There are three responses to stress– fight, flight, or freeze. Most people are pretty familiar with the fight or flight response, but the freeze response is often overlooked. To freeze means to not act. It happens when a person feels overwhelmed and they don’t know what to do, therefore they do noth...
It doesn’t matter what you know; it matters what you do with what you know. Information is useless unless it is applied. We spend a lot of time preparing for the next step, but then we get stuck in our comfort zone. We often know what we need to do, but we don’t act on that information. We expect th...
We are all guilty of making assumptions about people and situations, whether we mean to or not. It is human nature to try and make sense of things quickly, which means we often jump to conclusions without having all of the facts. While this does help us process information, it can also lead to a num...
Putting someone in a leadership position does not automatically make them a leader. It just makes them in charge. You can’t force leadership; it’s the kind of role that someone has to choose to step into. A leader is someone who guides and inspires others. They take on big responsibilities, and they...
Each of us is capable of more. More effort, more consistency, more accountability, or more of whatever else is holding us back. This does not mean we should never give ourselves a break though. Sometimes we also need more rest or more balance in our lives in order to reach our full potential. The ke...
When you become stuck in the same routine, you start to see the same results over and over again. While that can be to your advantage in some areas, growth comes from change. Without a variance in your routine, you eventually reach a point of stagnation. If you want to experience new results, you ha...
What would happen if you lived each day as if your younger self was watching you? Imagine you were teaching that version of yourself everything they needed to know in life. Would you behave any differently?* If you would, what does that tell you about how you’re living your life right now? If you wo...
What does rejection mean to you? Where does your mind go when you experience rejection? For some people, rejection is a mere roadblock along the way, but for others, rejection is a dead end. They get discouraged, shut down, and give up on whatever it was they were pursuing. However, experiencing rej...
How much more effective do you think you could be if you approached everything in business through a specific frame of mind? For the last several years, our employees have individually chosen a word or phrase for which we want to filter our lives through during the year. For example, last year I cho...
It’s easy to start losing momentum after getting a taste of time-off during the end of the year. You have been working hard to meet your annual and fourth quarter goals, and you’re ready for a break. Now is not the time to give up though. Keep pushing forward, and finish out the year strong. The key...
We all experience burnout at times, even if we love our job. Burnout is an ongoing state of mental fatigue and exhaustion, which is often caused by prolonged stress. As we approach the end of the calendar year, many businesses are working to meet their fourth quarter and annual goals. There is a lot...
Setting goals is not about what you get; it’s about what you have to become. Although this stems from a desire to accomplish something great, when you are setting a goal, you are stating that you believe you are the kind of person who can achieve that goal. This belief in self is powerful because al...
