Do you ever have a day that makes you want to give up? Looking back at the end of the day, maybe it would have been better if you’d just taken a day off. Sure, you’d have more to do on Monday, but at least you wouldn’t have all these messes to clean up! You…
Humans are pretty bad at decision-making. No, really, left to our own devices, we’re biased, take shortcuts, overestimate our abilities, and gloss over complexity, resulting in wrong decisions roughly half the time. Worse yet, we’re terrible at evaluating our own ideas. We want to be “right,” and we do an amazing job selecting data to…
One of the exercises that I often assign to clients is to create their “ideal week.” By sitting down and thinking carefully about what you need to get done in a week/month and then blocking off time to get those things done, at a time when you have the optimal energy to complete them, you…
How to Get Feedback from Your Team Feedback is an essential part of leadership. Giving feedback is essential to develop individuals and teams, and to boost their performance. However, many leaders (especially those with little leadership experience) tend to forget the importance of receiving feedback. I’ve seen this a lot with my clients. As you…
During one of my one-to-one coaching calls last week, a client said something that I’ve heard many times before: I’ve been so busy lately that I’ve been putting off writing proposals and now I have like 5 – 6 people who I promised proposals to — but I just don’t want to do it. So,…
Our last conversation talked about how success doesn’t make you happy, but it might increase your income! If you find yourself with more disposable income, what can you do with money to improve happiness? Thankfully, we have academics who have researched this question, and their findings were surprising (to me). This study used lower-income and more…
How to Be a More Confident Leader When you own a creative agency, never underestimate the importance of self-confidence in leadership. Your business success is founded on building your confidence as a leader. You see, self-confidence is the keystone that allows your leadership to flourish. When you feel confident, the confidence levels of your team…
“Unhappy is he who depends on success to be happy.” ~ Alex Dias Ribeiro, a former Formula 1 race-car driver. In my 30’s I worked HARD. I got up early and headed to the office before 7 (to beat the traffic). I worked with intensity. I crushed my to-do list. I managed all the things….
Articles on Marketingand Lead Generation Generating the leads you deserve! New business is the lifeblood of any agency. When you first got started, networking and personal contacts brought in enough business to keep you busy. Then, referrals and word-of-mouth kicked in, and you really started to grow. But now, you need more work than you…
You can accomplish your goals in a very relaxed, slow, and fun way. ~ Steve Chandler Our last conversation talked about how amping up the pressure and intensity might not be the best way to find opportunities. I suggested that there might be a way to try to slow down, listen and take time. For…