June 19, 2013

How Are You Getting In Your Own Way?

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February 29, 2012 When you’re a high performer, you may have a relentless drive for results. Your expectations of yourself may be much higher than what others expect of you and failure is usually not an option. Although you have a remarkable ability to get results, you may fall into some traps that limit your [...]

What’s Your Impact?

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January 25, 2012 Every day we engage with people from all walks of life in our professional and personal lives. Each interaction results in an exchange of energy, information, and ideas – positive and negative.  Through the following three questions, I want to challenge you today to think about the impact you have on others. [...]

Investing In Yourself

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January 13, 2012 As this year kicks off, I want to challenge you to think about how you’re investing in your professional growth and development. When was the last time you really took the time to focus on this? Perhaps when your company asked you to fill out your goals as part of the performance [...]

A Moment to Reflect As You Bring in the New Year

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January 4, 2012 It’s hard to believe another year has zipped by. Over the past year, I have had the privilege to meet and learn from several well-recognized leaders including Dallas Cowboys head coach Jason Garrett, Venus Williams, Randall Stephenson of AT&T, Colleen Barrett of Southwest Airlines, and Shaunna Black. I have taken pearls of [...]

Be Still But Keep Moving

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December 14, 2011 Yesterday I had a chance to hear Bill White, a community and business leader in Dallas, speak. For years, he has been a strong supporter of the United Way. His quote is the inspiration for my article today: “Be still but keep moving.” This really stuck with me, and reminds me of [...]

What Seeing Things in Black and White Can Do for You

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December 7, 2011 Over the past few days, I have been clearing the clutter, to make room for what I want to accomplish in 2012 personally and professionally. During this process, I realized that I received five journals as gifts this year from various conferences at which I have spoken and events that I have [...]

Venus Williams on Leadership

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November 29, 2011 Thanks to my friend Millie Bradley, I had the opportunity to meet Venus Williams and hear her speak at the 100th anniversary celebration of the Girl Scouts in Dallas a couple of weeks ago.  She was an impressive 6 feet and 2 inches, towering above most of us with a big smile [...]

The Value of Being “Speechless”

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November 16, 2011 A few days ago, I lost my voice to the point of a whisper. This was truly a first for me. As an extrovert and someone who provides coaching and consulting services, it has been SO hard to refrain from talking. To add another interesting dimension, I also had my six-year-old son [...]

Put Your Wisdom to Work

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November 9, 2011 Over the past two weeks, a theme keeps emerging with my clients and others I have met.  I have talked at length with several people about the importance of thinking big – and beyond ourselves. In the midst of day-to-day life, it can be easy to forget how many people have helped [...]

Put More Power Into Your Communication Style

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November 1, 2011 Last week, I heard author Connie Glaser speak at a Network of Executive Women event about how women undermine their own power in how they communicate. I see this time and again with my coaching clients, and I have made some of these mistakes myself. Women often don’t realize how their communication [...]