The Language of Leadership MPI Greater New York requested an article from me on how to use (and NOT use) language to convey leadership. Click the link below to read the article and discover four phrases to avoid in order to increase your credibility, and what...
The Five Steps to Changing Your Life Everyone has limiting beliefs. These erroneous ideas about yourself, your relationships, the world, or life itself create your thought patterns, direct your choices and actions, and shape your life. I’m guessing this isn’t...
When & How to Interrupt In general… don’t interrupt. In one-on-one conversations and group settings, listen attentively and take turns talking. Don’t monopolize conversations, speak over others, or impatiently finish their sentences. Sometimes, though, you...
The Four Components of Presence What does your presence say about you? Or… do you even have “presence”? What do people mean by “presence,” anyway? Your presence is simply how you show up nonverbally to others—how you present yourself. You do actually have to...
Stop Being Modest Maya Angelou once said, I have no patience with modesty. Modesty is a learned adaptation. You don’t want modesty. You want humility. Humility comes from the inside out. You can spot fake humility, sometimes known as “modesty,” a mile away....
How to Use (and NOT Use) Humor Once, when I was about 13, I was trapped in the crossfire between my arguing parents. We were driving; I was in the front seat between them when the shouting started. I tried to shrink myself deeper and deeper into the seat cushions as...