What is the Impact of Stories on Participating with a Purpose? (part 3/3)
The stories that you tell yourself come from two places - your ego and your inner critic. In this blog, we will chat about your inner critic. Your inner critic exists in your internal world and works to erode your self-confidence. Your inner critic is the part of...
What it the Impact of Stories on Participating with a Purpose? (part 2/3)
The stories that you tell yourself come from two places - your ego and your inner critic. In this blog, we will chat about your ego. Your ego exists primarily in the external world and acts like a shield to protect your need for status, self-worth, and...
What is the Impact of Stories on Participating with a Purpose? (part 1/3)
You may not realize it, yet you tell yourself hundreds of stories per day. I don’t mean bedtime stories with princes, princesses, dragons, and castles. I don’t mean stories that you share with others about what happened to you when you were a toddler, in college,...
Are You Too Busy?
You are being asked to do more, faster, and with too few resources. You feel as though you are doing the jobs of three people. Your Outlook calendar is triple-booked. Recurring acquisitions add new responsibilities with no additional resources. Consolidations and...
What is the Difference Between Interacting and Participating?
Interact with Others is comprised of ways in which you can raise your visibility “one-to-one” with others. Unlike interaction, Participate with a Purpose is focused on “one-to-many” experiences with colleagues. Participating is comprised of activities where you...
What is the Impact of Mindset on Participating with a Purpose?
The most dramatic symptom of our newly christened professional trauma stress disorder (PTSD) is the belief that “I can’t afford to be out of the office!” If you believe that this statement is true, “I can’t afford to be out of the office!” is at risk of becoming a...
Do You Suffer From Professional Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)?
The most dramatic symptom of our newly christened PTSD is the belief that “I can’t afford to be out of the office!” If you believe that this statement is true, “I can’t afford to be out of the office!” is at risk of becoming a mindset that hinders your ability to...
Beating “Interacting with Others” Hurdle #7
What is your interacting with others hurdle #7? I do not send a thank you email or note to colleagues. What can you do? - Buy a box of professional stationery and send out a thank-you note as soon as possible. State what your colleague did for which you are...
Beating “Interacting with Others” Hurdle #6
What is your interacting with others hurdle #6? I telecommute almost daily or travel away from our organization's offices three or more days per week. What can you do? - Schedule time to work from your organization's offices, attend meetings in person, and meet...
Beating “Interacting with Others” Hurdle #5
What is your interacting with others hurdle #5? When a new colleague joins my immediate team, I do not schedule time with him/her so we can get to know each other. What can you do? - Schedule time with a new colleague (give him about a week to settle in) to ask how...