Tag: Motivation

What People Teach Us: Lady Gaga And The Discipline For Passion

March 1, 2019By CiOIn CiO BriefsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Make sure you truly understand what goes into making your passion work for you, taking into consideration your circumstances and resources alongside your desires, before either pursuing it fully or walking away.

What does passion mean to you? How does your passion manifest itself? Is your passion guiding you to step out of your comfort zone and take something new and bigger on?

How is that working out?

Let me tell you…

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“Ugly” Attributes To Take Away From The Entrepreneurial Mindset

February 1, 2019By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lessons:  There is so much we can learn from entrepreneurs and their perception of the world around them, the dreams they hold and share, and the attributes they use to carve out a path for themselves and others, from today into tomorrow. 

Entrepreneurs are the proudest and most insatiable, stubborn, impatient, and delusional people, who view life and work through their own form of tunnel vision.

And I mean…

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To The Future Leaders: Do Not Wait For Life To Come To You

January 18, 2019By CiOIn To The StudentsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Most of what we are capable of in this world, whether in our lives or careers, can only take place if we are proactive in pursuing it, refusing to wait for the right circumstances and luck to present themselves.

In this previous post, I introduced this current series which covers a top-ten list of ideas I had provided to students at Quest 2017, a one-day…

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The Leadership Lesson In A Song: You Can Be Your Own Worst Enemy

January 11, 2019By CiOIn CiO BriefsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Whether from a song or not, in order to learn from others’ experiences, make sure to listen to both the subtle and overt messages and understand what you hear and see in the words of others. 

You know how when someone points something out to you you hadn’t previously recognized or noticed, you tend to see it again? You tend to see it in places…

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What Do You Do When Your Heroes And Leaders Aren’t What They Seem?

January 4, 2019By CiOIn Article, General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: It’s important to learn from the situations in which a “hero,” or someone you considered a true leader, turns out to not be at all what was perceived or expected. 

Recently, I was catching up with a friend I hadn’t spoken to in some time. What led them to reach out was an article they had found online and texted to me which covered…

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To 2019! Coach It Out’s Year-End Message: Keep Getting Better!

December 31, 2018By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Here are some considerations to keep in mind as we move forward into the new year, so we can each keep assessing — and evolving along — our own path of leadership and development.

Another year comes to an end. Another year of accomplishments, maybe some so-so’s, and probably some disappointments and letdowns. What we did in the year likely ran the gamut from…

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How Do You Refocus, Recharge, And Get Going When You’re Stuck?

August 17, 2018By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Step back and recognize when you’re feeling stuck and the steps you need to take to refocus your attention, revise your plan, and push forward.

How do you recharge when you feel like you’re stuck and paralyzed while working toward your goals?

There will be times in the course of our work and lives when we might end up feeling like we’ve lost our energy, our motivation, or, in some…

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To Get To Your Goals, Your Biggest Disciplinarian Should Be You

June 29, 2018By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: You need to be your own disciplinarian if you’re going to break what comes naturally – complacency and comfort — to build forward.

How do you keep yourself in shape? How do you keep everything tight, strong, and flexed, so you are prepared and ready to push through obstacles and achieve what you’re capable of?

No, I don’t mean physically.

I mean goals…

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Here Are 5 Books For Your Journey To Overcoming Fear Of Failure

June 23, 2018By CiOIn Article, General Leadership, To The StudentsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Don’t overlook the power of books to fill in the gaps in lessons you may not see or have access to in your work or personal life.

Last week, I presented a workshop for B.I.G. – Believe. Inspire. Grow, a women’s empowerment network providing women with the inspiration, community, and tools to help them…

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Leadership Can Be Lonely: How Do You Really Step Outside Of Yourself To Connect?

May 18, 2018By CiOIn Article, General Leadership, To The BossesNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Loneliness is trending toward becoming an epidemic, but a similar, powerful emptiness — an unfulfilled and psychological need – can also exist in leadership.

Loneliness can rob us of our best lives, in which we could get to know others on a deeper level and utilize and develop our greatest abilities. At the same time, it robs others of the opportunity to know us and…

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To The Future Leaders: Tap Into The Value Of An Accountability Partner

May 4, 2018By CiOIn To The StudentsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: Accountability partners keep us on task and responsible for what it is we want — and need — to achieve, further developing and sharpening our skill set.

In this previous post, I introduced this current series which covers a top-ten list of ideas I had provided to students at Quest 2017, a one-day summit hosted at Southern Connecticut…

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In Your Development And Journey, Have You Ever Thought About Why You Haven’t Quit?

December 29, 2017By CiOIn To The StudentsNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: It’s important to think about, keep in mind, and give yourself credit for what has kept you in the game and focused to date.

“Have you ever thought about quitting?

That’s a question I got during the Q&A portion of a presentation I gave at Quest 2017, an education summit organized by the Connecticut Chapter of Prospanica and its corporate…

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In Your Development, Learning, And Experiments, What/Who Do You Fall Back On?

December 1, 2017By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: As we go through our growth, development, and challenges, it helps to have environments and people to support us should we fall short.

Fear is a vice. It’s a grip. A crippler. It suffocates adventure and stifles curiosity.

We all have it to one extent or another. And because of that, it’s the basis for most everything that doesn’t happen in our lives, environment, or…

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Questioning Your Motivation: The Who? What? Where? When? Why?

August 28, 2017By CiOIn Article, General LeadershipNo Comment

Leadership Lesson: A great way to motivate yourself forward is to regularly take a step back and outline the answers to understand what makes up your foundation.

Leadership can be effective when we understand our environment and everything in it. We see how things—people, processes, and all other stakeholders—intersect, and we can move accordingly to make sure everything is coming together as smoothly and as efficiently…

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Have You Learned From The Marks Adversity Has Left On Your Journey?

August 11, 2017By CiOIn General LeadershipNo Comment

Coaching is an interesting field because it demonstrates how much people don’t know about themselves. Many times, the solutions clients seek are within their reach in their environment, and it is during the coaching process that the client becomes aware of those very tools and how to refine them to serve themselves best.

There are countless times where the client doesn’t know where to look or what to consider….

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