THE BEST PRACTICES BOTTLENECK
We often get caught in the "best practices bottleneck" - seeking advice from experts that doesn't apply to our unique business. This leads to analysis paralysis rather than action. The truth is you know yourself best. Instead of following someone else's best practices, just start doing and aim to continuously improve. Meet your audience where they are, build trust in the marketplace, and don't get hung up trying to check every box. Focus on what will drive real growth for your specific business.
What are good coaching questions?
There is not book that can tell you the best coaching question to ask. Instead, I use my gut. My goal is to ask a great coaching questions to help the client learn what's the story behind the way the client is presenting what they are discussing? I want to help the client learn about their own story.
Failed Mediation or Successful Nap?
Sometimes a failed meditation is a successful nap.
I’m urging you not to feel guilty and to instead just drop into what’s needed for you in this moment. Perhaps after a little rest, you’ll feel like a more dignified meditation later.
A rested mind is a beautiful thing.
Which Tasks Are Really Worth Your Time?
Saving a few bucks by doing a business task yourself is often a more expensive path overall and can create more drag on your own emotional wellbeing. Here’s how to calculate your “hourly rate” and determine whether a task is worth your time.
Uncovering Limiting Beliefs: How to Unlearn Your Learned Helplessness
Limiting beliefs are self-imposed borders that we no longer test or question, often because of past negative experiences. Here’s how to uncover your own limiting beliefs and unlearn your “learned helplessness.”
Developing Empathy in the Workplace
When applied properly, empathy shows others that you care about them as people and can see beyond any immediate business issues. Here’s what you need to know about developing empathy as a manager.
How Present Are You? Why Mindfulness Matters Makes You a Better Leader
Practicing mindfulness can help us be more present and in our bodies. It will help make you a better manager, colleague, and even a better human.
Why Mindfulness Matters in Life and Management
Mindfulness is easy to experience briefly, but it takes a steady effort to sustain. If you want to live more mindfully and apply it consistently in your work, you must actively develop a mindfulness practice.