This Thursday we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. It happens to be one of my favorite holidays. It's not because of the food though. It's my favorite because of the reason for gathering - to give thanks and share what we have to give...
Have you ever looked for an excuse so you don’t have to do something? A couple of weeks ago I was talking with a friend, and he gave me this whole story about why he couldn’t attend an event that he said he wanted to...
Recently, I took a road trip with my 14- and 16-year-old daughters. It was an eight-hour drive, so on our way home I decided to take advantage of that quality time to have a much-needed conversation. After the conversation, it occurred to me that everything...
Up until now, there have been plenty of instances in my life where I had the attitude of “I have to” do one thing or another. I don’t know about you, however, I never felt good about the prospect of having to do any particular...
I received an amazing gift after last week's blog. I shared that following our Straight Talk For Leaders event, I pretty much skipped the celebrating and went straight into analyzing what to change. Later that day I received a gift from one of our readers,...
Last week High5 rolled out a new workshop called Straight Talk for Leaders. It’s actually going to be a series of workshops, and this one was about getting your business and personal lives in alignment. The team has been planning it for the last few...
It’s great to have strong beliefs and convictions. It’s even better to be open to changing those beliefs. Being a great leader doesn’t mean that we never waiver from our convictions. Being a great leader means we are willing to question those convictions and be...
Last week I had an awareness that I wanted to share today. On Wednesday, after dinner, me and my daughter went to a local ice cream shop in our neighborhood to pick up some dessert. As we were leaving with our ice cream, we noticed...
Are you able to step back and objectively observe yourself? Becoming aware of our behaviors, choices, language, ability to listen (or not), perceptions and programming is critical in our development as a leader. You’ve probably already seen from me one of my favorite messages - Leadership...
I read an article the other day that illuminated the difference between being interested and being committed in a way that struck me as genius. There is a big difference between the two! It’s easy to see what we are committed to simply by looking...