Be the Leader of Your Own Life First!

Being the leader of your own life means taking control of your decisions, thinking, emotions and actions. It is inside out leadership.  

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A Leadership and Life Skill: Decision Making

In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing you can do is nothing.

Theodore Roosevelt

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For the Leaders at Home: Thank You!

Today is Mother’s Day. It is the day we take to honour mothers and thank them for all they have done for us. Mother’s (father’s your turn will come) are the everyday leaders at home.  They are the ones who make a difference every single day with the lives they touch by shaping the next generation leader-it is a daunting task.

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Leadership Trends: What Will the Work World Look Like Post COVID?

I turned my thoughts to what post COVID work might look like. Although the numbers of COVID cases are still high and there are a lot of variants of the virus around, vaccines present a new hope for the future. With that thought, I turned my mind to consider the question of “What will the work world look like post COVID?”

Did you know…

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Take Care of Yourself: Pause, Reflect and Refresh

We have just passed the one-year anniversary mark for COVID-19. About a year ago we went into shut down mode.

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Leaders Speak Differently – Speak Like a Leader

Leaders command a presence

Leaders command a presence when they walk into a room. Is it the title they hold? Maybe? There are some people who command a room and don’t have a title.  Leaders hold themselves differently, they speak differently, and they act differently.

What makes someone sound like a leader?

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Are you friendly and likeable?

I bet when you saw the picture, you said to yourself, aw how cute, or how sweet, or something to that effect. This picture screams friendliness and likeability to me, they just like each other. (I am interchanging friendliness and likeability in this article).

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I am Pleased to Meet You!

First Impressions

First impressions are fraught with anxiety whether you are going for a job interview, meeting the parents, meeting a new friend, starting a new job, or……

So many things to think about all at once: smile, stand up straight, look people in the eye, don’t say anything dumb, don’t look rigid, don’t be overly friendly, don’t be cool…

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Leadership Communication Basics: Setting the Context

To effectively communicate, we must realize that we are all different in the way we perceive the world and use this understanding as a guide to our communication with others

Tony Robbins
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Powerful and Effective Leaders

Humility and Leadership – What?

It doesn’t seem right.

Many people have a hard time wrapping their brains around the idea of a humble leader. Quiet leaders and powerful leadership don’t seem to mix. But here’s the truth, humble leaders are effective and powerful.

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