What if everyone you interacted with on a regular basis was in 100% agreement with you on what you were trying to do together? Reaching agreement doesn't always mean that people agree with you. How much energy do you spend trying to get others to agree with you? A huge percentage of our time goes...
Insights & Inspiration
INSIGHT: Word Trick
Have you ever thought about the power of your words? [Tweet "You create power every time you open your mouth."] Choose your words and you’re choosing your thoughts. Choose your thoughts and you’re managing your energy. Manage your energy and you’re becoming conscious. Become conscious and access...
INSPIRATION: 40/40 Hindsight
Whenever you’re facing uncertainty and wondering if you should trust ______, remember that whether or not you trust ______ you can absolutely trust yourself to make the best of whatever you’re getting yourself into. Sound silly? Look back at the last thing that went poorly and what you learned out...
Inspiration: Want It
It’s not enough to do what’s right, to sustain good habits you have to want what’s right. A much more challenging task. Lately I’ve been reading The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg, because I want to understand how to dig beneath the most deep-seated of daily challenges. The habits we keep...
INSPIRATION: Alone on your path?
It's easier to get to the next level with someone showing you the way. Who's helping you find your next foothold? Do they know how important they are to you? (Hint: tell them.) Who are you creating a path for? Do they know? Help them along. Someday they may strike out in a direction you want to...
INSIGHT: Good Morning Commitment
It’s been a tense week here in DC – in the news and in the house – as my furloughed husband putters around unable to work for the people; our family income literally held hostage to dysfunctional leadership. Just because you can, doesn’t mean you should. As tempting as it is to withhold genuine...
INSPIRATION: Know Thyself
You like to think you’re unique and special. And you are! But psychology tells us that you have important things in common with others that can give you a short-cut to self-knowledge and your personal brand. If you could answer the question “what am I?” quickly and easily, would you want to know...
INSPIRATION: Energy
I just finished teaching a class on building and maintaining positive energy to not just survive but to thrive in your busy life. You know what? I feel so much more energetic! It’s amazing to me that when we really deconstruct what brings us energy, and what takes it away, being effective isn’t...
INSPIRATION: Your Tolerance Creates Your World
Your tolerance shapes the culture you create around you. Take responsibility for it. Everything you accept becomes part of your world, whether you're conscious of it or not. Your world affects others, just as theirs does you. This is simply the way things are. If you want to create change, then...
New Beginnings
New Years Day is a special time for many reasons. Primarily it’s a time when the world slows down and gives you the choice to take a breath, review where you’ve been and decide how you want to start again. We’re here to help. Take stock of 2014 with a free InPower Workbook from the InPower Coffee...