The future just doesn’t happen. You and I event it.
This is not entirely true. In our waking dream state, we at times are able to catch a glimpse of where we are heading and it is at this point of our dream that we are able to participate in the creation of what is next. It is believed that we spend 25% of active day daydreaming. Daydreaming is not slacking off, it is a part of the envisioning process that we all go through. Sometimes we discover new opportunities that support our vision of the future.
The future (tomorrow) as it comes to be for us is not inevitable. We have the choice to participate in creating our future or not participating and living in someone else’s version of what’s next.
When I am working with large groups of people, one of the questions that I am asked is “how can I become a better leader” and my answer almost always is to be a leader, have a vision that people want to support.
Do you have a question you need an answer to? Lets’ talk.
Being told to take some diversity and inclusion trainings can be like being told to take medicine, ordering food you don’t really want to eat, or being punished. What often happens? Resistance, push back, grumbling…
We have a better way!
Whether we strategically design and implement a program for you or you attend our Open Conversations On Leadership Diversity and Inclusion Breakfasts (COL D&I), we bring to life diversity and inclusion topics in an engaging way that provides solutions from thought leaders. Gender, workforce challenges, relationships, health care, families, generations, intersectionality…we’re drilling down one distinction at a time…uplifting, inspiring, and informing.
Conversation On Leadership Breakfast
Diversity and Inclusion, how it shows up in the real world. Monday, Aug 19th Breakfast – Health Care to Self Care
It’s the new year and you’ve promised yourself to keep your goals this year. Now the year is going strong and the good goals you set are getting put on the shelf by something more important in the total scheme of things. Before you know it those great goals you set – those new year resolutions – you decided upon are not only not happening but you feel bad and “beat yourself up”
Big shift: Goals are not set in stone! Life changes. Give yourself a break. New opportunities arise. Love them and move on. The goals you made can change.
However…if those goals are vital to your business, family, personal well being, and you are stuck on them stay the course. Hire a coach. Get an accountability partner. Find an app that you will use. And then use it. Above all else keep the positive self-talk going! Inspiration is the mother of invention.
How to create a new career with a retirement transition coach
There are all sorts of challenges when you’re faced with retirement. The non-financial ones can diminish the financial ones if you’re not prepared. This is where having a dedicated retirement transition coach can reduce the stress of change, give you great ideas, ask questions that open the door to the future or be your accountability partner.
Plan ahead for your new-found freedom
In retirement, there are no reviews, prescribed activities, lunches, work you feel is important to do. That might seem like a wonderful thing now. However plan ahead because otherwise you might find that you’ve wasted the first few years of retirement, fallen into a rut, missed connecting with others, or become a couch potato.
This is where a retirement transition coach is useful. With a retirement transition coach, you’ll be able to take “leaps forward” planning and getting into new work and non-work activities that are meaningful and productive. You’ll have a neutral coach who shares your goals with you and wants you to win in this important time of your life. Remember the work, persistence, and stamina it took to get the career going? Retirement takes work too. You deserve an empowering, experienced, resourceful, success-oriented coach in this transitionary process.
If someone has ever said that to you, this special message is for you:
It’s Labor Day weekend, the official end to summer. Here’s to you, working woman, for all of the projects you are thinking about launching in the Fall, the impact you already see yourself making, and to the many ways you imagine paying it forward with intensity. Relax and dream…
You are told “you are the hardest working woman” for a reason….You empower people to live their dreams and make our community and your companies great. You are watched and maybe they even wish you would slow down a little and take better care of yourself. Enjoy…
I salute you. I look forward to the many ways that we might collaborate in the 4th quarter and beyond. The October 4, 5, and 6 Women’s Retreat I’m creating will have a unique way you can attend it and still be present at those special celebrations that might seem like conflicts. Nuggets of gold, transformational tips, career and leadership development, phenomenal conversations await you live and virtually. Get ready…
I wish you, along with the other 74.6 million working women in the civilian labor force, a peaceful, rejuvenating, slow, happy holiday.
This message comes with appreciation for the awesome difference you make, and to the family, faith, friends, children, and colleagues that support your labors.
Reciprocity Is A Powerful Key To Your Business Success
When I opened the Triad West Positively Powerful Program division some time ago, I knew that sponsorships and marketing would be important in the development of my Woman Awards, Summits and other events for transformational leadership. Being a tenacious learner and collaborative person, I asked a very successful and influential corporate woman who was a great sponsor and philanthropist, “How do you make an ask (the term used for requesting funding)?” She said one word, “Reciprocity”.
Reciprocity: mutual dependence, action, or influence. The practice of exchanging things with others for mutual benefit.
I’ve never forgotten this. At the time, like many entrepreneurs with a good idea, I didn’t have a lot of marketing dollars to build on but what I did have were my own unique ways to authentically reciprocate. They have proven to be beneficial in building my relationships and businesses. Here’s how reciprocity works. It is not just about the money.
Successful businesses are based on successful relationships.
Advocate for other people that you believe in. In the case of a company, tweet about them.
Do virtual introductions and include why you are introducing them to each and what’s great about them.
Respond authentically and in a positive manner to those that write, call, or email you. Do this consistently. Your silence could close the door on future beneficial opportunities for you and if nothing else make them wonder about the quality of the friendship.
Support others financially to the extent that you can but don’t jeopardize your own financial situation. The same is true when your time, treasure, and talents are requested.
Be kind and considerate. Don’t criticize or gossip about others.
Say “no” with grace, empathy, and compassion when you are not the asker but the one who is being asked.
You are a philanthropist – own it – and give what you can financially, with support, with wisdom, and/or by inspiring others. All of these are ways to make meaningful deposits into the banking account of your life. Reciprocity is giving back and paying it forward with intention.
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” Dr. Maya Angelou
Joel Martin, Ph.D., MA, BFA, Wharton Fellow is an international practitioner of leadership development, diversity, and inclusion and an executive coach. She’s focused on what works now in the real world and how to apply it in ways that matter. She is a 15+ Year International Training Designer and Facilitator, President Triad West Inc., Founder Positively Powerful Woman Awards and Programs known and is known as the Transformation Generator.
If someone has ever said that to you, this special message is for you:
