Powerful triggers for stopping disempowering states right in their tracks.

How you like would to be able to speed read anyone and nail their personality within less than thirty seconds? You know, when I first started coaching a lot of my colleges actually used to make a joke of how easily I could read people. I kind of toned it down because I somehow acquired the nickname “Hannibal Lector”. No , I never bit anyone’s face off. 
Anyway, while I definitely spent years marinating in human behavior to learn this, I have managed to come up with a simple …

Welcome to the July Spiral of Influence !
Last month we talked about the power of social capital so make sure that you get a hold of that issue.
You know, I have been instructing people in the discipline of leadership development for nearly a decade and I can tell you that the process of leadership development is more about learning to lead and yourself than it is about persuading others to follow you.
People do not respond anywhere near as well to persuasion  as they do to a good example. In other …

Are you a natural born leader and visionary who has a compelling vision which you are dying to bring to life? If so , then surely you are beginning to realize that you are simply not able to do so on your own.
So how do you get other people involved in your vision and get them to put their heart and soul into building it? Anyone who has ever led people understands that there are times when it can be difficult to keep people motivated.
However, this is usually a sign …

Appreciation. Ever thought about it means ?
If you are buying a house it means going up in value.  But what about in relation to people?
How about this: Appreciation is building value in someone.  Value is the driving force behind people’s actions. We invest time, money, effort and faith only into the things which we deem valuable.
But what about when we lose our sense of value? Whether it be in our work, our appearance, our relationships with others, when value dies, hope dies.  And when hope dies action dies.  This is …