The Power of WHY
WHY is our purpose, our cause, our belief. WHY is the reason our company exists. WHY is the motivation behind getting out of bed every morning.
Month: October 2018
A Leadership Lesson from a Garage Sale
If Garage Sales were an Olympic Sport, my mother would be Apollo Ono, Usain Bolt, and Michael Phelps rolled into some kind of super-human. When she’s out on her route, she is completely focused on one thing: DEALS.
The Comparison Trap, Part II
Our social media-driven world makes it difficult to avoid feelings of competition. It’s all about more likes, more followers, more reach. You follow someone you admire on Instagram but what started out as a genuine interest in the person turns into wishing your life could be as enjoyable and successful as theirs seems to be. It’s a vicious cycle.
The Comparison Trap, Part I
I’ve noticed in my life that this isn’t just an issue faced by women. It’s something we all deal with on a pretty regular basis. As leaders and even as volunteers, we often run into thoughts of how we gauge ourselves against others. “Am I good enough?” “Can I do this?” Turn into thoughts of “I will never be as good at this as her.” “He’s such a good leader, I’m nothing like him.”