Here’s your Monday challenge: START SOMETHING! I love this Seth Godin quote: “The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Start Something!
Here is Monday’s motivating thought: Assert yourself on one thing (at least) that has been bothering you. Nicely and professionally. Remember, assertiveness is NOT aggressiveness, but it IS standing up … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Assert Yourself
Here’s your Monday Motivator – make some rules to help you honor your boundaries. I’m not saying make a rule for every situation, but sometimes when you articulate the line … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Sometimes, Setting Boundaries Requires Making Rules
This month we have been talking about boundaries. A great way to think about setting boundaries is to see it as defining your own behavior, not someone else’s. So, this … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Define Your OWN Behavior
Here’s your motivating thought for the week: Reprogram your thought process to make sure that you RESPOND rather than REACT. Reacting many times includes an emotional component. Responding means that … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Respond Rather than React
Here’s your challenge for the week: declare a boundary.
You don’t need to declare it to others (although that’s ok too), but I’m suggesting that you declare a boundary – just to yourself…
“NO” sounds so final. Negative. Unfriendly.”
Here’s an alternative…
Here’s your challenge for the week — For every meeting you attend, in person or virtual, ditch the PDA. Yes. Take it off the table. Put it on silent (you … Continue reading Monday Motivator: A “Challenging” Meeting Tip
Here’s your success challenge for the week: Assure that each topic in the meetings you lead or attend have answered these three questions before moving on to the next topic: … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Meeting Success
Here’s your challenge for the week. Do something to “zest up” one (or more) of the meetings you’ll attend this week. One of the best ways to do this, regardless of … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Zest Up Your Next Meeting
Here’s your weekly challenge: declare this to be a week in which you “cleanse” every file you open, whether it is paper or digital. Every time you’re in a file … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Declare a “file cleanse” week.
