Being insensitive in the midst of chaos is a sure-fire way to lose business in the short-term and the long-term. When in the middle of a crisis, compassion, empathy, and thoughtfulness are required- remember your real character shines through during hard times. Insensitivity will become apparent; true colors are revealed, and underlying motives are highlighted....Read More
Intense emotions—from bitter spouses, grieving family members, or hurt victims—make legal representation complicated. Addin resentful coworkers, demanding bosses, and sensitive employees, and productivity becomes even more challenging. Compounding matters is our own emotional state related to worry about missing a deadline, overlooking a strategy, or the angst of not being responsive. In all of these...Read More
B.O.U.N.C.E. is a mind gym that focuses on building resilience, basically a workgroup, to practice shifting your mindset every week to strengthen your coping strategies. Here are the top reasons to attend the upcoming B.O.U.N.C.E. workgroup: Clarify your purpose. The first component of B.O.U.N.C.E. is Belief. This refers to your belief in a greater meaning...Read More
If your immediate answer is yes, then maybe you are a pessimist! However, most people don’t fully understand the true definitions of optimism and pessimism. Optimism and pessimism are distinct ways of looking at the world and how we explain the events around us. This is called an explanatory style, basically how we explain and...Read More
What’s your plan to celebrate your accomplishments? When I ask clients what they will do to celebrate an achievement, I’m often met with a blank stare. We do all this planning and work to hit our goals, then when we get there, we bypass the success and immediately set another goal. We don’t take the...Read More
Why does it seem so much harder to dream big as we get older? We let all the mind trash get in the way. Maybe we can identify a dream job, a dream car, or a dream vacation, but even that is limited to what we think is possible. If only we work harder, try...Read More
Reflecting on the recent traumatic experience of Hurricane Irma, I remembered learning in school about Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. Abraham Maslow proposed his theory of motivation in 1943. The theory simply states that humans have various needs that must be met before progression to the next level is possible. He defined five levels. From bottom...Read More
No, MASTR isn’t a typo – it’s an acronym. I’m very big on acronyms because they help people retain and apply relevant information. In many of my coaching sessions, time management, and specifically email management, inevitably comes up, especially when I have clients who receive hundreds of new emails daily and keep thousands of old...Read More
There was a time (long, long ago) when the decision to pursue a job or a career was a commitment for life. The focus was to get a good position, work hard, save money, and retire; hopefully all within the same company. Nowadays that is not the norm. Today, people typically change careers or jobs...Read More
Welcome back to Surpass Your Goal. You didn’t go anywhere . . . I did! You may have noticed that it’s been two years since I’ve sent out an article or update. Why, you ask? I returned to school to complete my doctorate in human . I have just one class remaining, on addictions, that...Read More
