Will your next conversation be a game changer? Or will it produce more of the same? Here’s my thesis, based on a lot of business and life experience: The breakthrough that you really want in your business WILL ONLY OCCUR in a CONVERSATION. The opportunities that are all around you, right now (see previous post), present…
Opportunity is all around you. I believe that opportunity is everywhere at all times. Every moment presents opportunity to grow and create. What do you want to create? More prosperity? Stronger, healthier relationships? New business? It’s all right here, right now. Yet very often people don’t see the opportunities right in front of them. Why…
As a business coach, I found this article from the Wall Street Journal on saying “no” to be very interesting. Nearly everyone I know, including myself, friends, colleagues, and all of my clients, from the small business owner to the corporate CEO, faces this challenge on a regular basis. Saying no effectively is ultimately about being…
Here are three snippets from the field over the past few weeks. These are from three different business leaders who are already very successful by most any standard. Yet notice what keeps them stuck: the perceived lack of clarity. Scene 1 Me: What do you want? Client: I don’t know. Me: Yes, you do. What do…
Ten years ago, I made a decision to start my own business, which I named Aligned Action. What exactly is Aligned Action? Not as a business name, but as an idea that you can use to grow your business? Aligned Action is an Art. We all know art when we see it. When done well, art…