The Positive Energy Workplace

Dare to be PRESENT - or What's the Point?

Have you ever had any of these experiences?

~ You drive home from work and then don't remember how you got there.

~ You sit through a meeting and can't account for what happened in the meeting, the outcome or the details.

~ You read a book to your child or grandchild and can't recall what the book was about.

~ You workout and have so much mind chatter that you're not even sure what muscles you were working.

~ You have a conversation with a colleague and miss the important undercurrents of that conversation because you're mind was elsewhere.

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The Power of the Master Mind

Last week I was in Tucson, AZ working with my business coach and a couple of my master mind colleagues. We get together a couple of times a year, in person, and regularly (on the phone) to discuss our businesses, plan, work through challenges and stay focused in creating results and outcomes in our companies.

I've been involved in Master Minds in one way or another for about 6 years now and I find them an essential part of my success as a leader in my business. I've also found them to be an essential part of my client's successes in the group programs and master minds I've hosted in my programs. It's the power of people and the power of 5 brains (or 3 or 8 or 10) that is even better than just one. The support, ideas and solutions that come out of these groups is nothing short of fascinating. The Master Mind (MM) Experience isn't for everyone, some prefer the private and individual attention of private coaching or even a combination of the two, but when the MM resonates, it resonates!

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Dare to Create Opportunity: 5 Quick Tips

Stressed out about the economy right now? Politics? Housing? Business expenses? Taxes?
Waiting, hoping, praying it will all just go away?

Colluding with friends, family and co-workers about how bad it is? Regurgitating stories? Gathering evidence? Again, waiting for someone else to do something about it?

Things are uncertain right now. No doubt. The economy is down. Things we care about are certainly taking a hit. It can be easy to get fixated on fear, frustration and hurt. It can be easy to find what's not working and speculate on how much worse it's going to get.

Despite a positive attitude, even the most optimistic can be challenged during times like this.

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Are you a "Talker" or a "Do-Er"?

I've been playing with implementation and how long it takes myself and
clients to move from talking about something to actually doing it. It's an
interesting experiment, one I highly recommend exploring for yourself and
for your team. Here are the guidelines: as soon as you have an idea or start
talking about a plan - notice how quickly you move into action. You can
actually put it on a basic timeline. The timeline might look like this:

Idea - 9/25; Research complete - 10/1, Plan created (with timelines) and
roles assigned - 10/1; Plan implemented - 10/8.of course this all depends
on the scope of the plan, but it's a useful exercise to find where you stop
in your own planning and perhaps get in your own way.

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Dare To Engage Your Team: Make Room for Your Best Self and Do What You are Here to Do

Take a moment to ponder all that you are involved with in your life. Your organization, your family, your personal goals and commitments, health, finances, soccer games, etc.

Thinking about all that we have to do, and all we're committed to, can create a sense of overwhelm just in itself (although, our thoughts about what we have to do and how we "feel" about overwhelm are actually more stressful and overwhelming than the real tasks to be done - but that's a whole other article.)

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