Happy Hormones – What they are and how they work When you focus on the positive outcomes for any given situation (i.e., an upcoming speech, an employment opportunity, a game-changing conversation), the delicious “feel good” neurotransmitters such as dopamine, oxytocin, and serotonin are released and flood your brain. These wonderful natural brain chemicals make you […]
Let me say it again… Everything is true to the person who believes it. Because your unconscious mind filters IN whatever evidence you need in order to be “right” about what you believe… It also filters OUT anything that contradicts, does not support or is not congruent with the belief. Think about that. Your unconscious […]
Are you lost, trying to figure out how to stay safe, healthy and unaffected by the latest virus outbreak? Is everyone around you scrambling in panic, while you stand in the grocery story wondering why there is no toilet paper? You are not alone! Living with the globally growing panic of a new strain of […]
Stuck Sucks! Let’s just be honest. We have all been there at one time or another, and it is not a place where we like to stay. In fact, it is one place where you want to spend some effort getting away from as quickly as possible! There are many ways we can be stuck. […]
Hack Your Mind For Success! Some of the most successful and powerful people in the world today, include some type of positivity, self-talk, meditation, or affirmations in their daily success habits. Feeding their minds with lots of healthy, happy, wealthy, successful food for thought is the easiest and most powerful way to get exactly what […]
How do you get past feeling frustrated and overwhelmed about a challenging situation? I was attending a business retreat last weekend and I was sitting in a breakout session. The leader was helping us to brainstorm solutions to specific situations. When it was my turn, I described a recurring challenge that had me frustrated and […]
Reputations are built from repeated behaviors, actions or characteristics, and can sometimes leave room for interpretation, speculation or extrapolation. For example, “Erin is so quiet. She never speaks up in meetings, it’s like she isn’t sure of herself, or what we’re talking about;” “Maya? Isn’t she the X-Product girl? I have only seen her working […]
This is the second article of our 2 part series of How Companies Identify Their Candidates for Promotion. As mentioned in Part 1 (you can read Part 1 here), Managers don’t just pass out promotions, they are held accountable to justify why a candidate is ready to move up. It is to your benefit to […]
I spent years in “Big Corporate,” working hard, getting in front of the right people, learning how to be visible, and once I figured out the “Secret Sauce,” I was able to grow my career substantially. But it wasn’t until I was sitting in the meetings where who was promoted and who was passed over […]
In light of some large companies having end of year lay-offs, I wanted to share some insights, tools and thoughts with those going through it, as well as those who know folks going through it. Hopefully you never have to deal with the surprising impacts of being laid off, fired, down-sized, right-sized, or simply put […]