Warren Buffet once said, “The most important professional business skill is public speaking.” I agree. Being successful professionally is directly linked to the level of influence you have with the people you work with and serve. If you have influence, then you can create positive change; positive change is what every business wants and needs. Even college students fresh out …
We Can & We Will
One of my favorite sayings from my coach, Sara Connell, is “I Can and I Will”— sometimes taking the alliteration of “You Can and You Will” or “We Can and We Will.” Sara always inserts this phrase (usually with a loud collective chorus from the room) whenever anyone expresses some doubt or self-limitation around a goal or dream. I …
Habit Stacking
And now… back to our regular programming! Before Christmas, I had been sharing in my Monday Morning Stretches ways to support one of my favorite quotes: Change your story, change your life. I’d like to give you another one today. It’s called habit stacking. The phrase “habit stacking” was first used by S.J. Scott in his book, Habit Stacking: Small …
My Favorite Christmas Prayer
One of my fondest holiday memories was probably 20 years ago watching my boys play tag football with two marines from nearby Camp Pendleton on the street where we lived while I cooked our holiday meal and decorated our table. The young new recruits were there because the school that my boys attended had arranged volunteer families to host young …
The 4 “C”s
I have often believed that my actions in life and work are an extension of my confidence. In other words, if I want something to happen for myself, I just need to muster the confidence and do it. Over time, I have discovered that three things are wrong with this idea. First, I had them backwards. You don’t need …
What’s Different Now?
One of my favorite quotes is, “Change your story, change your life.” So simple and yet so powerful if you really understand the principle. If you’ve been a subscriber to our Monday Morning Stretch for any length of time, you know that one of the foundational beliefs at LionSpeak is that we create our reality. Neutral events happen around us, …
Committed Sardines
You probably already know the largest mammal on earth is a blue whale. But, did you know the blue whale is so large that it can take up to five minutes to turn 180 degrees to swim in the opposite direction? No surprise, really, when you consider an adult whale is roughly the length of 2 ½ Greyhound buses, weighs …
Water Weight
The health and productivity of teams, whether professional, personal, or community-based, is commensurate with the health and productivity of the individuals who make up those teams. When team members are physically and emotionally healthy, it absolutely has a direct effect on the speed and quality with which products and services are delivered to their consumers, the ability to effectively communicate …
One Degree of Separation
Last week, I wrote about an agreement from a women’s conference that I really loved and this week, I have one more for you: The answer is in the room. At Sara’s conference, we agreed up front that the answers we were seeking were “in the room” already. I found this such a comforting thought. It reminded me of the …
I am ONE with that!
I recently attended a 3-day conference in Chicago called “Women Starting Movements” which is an annual conference put on by my business coach, Sara Connell. I always come home with a journal and a brain full of ideas, new methods, and commitments to implement into my business plan. Maybe equally beneficial, I also come home with a heart that’s filled …