You must get your mind right before you can get your team right. Your mindset has significant influence on how you perform, lead, and coach. Psychologist Carol Dweck asserts, based on decades of research, that how we see ourselves is a major factor in what we ultimately achieve. You will rise to the level of…
There are four levels of awareness that inspiring coaches develop to build a positive coaching mindset. One level of awareness is to know your thoughts. Here are a few tips from The Power of Positive Coaching: Maintain a positive thought life by controlling input from media, others, and you. Choose to look for positive performance…
Whether you are building a positive coaching mindset to inspire your team at work or a positive parenting mindset to inspire your kids at home, you must deepen your awareness in four areas. So, before you coach at work, in a classroom, in your community or on the home front, get your mindset right before…
Captain Charles Plumb was a graduate from the Naval Academy. His plane was shot down after 74 successful combat missions over North Vietnam. He parachuted to safety, but was captured, tortured and spent 2,103 days in a small box-like cell. After surviving the ordeal, Captain Plumb received the Silver Star, Bronze Star, the Legion of…
Here is an excerpt from Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 28: Trust Bernard Madoff scammed over 5,000 investors out of approximately $65 billion (yes, that’s a billion with a “B”). Like any crime that you read or hear about, it’s concerning to each of us. My reaction deepened…
We live in an information-rich, time-poor world. Daily pressures can make us feel like one of B.F. Skinners' rats In other words, we see an opportunity (stimulus) and we jump at it (response). The great thing about being human (aside from our ability to use a TV remote) is that we can exercise choice. So unlike…
Here is an excerpt from Leadership Matters. It contains 31 daily insights to inspire extraordinary results. day 26: Self-care Can you recite the flight attendant’s safety speech? I bet you can. You know, the one that goes something like, “... In the event of a loss of cabin pressure, an oxygen mask will drop from…
Take a glimpse at American life in 1910: The average life expectancy for men was 47 years. 14% of the homes had a bathtub. 8% of the homes had a telephone. There were only 8,000 cars and only 144 miles of paved roads. The maximum speed limit in most cities was 10 mph. The average…
Getting the best from yourself and others all starts with… One Thought One Word One Action. Contrary to the lyrics from a classic Three Dog Night song, one is not the loneliest number. It’s the most important one! Your thoughts, words and actions are like individual notes that work in concert to create the power…
Most types of sports equipment – a golf club, a tennis racquet, a baseball bat – have a certain spot that, if the ball hits it, will give the player the optimal result. Hitting this sweet spot yields a long drive down the fairway, a swift crosscourt return or home run swing. Every sport has…
