Procrastination and Fear

Procrastination and Fear

Did you know that procrastination is really a form of fear?  I was having this conversation with a colleague a couple of weeks ago.   We were talking about something they were procrastinating on, when I said that’s fear.  Their response was I’m not afraid of doing...
Innovation

Innovation

How do we innovate?  How do we think outside of the box?  Ideas are the life blood of growing organizations or new organizations, but what ideas and how do we get there? In order to be receptive to ideas you must be open to the idea that either you can come up with...
What Do You Do When You’re Stuck?

What Do You Do When You’re Stuck?

Last week I was stuck for a couple of days.  I just wasn’t sure what I should be doing.  OK. maybe there was a little bit of overwhelm in there also.  Sometimes we’re stuck because we don’t know what the next step is.  While sometimes we’re stuck because we have too...
Just Ask

Just Ask

What’s the worst that can happen? “No I can’t do that.”  “How do you know?  Did you ask?” “Oh no, I can’t ask.”  “What if they say no?” Is this a conversation that goes on in your mind?   Last week I was at the beach with a friend.  Her condo was pool side not...
We Never Make Mistakes!

We Never Make Mistakes!

We never make mistakes, of course we never do.  What if we are not perfect? What if we admitted we made a mistake?  We can’t do that it’s not allowed! I don’t know how many times we hear this; we still have this thought that we are different, we can’t make mistakes,...