If you’re wondering what to expect from an ithrive31® small-group coaching opportunity, watch Beth Strobel’s insights into her own coaching experience. Beth shares the structure of the weekly coaching sessions and her personal takeaways from the experience. Watch the short video and let Beth describe how she benefited from the strategic focus on key coaching concepts and discussions of challenges and…
It’s time to shine. Kick summer off by setting achievable goals that lead to long-term success. Remember, it’s summer, and that brings a different attitude. Your goals should reflect the season and be a springboard into the next. This handy acronym helps you remember valuable concepts as you set your goals, make progress, and achieve milestones throughout the summer. BRITE…
Some of the things I hear a lot when coaching managers is: “I want to develop my team, but I don’t have any time.” “I am so consumed with the day-to-day that I cannot focus on the strategic planning for my department.” “I wish my team would step-up and take on more.” What managers fail to realize is that they…
Four years ago, I started my business. There is so much to reflect on and I feel humbled and honored to be walking this journey. Life is full of opportunities for personal growth, so looking back, here are some of the lessons I have learned. Year One was about humility. I never thought I had a big ego, but…
Love is in the air this time of year, but here’s a question that may make some people cringe, “Does love have a place in business?” Love is not a word used in a lot of company mission statements. Nor is it spoken frequently in business hallways or corporate boardrooms. It’s really not a word that people are comfortable using…
GroundHog Day….. An important day to see what is to come. Will it be an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Come on Phil, inquiring minds want to know! This little rodent makes for a boring day in February a bit more lively, especially for the weather diehards in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. But here’s a question…
I love the energy a new year brings! It is an opportunity to pause, reflect and reset. But…..why not create that energy all year long? The problem with New Year resolutions is that they fizzle out. We all know the statistics. We start off well-intentioned, but by mid-February we lose momentum, become discouraged and often abandon our goals…
Executive presence is a term that gets used a lot within organizations, yet it can often be difficult to measure. Why? Because it is subjective, filled with bias and depends on the context of the organization and the assessor. Sometimes described as the “it” factor, this quality is commonly used in succession planning discussions, leadership development programs and career development…
Happy December 1! Do you know what that means? It means there are 31 days left in 2020. What will you do with the 31 days? How about reflection? My guess is 2020 did not go as planned for you. Me either. Flashback to one year ago today. I was organizing a family trip to the Dominican Republic in February….
Is your business booming or bLooming? The L can make all the difference. Recently I hosted a couple of women at my home to engage in a vision board exercise. (For anyone not familiar with these exercises, it involves cutting pictures and words out of magazines that speak to your heart/intuition and help you craft a vision for your future)….