It happened again this week, as it does way too often. I was sitting in a leadership coaching session when my client proclaimed “I’ll just distract myself like I usually do.” To some, her solution to being spoken to disrespectfully may sound rather innocuous, it was no biggie. But in reality, distracting ourselves from something… Continue reading Empowerment Comes From Checking In, Not Checking Out
Month: February 2014
Success Requires Grit and Resilience
Parents often wonder what they can do to boost the likelihood that their kids will grow into successful adults. One thing for sure that doesn’t help is when parents get fearful of dealing with their children’s emotion and instead give in to quick fixes for getting a child to be calm or happy. Author and… Continue reading Success Requires Grit and Resilience
Tips for Building Presentation Confidence
No matter how seasoned you may be at public speaking, when it comes to making presentations, it’s really common to experience increased levels of anticipatory anxiety. Mark Twain once said, “There are two kinds of speakers: those that are nervous and those that are liars.” Here is a great resource, chock full of strategies for… Continue reading Tips for Building Presentation Confidence