Tag: creating change

On Creating A Standard Of Excellence

On Creating A Standard Of Excellence

A standard of excellence is something you develop – it doesn’t just happen. It takes experience, vision, discipline, a clear decision that it is important, and most of all, alignment with who you are. These thoughts about excellence came after watching creative musicians and singers perform who have spent years refining their talent. They were […]

BEFORE MAKING A CHANGE – TRY THIS FIRST

BEFORE MAKING A CHANGE – TRY THIS FIRST

Change is all around us with the beginning of fall. Even before the leaves change here in Kentucky, we are being reminded of pumpkins, ripe apples in the orchard, and the ramping up of seasonal events way before their time. It has traditionally been a time of big change for me too, from starting new […]

Try Nonviolent Communication – To Make Yourself Understood And Reduce Conflict

Try Nonviolent Communication – To Make Yourself Understood And Reduce Conflict

The use of nonviolent communication to make yourself understood and reduce conflict is a perspective we don’t usually consider. I’m exploring it because many people I work with have struggles around not feeling understood. The pain this causes is often the source of disagreements in relationships and work settings. Can you relate? It seems that […]

Cultivating the Insight and Motivation to Change

Cultivating the Insight and Motivation to Change

Change is something many people say they want but find a multitude of reasons to avoid. Instead, they wait until things get to the breaking point or the point of no return before taking needed action. There is another way. I am working with many people who have explored and implemented a dramatic change process. […]

Needed Now – Advocacy for Your Best Interests

Needed Now – Advocacy for Your Best Interests

There is a fight ahead for us and advocacy is needed in your best interests. I didn’t fully appreciate that I was living in a time of liberal thinking that could all be taken away so easily and systematically. Now I recognize that “conservative values” is just code language for greed, power, and control. This […]

How To Change A Habit

How To Change A Habit

Changing a habit has been something all of us have faced at one point or another. Whether it’s eating habits, drinking, exercising, procrastinating, staying up late, being late, driving too fast, hoarding, smoking, or something else, there is always room for improvement. You’ve probably addressed your favorite with varying degrees of success. So, how can you […]

6 Signs You Are Standing In Your Power And How To Get There

6 Signs You Are Standing In Your Power And How To Get There

The term “standing in your power” is said a lot, but what does it really mean? Is it something you have control over and can make happen, or is it something others can see in you? Yes, yes, yes, and here is how you get there! Having spent most of my career getting to a […]