"Getting better at doing what you do is a natural result of getting better at being who you be." You always have a choice. You’re not stuck, you're not bound by a fixed set of capacity and capability, and you don’t have to be at the whim of unconscious beliefs. You are limitless. If you…
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"Work/Life Balance Is Killing Us" Our conversation was deep, raw, playful, and rich with learning. Ann always asks her guests for books that they recommend. Here are the books I offered up: "Mindset Mondays with DTK: 52 Ways to REWIRE Your Thinking and Transform Your Life" by David Taylor-Klaus, "Soulbbatical: A Corporate Rebel's Guide to Finding…
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https://youtu.be/8fNxUTSOVS4 Mindset Mondays with DTK - Ep #155 — Burning energy or finding gifts? Three years ago on the first episode of Mindset Mondays, everything went haywire ... including (OK, especially) me. I lost my composure and when I look back at that broadcast, that's all I see. Three years later, I got a reminder…
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“We don’t see the world as it is. We see the world as we are.” “If all meaning is made up, why not make up something that serves?” On The Virtual Campfire, we discussed how to follow your passion healthily and happily. We talk about the dangerous myth that, if it’s hard, it’s good. We…
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REWIRE Your Thinking to Maximize Your Leadership with David Taylor-Klaus LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS The REWIRE framework (replacing an unhelpful behavior with a helpful one): 1. Reflect 2. Experiment 3. Write 4. Investigate 5. Revise 6. Expand (to other areas) Of these six areas, people tend away most from writing and expanding. Watch out that you don’t…
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https://youtu.be/hBpsmUqiBZ0 Episode #154 — More Gratitude, Less Platitude A search for quotes about gratitude will yield an endless scroll-parade of images leaving your screen sticky from sugary platitudes. Ewww! And just like my late-night study-snack stockpile in the 1980s: all sweet, no substance. Yes. Gratitude is good. We all get that. Let's move on ...…
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https://youtu.be/nOf3xM8qE_k Episode #153 — "I’m absolutely certain that certainty is bad!" Our brains are wired to perceive uncertainty as a potential threat to our survival. In response, we seek out certainty wherever we can find it, preferring certainties – no matter how painful or uncomfortable they may be – to the unknown and the uncertain.…
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“Morale is elevated when employees feel that the company has their back or is investing in them. Invest in team coaching. Surfacing the good, the bad and the ugly on the team allows a team to heal, grow, bond and perform at its best. Give your people the opportunity to live and lead at their…
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“In this situation, I make it about me and take a stand for the people I serve: "I only have X number of spaces available in my practice, so I reserve them for clients for whom I can create the most impact. And I don’t feel like I’m the best match/choice/resource for you." And whenever…
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“Before I go to bed, I write down the five most critical tasks to be done the next day. In the morning, before checking email or making calls, I do those (and only those) tasks until they are complete, or until I hit a logical stopping point (e.g., when the next step is reliant upon…
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