online coaching program for Cherylanne Skolnicki, to provide follow up Q&A to a ‘Win at...

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What!?!? Why did it take 2 years?

When I received the below email, I got fired up. I remember the conference they are referencing, as well as the talk. Matter of fact,...

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Do you know where your actual treasure is?

A few Sundays ago, Chuck Mingo, a pastor from our church, Crossroads, gave a great teaching on the verse ‘for where your treasure is,...

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Is Your Enneagram Number Helping or Hurting You at Home?

The Five Capitals leadership team has done an incredible job building an Enneagram workshop for businesses. Just in the last couple of...

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‘Win at Home First’ was in Forbes!!

Holy cow!!!! My book ‘Win at Home First’ was just in a Forbes article!!!! Forbes magazine’s article, ‘7 Books Everyone On Your Team...

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Do you feel like you are wandering?

Holly and I celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary this summer with an incredible trip to Napa / Sonoma. I will share more of that trip...

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How do we empower employees?

The following section is an excerpt from Chapter 25 of my book Win at Home First. One of my favorite bosses was Max. He knew my wife’s...

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Is boredom affecting your joy at the office?

I have had seasons where I did not like my job. Unmotivated. Thinking the grass was greener on the other side. Granted a couple of those...

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Do you need a personal strategy day?

Are you struggling with paralysis by analysis? Do you need time away to just think? A few weeks ago I felt buried and was not motivated...

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I will not make you better at that.

I was on the phone the other day with a potential client. I asked him why he was considering hiring me as an executive coach. He listed...

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Are you going to come up for air?

Doing some month planning this morning and being reminded how crazy this time of year is. Thanksgiving, Christmas, holiday parties, the...

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Are you waking up at 3AM stressed?

My client just started a new role in the last 9 months. The sales are way behind plan with only two months left in the year. With ten...

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Are you setting yourself up for a big letdown?

My client just finished his best quarter – at home and work! At work, he closed his biggest sale in the last few years. His pipeline is...

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Have you been thrown under the bus recently?

My client runs a division and was recently thrown under the bus. The person that threw her under the bus is in another division. This...

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Is this a painful reality for you?

My client is the owner of a company he cares deeply about. He works long hours, gives time and money generously to his employees. My...

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What are you fighting for?

Last week I had a client get emotional on a coaching call. He cried a few times throughout the call. Tears of joy. My client had been...

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What arrow is in your quiver?

Are you holding on to something in case the current plan doesn’t work out? Do you have one foot in the boat and one in the water? Maybe...

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Stop resting from work.

Do you recoup after a long day by staring at the TV and drinking beer or wine? Are you constantly falling asleep on the couch at night?...