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How To Coach Women To Build Their Self-Confidence
I have coached both men and women over the years and appreciate the similarities and differences between both genders.
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Feel guilty saying ‘NO’?
I’ve started watching a new show this week called Yellowstone. Kevin Costner plays the patriarch, Jack Dutton.
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4 Questions to Decrease Anxiety in your Team
It might seem odd to you that I am writing a leadership blog on performance management in
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The Surprising Reason to Encourage Conflict
When I was a young leader, I wanted to build a strong, cohesive team. I learned all the team building
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Insider Secret: Diversity makes great business sense.
So, if we know these facts to be true; and, we also know that business leaders are surely interested in
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Untold Stories
When I was a freshman at Graceland University, I went to my very first play. It was a one-man play
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Give Yourself Grace
Even when tasks are executed with great precision and the outcome is excellent, I find myself thinking about the errors
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Rotten Apples
One of the things that will really lead you to success is the company you keep. You’ve often heard
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Lessons in Leading Change
Leading organizational change can be challenging because it involves addressing the management
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3 Goal-Crushing Tactics to Set 2021 for Success
I must admit, I’m not a big fan of New Year’s resolutions. I’ve made them time and time again but never seem …
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My 6 Top Lessons of 2020
I think we can certainly all agree with the following sentiment: ”What a year this has been!” Without a doubt, 2020 will go down
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Ten of my Top Books For Leaders (Part 1)
2020 has been a lot of things, and for me one of the more optimistic aspects of this past year has been an opportunity to reflect.
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Mentorship
About a decade ago, I left the tiny hamlet of Lamoni, Iowa, population one thousand, to
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A Missed Slam-Dunk
When I was a kid, I loved reading the Winnie-the-Pooh series by A. A Milne. The adventures
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5 Tips Towards Optimism (No Fluff)
When I was a kid, I loved reading the Winnie-the-Pooh series by A. A Milne. The adventures
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13 Minutes of Self-Confidence
Of all of the phrases and ideas in my 13 minute TEDx Talk, it’s the last one that seems
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Self confidence 101
My career has been dedicated to helping people become the very best versions of themselves.
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Fifty is a magic number
It’s half-way to a hundred. I think it’s the prettiest colored Canadian dollar bill
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Talent for the task
When I was a young student life professional, I served with four of my favorite
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The First 90 Days: Set Yourself Up for Success
I’m embarking on a new adventure. I just picked up with my family and moved 2000 miles
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You Gotta Know When to Fold ‘Em
One of my favorite songs is The Gambler from Kenny Rogers. The opening stanza starts with,
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Use Daily Affirmations to Change Negative Thoughts and Enhance Your Performance
There is a sense of nervousness and uncertainty that accompanies so much newness. It is times like
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Discover Your Transcendent Purpose
You are now equipped with an understanding of the five mental skills that combine to create self-confidence:
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Back to Basics: Why is Focus Important for Self-Confidence?
Self-confidence is what I call a master skill. We acquire it when we practice and become proficient at five supporting skills
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3 Exercises to Help Develop Higher Expectations
Self-confidence is what I call a master skill. We acquire it when we practice and become proficient at five supporting
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Here’s What No One Tells You About Grit
Grit is mental toughness and courage. It is the ability to sustain interest in and effort toward
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Choose Excellence: The Skill of Team Building
In your personal life and work, it’s important to surround yourself with people that value you and
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In Memory of Chadwick Boseman: The Power of Powerful Role Models
Just about everyone I know of African and Caribbean descent has had a Black Panther
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Mastering the skill of Positive Thought
In Part 1 of this Positive Thought series, we discussed how important it is to stop negative thought
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Master the skill of self-confidence
It takes practice to acquire any skill, and that includes mental skills. Instead, self-confidence happens
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Hacking your way to positivity and success
We all have an audio track playing in our heads. A quiet little voice that repeats messages over and
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If you don’t believe in yourself, who will?
Many, many years ago—when I was a much, much younger man—I took over as head coach of the men’s soccer