How many of you think about goals? How many write or otherwise articulate them? And how many go back and review them? A few years ago, in a discussion with a close friend of mine - Ken, a private wealth advisor - who shared with me that he reads his goals every few months, then puts them back in the drawer. He said, “David, I don’t know how it works exactly, all I can tell you is - it works.” He went on,“All my professional goals are manifesting and I’m achieving recognition

This is a continuation from last week that focused on the roots of dread: fear of failure, uncertainty and risk, imposter syndrome, and financial pressures. This week we will look at strategies to overcome and manage this complex emotion. Did you do the stretch outlined in Part 1? It was to observe feelings of dread and explore its roots. Let’s keep building. Overcoming dread requires a combination of curiosity and desire to make a change. Resiliency is helpful but not necess

Dread is a complex emotion that stems from the fear of anticipated negative outcomes. It’s that fear of failure, a relentless beast that gnashes its teeth at our ambitions. Various sources instigate feelings of dread in professional settings. Understanding the roots of dread and finding ways to overcome it will help you get past the heavy sensations dread brings. Read the follow on: Overcoming Dread - Part 2 Roots Often, dread arises from a fear of the unknown and an excessiv

There’s something I discovered in the creative and visionary types: their ideas get bottled up and get stuffed only to pop out periodically to an unprepared audience that challenges them and tells them why it cannot be done. It is a huge shutdown for the creative type. The Imaginarium solves this. It is a place to release a flood of ideas that spark additional ideas and is a welcomed break from administrative tasks. It’s about setting up what comes next. It’s why they hired

LEADERSHIP & COMMUNICATION Dental practices are tight knit family-like environments and are a big reason why people enjoy working in them, so when there is one member who is difficult to work with it negatively impacts everyone. The challenge for this client, the doctor who owns the practice, was fear. Fear of being short-staffed if he fired them and the deeper fear that he would be seen as the ‘bad guy’. The first point is obvious that being down a person makes others work h

EXECUTIVE COACHING: TOP 5 One of my favored tools is taking an emotional reading from the Top 5 people you interact with in your business, in two areas: the coaching client and the top five people that report to them or who they report to. Some people are easy to work with and others push our buttons. It works much like a decoding key to what you once thought was a black box of mystery, people, and their personalities. Once you isolate their main drivers/motivators, you can c