Apr 10, 2014 | Leadership, Personal Development, Self Leadership, Workplace Culture
There was a video trending on YouTube of a little 2 year old boy with sprinkles on his face and his mother asks him if he has gotten into the sprinkles and he denies it. She continues to ask him if he is sure he hasn’t eaten any sprinkles and he says no. She...
Apr 3, 2014 | Leadership, Motivation, Personal Development, Workplace Culture
I was doing a presentation this week at my Toastmasters club when the remote for my PowerPoint starting giving me attitude. I would push the button to move to the next slide and it would ignore me. So I pushed the button again, harder this time thinking that I was...
Mar 27, 2014 | Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self Leadership
Enthusiasm is that place between perseverance and defeat. It is what makes someone stay motivated and keep going and others give up and quit. Enthusiasm. So how does one get it and how does one keep it? Look at your own life experiences to times when you lost your...
Mar 20, 2014 | Leadership, Mindset, Motivation, Self Leadership, Time Management
Last night, as I spent the evening with a few friends, the conversation turned to procrastination and the lack of focus that most of us experience from time to time. You know, we get into the office and know we have these assorted tasks that we need to do that day but...
Mar 13, 2014 | Leadership, Motivation, Self Leadership
I come from a background of residential construction. My father was a plumber and so was his father. I had a painting business for several years prior to becoming a coach and speaker. One of the questions that I was frequently asked was “What colour should I use?” I...
