When we decide to make a change, no matter whether in our personal or professional lives, we go through five stages, which can be referred to as an emotional cycle of change*. Stage 1 – Uninformed Optimism The first stage is uninformed optimism. You are just so stoked! You finally decided you are going to … Read more
Busy vs. Productive Prioritizing Waiting to “feel” like doing it Schedule yourself with yourself Accountability Results 🚀 As a coach and consultant, I work with many people who have a lot on their plates: business owners, executives, entrepreneurs, managers, sales professionals, and many more. In working with these individuals and their teams, a consistent behavior … Read more
Challenging Times Moving Forward In A Positive Direction Doing Makes Things Happen Your Life Is Ticking Away Schedule A Call With Retail Level Up 👉🏽 So what are you waiting for? Waiting for the stay-at-home-order to end? Waiting for the right moment? Waiting to see what’s going to happen once we all get back to … Read more
Such a simple question: What do you want? Should be easy to answer, right? But surprisingly, we know way more about what we don’t want, than what we do want. What, really? Yes, really. As children, we learned about things usually by finding out what not to do, by learning what we didn’t like. Touch … Read more
When we were in school, we were on the receiving end of tons of feedback. We were constantly being measured, tested, and observed. Lots has been written and researched lately about the benefits, and damages, of the methods that are used to teach, test, and measure students, but knowing how we are performing is a … Read more
Why do some people achieve so much, and others don’t? Why is it that a group of people can all attend the same workshop, learn the same stuff, be all excited about these new learnings, and yet less than 15% of those who attended will ever do anything with that information? Do these high achievers … Read more
I had a wish. There was something I wanted to do, very much. It was something I had never done before, at least not in as big a way as I imagined it in my mind. I wanted to lead the National Anthem in front of a crowd. Like most US citizens, I have sung … Read more
Hello. My name is Mickey, and I am a procrastinator. As I write this, I am already late for my self-imposed deadline to finish this article. This is me, sharing with you, one of my (many) faults. I did all the right things to prepare myself to meet my deadline. I carved out time on … Read more
When I was first promoted to the role of President and CEO, I became very familiar with the phrase “It’s lonely at the top.” Anyone who has made the move from the role of a worker on the team, to be the one in charge of the team, knows it can be a challenging transition. … Read more
