I escaped from prison last week. A prison more powerful than concrete and steel. The prison of my mind that tells me I am inept at anything that says “Some assembly required.” I share this story with you because it is not just about overcoming a personal barrier, but...
At last week’s Vistage meeting, our speaker challenged us to go deep into our beliefs system and talk about the gender and ethnic biases we have seen or perhaps even practiced. There was uncomfortable silence in the room for 30 seconds. Then 60 seconds. (My mind raced...
Would you like to have someone listen to you talk about what is important to you? Someone to listen without judgment. Someone who merely asks questions and tries to help you see clearly what’s going on in your life and business. The best part of becoming a Vistage...
“Thank you for always believing and supporting me. Even when I didn’t.”I received that in a text message Thursday from my youngest son after he got his EMT license. He’s led one of those lives in which every time he was making progress, he sabotaged his success. But...
“I am my own worst critic.” “No one is harder on me than me.” “I beat myself up for mistakes.” I hear this all the time from CEOs when we talk about mistakes, errors in judgment that they have made. Can we just stop? Self-criticism without a dose of understanding is...
