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Recently, we had a group coaching call on how to increase your productivity – how to maximize and optimize the use of your mental and emotional energy so that you achieve your desired outcome. One of the topics we touched on was a common mistake most people make in their career – neglecting to do what’s important but not urgent. ...
I just wrote about How to Ask for What You Want at work last week. I happen to have a live example to share now which happened outside of work. It is great to practice asking for what you want outside of work to help you better do it at work as well. Here is what happened
We just took a trip to Vegas to visit my husband’s godparents. They are 87 and 89 years old. We decided to stay at the Golden Nugget in downtown Fremont street vs staying with them just so we don’t trouble them too much. We haven’t been to Vegas in 4 years but have stayed at the Golden Nugget before. ...
It may sounds simple to say – always ask for what you want. However I know it’s hard to do. I still struggle with it and I am supposed to be good at it being a soft skills coach. 🙂 The reason I know it’s hard is I still have so many inner thoughts that try to dissuade me from asking for anything. ...
Am I being sarcastic? Partly. While there were definitely aspects of Covid that has been a huge pain to my family, there were truly also unexpected gifts. Covid finally visited our household about 3 weeks ago. First my husband and nanny got it and were quarantined and then a week later, my older daughter and I got it and switched places with them. ...
Perhaps I am just getting older or perhaps it’s a life message that I need to hear. I heard of four deaths that happened to my immediate friend circles this week and am saddened by their loss. Two are my friends’ parent who died of old age and health issues in their 80s. At least they lived a full life. Two others are however people in their 50s and 60s. Life can be so short and brutal. ...
I love it when members write in via Ask Me Anything and allow me to share my responses with everyone. Here is a great question from “Cathy” – I anonymize their name to protect their privacy. I am glad she is proactive in asking this question of how to build relationships and trust with a new team as she is about to start a new job. ...