“Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.” – Theodor “Dr. Seuss” Geisel Do you ever scramble at the last minute to get ready for an appointment that has been on your schedule for weeks? Despite your best efforts, some or maybe even all of your preparation is saved for the 30 minute… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Business Planning
The Magic Of Coaching
“We grow the aspects of our lives that we feed – with energy and engagement – and choke off those we deprive of fuel. Your live is what you agree to attend to.” Jim Loehr Robert, one of our Supernova clients told me he was trying to exercise more regularly and eat more balanced meals…. Read more »
The Difference Between Coaching and Criticism
There are those who are afraid of coaching. They know they need guidance but criticism in the past was not always helpful. There is a major difference in coaching and criticism. Coaching is about encouraging better behavior, practices and skills. Criticism is about finding fault and correcting specific actions, behavior or practices. Coaching at its… Read more »
Long Line, Short Line
“If you have to stand in a long line to get it, you are probably in the wrong line!” I heard this said when I lived in Texas in the late 1980s. I don’t remember who said it but it is still with me after 25 plus years. Normally, this phrase is attached to investing…. Read more »
Every Successful Advisor Needs a Mentor
“Any jackass can kick down a barn, but it takes a good carpenter to build one.” – Lyndon B. Johnson A few years ago, during a follow-up coaching call, one of my clients told me she had just generated more business over an eight day stretch than she had done in her prior four months… Read more »
Iron Dome Defense
You can’t help but be impressed by the success that Israel had in protecting it’s population from the thousands of rockets raining down on it by the Hamas. The system they developed in less than five years is called the Iron Dome (check it out on Youtube). It has the ability in 15 seconds to… Read more »