Are you willing to receive the gift of coaching?

“One of the most important things about leadership is that you have to have the kind of humility that will allow you to be coached.”

Jim Yong Kim

It is the greatest gift in the world when someone takes the time from their day to provide you with feedback, perspective, and insight that permits you to keep growing. Accept the gift with grace and understanding. If you want to be a scholar of leadership, you must be willing to be a perpetual student. You will never “win” and know everything there is to know or be good enough to stop learning. Thank goodness for the folks who are helping us learn!

Will you ”be” happy in ten years?

“People care so much about being happy that they can’t be.”

Maxime Lagacé

Ten years ago, what was the one thing you wanted to achieve or have to be “happy?” Do you even remember what it was that occupied your mind and mental space? 

Quick, what is the one thing you are working on RIGHT NOW that will make you happy?

Will it matter in ten years? If the answer is no, then why are you letting it occupy so much of your headspace? Let it be…

Are you willing to give yourself the space to listen?

“A hunch is creativity trying to tell you something.”

Frank Capra

A hunch, the whisp of an idea, the almost imperceptible needling at the back of your mind that you can’t quite reach. There is so much power to listening and seeking to understand what your subconscious is trying to tell you. The challenge is that we rarely give ourselves the time and space to hear. We are too busy doing and perceive movement as progress. Instead, we get caught on the treadmill of life and miss out on the hunches that are trapped within our minds. 

What is creativity trying to tell you today? Will you give it the space needed to hear what is going on?

How’s the space in your mind?

“The nearer a man comes to a calm mind, the closer he is to strength.”

Marcus Aurelius

In today’s age setting aside the time and space to create a “quiet mind” is almost viewed negatively. It is socially more acceptable to be busy all the time than to give oneself space to read, reflect and learn—what a shame. 

Progress and growth aren’t created in the margins of life; it is made when one makes room for a blank page to do the new and creative work. To build strength, you must give yourself space to breathe, think and reflect.

What are you willing to turn off to allow yourself this space?  

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Are you humble enough to be willing to grow?

“Humility is the surest sign of strength.”

Thomas Merton

Are you willing to be wrong? The ego will tell you that others are wrong, don’t understand, or aren’t smart enough to appreciate all that you know.  

If you already know, you can’t grow, and if you can’t grow, you can’t get stronger. So if you can’t get stronger, you can’t get better and if you aren’t getting better, then by default, aren’t you getting weaker? 

Humility is the key to growth. Knowing you don’t know and can learn and serve others allows one to build their influence and impact, which is strength…

Are you focused on success?

“Success in business is all about people, people, and people. Whatever industry a company is in, its employees are its biggest competitive advantage.” 

Sir Richard Branson

The inverse is also true; if a company doesn’t understand the sentiment above, their people will be their most significant competitive disadvantage…  

Are you focused on being advantaged or disadvantaged? Are you enabling growth or devaluation? 

People, people, and people. Where’s your focus?

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