For the past three years, I’ve met monthly with my business coach, Dan Kries. His company, Circle Consulting, has played a significant role in my growth and success.
Recently, during The Q—a coaching group for business owners that Dan leads—he posed a powerful question for all of us to consider.
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It's great to set goals during the second half of each year for the upcoming year, but goal setting can be done anytime. The best time to start is NOW!
To reach your goals, it's important to know why many people miss the mark. Here are 9 common traps that snag people and make goals fall flat. Avoid...
Change is both unavoidable and challenging. Even positive transitions—like marriage, a promotion, or welcoming a new child—can be destabilizing. Difficult changes—such as job loss, divorce, or the death of someone you love—can be even more disruptive if they aren’t navigated well.
What separates ...
You build trust and gain understanding through asking great questions. Asking the right questions greatly influences the success of a conversation.
Powerful questions help you identify real issues you might be avoiding, and recognize solutions you might be ignoring.
When I was going through the li...
A vision is a mental picture of how good your life can be in the future. It focuses on potential, opportunity, and possibility. One essential to clarifying a vision is that you make if big and idealistic. A healthy and inspiring vision is always idealistic.
People are 100 times more motivated movin...
I'm a work in progress. Recently, I realized how inflexible I can be (a topic I cover in other posts). Along with greater self-awareness, reading inspiring books has sparked major shifts in my attitude--second only to the influence of people and life experiences.
There are 2 major perspective shift...
Decide Your Legacy was created to help people gain transformational clarity and face the fears that keep them stuck—so they can intentionally live their lives and ultimately leave the legacy they desire.
Along the way, my own insecurities sometimes pulled me off course. I played it safe. I drifte...
Since founding Decide Your Legacy in 2012, I’ve worked with four different coaches. Each one played a meaningful role in helping me grow the business and myself as a leader.
The results you experience in coaching depend, in part, on the quality of the professional you choose. I’m often asked who I ...
Living with balance lowers stress and anxiety. You’re less reactive, more grounded, and better able to handle pressure without feeling overwhelmed.
Many people struggle with balance because perfectionism gets in the way. They hesitate to make the brave shifts in time and energy required for a well-...
The reason to go back and your past is so that you're no longer victimized by it. Denial and its various forms (e.g., minimization, rationalization, avoidance, etc.) allow your past to continue to negatively impact your mindset and emotional health.
Putting it to rest, accepting it, letting it go, ...
My purpose in life is to help others find transformational clarity that propels them to face their biggest fears to LIVE & leave the legacy they desire. Read more to learn how my team fulfills this purpose.
I had a big problem in 7th grade. I was being bullied. Hair spray was sprayed in my face, I ...
I've learned over the years that the way out of anxiety and depression always starts with becoming aware that you're struggling with your attitude. Once you're aware you are stuck, then you can then make changes. You won't try to fix something you don't acknowledge is broken.
Below are some thought...
