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Season 5

March 8, 2021

044: Find a Mentor to Help You Navigate Your Career

Send us a text We all need a mentor, and we can also become a great mentor to someone else. When looking for a mentor, I prefer someone who I had previously worked for with a history of a great working relationship. The mentor relationship is unique and differs from that of a coach and teacher. A b…

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March 1, 2021

043: Dealing with Conflict

Send us a text We often think of conflict as something that is destructive. And it often is, but there are times when healthy conflict can drive you to a new level of excellence. As leaders, I want you to determine which type of conflict you are dealing with and take action immediately to stop the …

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Feb. 22, 2021

042: Adopt a Wellness Life Philosophy to Maximize Your Total Well-Bei…

Send us a text I am talking about wellness as part of an overall fitness plan. We should not be just surviving our jobs and our life, but, in fact, thriving, where we go to a higher level of overall fitness that leads to healthy growth, mindfulness and prosperity. I am encouraging leaders at all le…

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Feb. 8, 2021

041: Prepare Now for Your Future Senior Leader Role

Send us a text Your goal is to be the CFO and even the CEO so you need to start preparing now. You need to develop the skills and mindset to grow into an effective senior leader. Don’t wait until you are a senior manager looking to break into a more junior executive position. Work on the key skills…

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Feb. 1, 2021

040: Stop Playing It Safe in Your Career

Send us a text Are you playing it safe in your career by not pushing yourself to reach your potential? When we stay in our comfort zone, we are oppressing ourselves by preventing our own advancement. You need to own your career and own getting out of your comfort zone. You are responsible for your …

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Jan. 25, 2021

039: Defeating Perfectionism

Send us a text Perfectionism comes from insecurity and not necessarily from a desire to perform at a high level. When we fear others or we seek their approval, we can aim to be more perfect in our work, but it actually detracts because we don’t focus ourselves on the most important parts of the tas…

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Jan. 18, 2021

038: Overcoming Limiting Beliefs to Ensure Your Success

Send us a text There are so many ways in which we limit ourselves from achieving our goals. A self-imposed limit is defeating ourselves before we even begin. Once we convince ourselves that there no limits to what we can do and achieve, we become unstoppable in the pursuit of our dreams. You have l…

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Jan. 11, 2021

037: How Coaching Can Help You to Improve Your Performance

Send us a text We all need coaching to help us see things in ourselves that we do not see. Becoming more coachable is having a growth mindset ready to change so we can rise to the next level. Humbling ourselves and self-awareness opens the door to accepting critical feedback that provides opportuni…

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Jan. 4, 2021

036: Goal Setting in 2021

Send us a text What is your Big Goal for 2021? For goals to be effective, they must be written down, be measurable, be specific, have a completion date, be realistic and achievable. I talk about Goal Setting in 2021 within the following outline: 1) Our cheese moved in 2020, 2) What is your Big Goal…

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