29 Mar 2021

Cultural Diversity, Cultural Mastery, Focus, Management 0 Comment
I recently had a captivating discussion with Atlanta business leader, Todd Youngblood, on the Willful Impact podcast. We talked about how core values and the perspectives we take can shift the way we do business, perhaps in ways we may not have seen coming. Take a listen and reach out to me with your experiences in shifting perspectives. by Kim Ellet, CPC, CMM Kim Ellet uses her u...
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13 Jan 2021

Business Planning, Change Management, Focus, Leadership 0 Comment
Change in 2021
Here we are at the beginning of another new year. Typically, if you are like me, you start January thinking that things will be different, creating resolutions with promises to do better and be better. In some ways the beginning of a new year is exciting . . . like the first day of school. It’s a clean, fresh start, like a shiny, new notebook. Hopefully we have gained some experienc...
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09 Sep 2020

Focus, Leadership, Management 4 Comments
In my meditation today I received a prompt, “What do I need to take a stand for?” Over the years I’ve taken a stand for my kids – advocating for the specialized instructional style to help my younger daughter thrive, taking a stand for my son after several sports injuries presented potential lasting effects, and taking a stand for all three of my children as we navigated a new design to ...
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23 Jul 2020

Focus, Growth Mindset, Strategic Business Mindset Academy, Uncategorized 0 Comment
There are two types of attitudes: fixed and growth mindsets, as described by Dr. Carol Dweck’s, Mindset, The Psychology of Success. Fixed mindset believes a person’s level of talent or intelligence is set in stone – that we are born with a certain set of characteristics – that we either “have it” or we don’t. People with a fixed mindset measure success by inherent intelligence. They ofte...
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26 May 2020

Business Coaching, Business Planning, Focus 0 Comment
Perspecitve
How does your perspective shape your reality and impact your business? There are a couple of ways to look at the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on our business and life. What we know for sure and the perspective we bring to our circumstances are not always the same thing. What we know for sure: COVID-19 has had an impact on the world at large People are getting sick, some ...
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05 Dec 2019

Business Goals, Business Planning, Focus, Leadership 0 Comment
Gifts from 2019
How often do you hear that it is better to give than to receive? We are conditioned to look outside of ourselves, to focus on others, which of course, has many benefits. However, as business leaders, too much of a good thing can become a distraction or a deflection. If you’ve followed me for a while, you probably know that I like to encourage looking at things in a different way. Today I...
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20 Nov 2019

Business Coaching, Business Goals, Focus 0 Comment
I come across plenty of business leaders who have those days of feeling frustrated in their business, defeated that progress isn’t happening quickly, or tempted to give up and get a J-O-B. Like the miner in the cartoon, they turn around and give up too soon. So, how do you keep going when it feels like you’re not getting there fast enough? 1. Check your mindset - your stinkin’ thinkin...
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11 Sep 2019

Business Goals, Business Planning, Focus 0 Comment
Focus & Clarity
Most business leaders are relieved to discover they are not alone in some of the frustrations they face. One of the most common challenges I hear is the lack of clarity and focus. Business leaders often feel like they are drinking from a fire hose and don’t know what to focus on first. This leads to overwhelm and to grabbing for the low-hanging fruit. Unfortunately, the easy reach is usu...
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