Peak Performance and Peak Satisfaction in Your Business Career

How do we make decisions when we feel uncertain? There is much pressure about making the right choice and avoiding regret later. So much so that we can be frozen in indecision most of the time. In this episode, I share a simple framework for making decisions quickly and loving your reasons for doing making them.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• The mindset that enables confident decision-making
• A step-by-step protocol for making powerful decisions quickly
• Examples of decisions made in high-stakes, uncertain situations and the results that followed

As Referenced In This Episode:

• Instantly access your free download, Decision-Making Protocol, as part of my Leadership Playbook, to help you apply what was discussed in today's episode.

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 27 - Fail Fast To Succeed
• Episode 35 - Vision Casting For Your Business & Career
• Episode 29 - Outside Perspective
• Episode 7 - Ruthless Prioritization
• Episode 52 - Self Efficacy & Taking The Hill

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
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• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
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The Olympics are taking place at the time of this podcast episode recording. We are reminded of the outstanding athletes and coaches who work together for some jaw-dropping results. If there was one attribute that we could assume from them, it would be coachability. Taking constructive feedback or outcomes that weren't what we hoped on the chin and putting it to good use to learn from it. In business, we may recoil at the feedback from our business results or individual results taking it personally or thinking that something went wrong because we did poorly. In this episode, I show you how to channel the resilience and composure we observe in these Olympic games, but for us it's in the office.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How we tend to react to constructive feedback and why
• The mindset that will help you seek out and incorporate meaningful feedback
• Practical next steps to recognize feedback and extract the value from it

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 29 - Outside Perspective
• Episode 4 - Embracing Continuous Improvement In Your Career
• Episode 37 - Do The Uncomfortable Thing
• Episode 62 - Initial Resistance - When To Ignore It & When To Honor It
• Episode 43 - How I Transformed My Work & Life

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
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For More Information:

• Instantly access my free Leadership Playbook for practical next steps to not just survive the crucial moments in your career, but to succeed because of them.
• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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You have likely been told and also cautioned others to "know your audience", but we aren't often given the tools to know and deeply engage our audience. There are countless personality tests used in businesses today, such that we can get lost in the 70 question surveys and interpretations. Without the mindset upgrade I am offering in this episode, you will be unable to reap any real benefits from knowing your own leadership style or that of others. Let's get your mindset right to pave the way for using my simple leadership style profiler (the last one you will ever need) and actionable strategies to convey your message so that it is heard. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• The perspective shift that must happen before we hope to deeply engage our audience
• Know your natural leadership style and communication preferences and that of your key stakeholders
• Avoid the common errors that can have you talking past your audience and instead learn to deliver your message so it lands

As Referenced In This Episode:

• Instantly access your free download, Style Profiler & Guide, as part of my Leadership Playbook, to help you apply what was discussed in today's episode.

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 5 - Mastering Relationships at Work
• Episode 17 - People Pleasing
• Episode 30 - Managing Up
• Episode 39 - Executive Presence

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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As overachievers we tend to default to giving every last ounce of ourselves to our work, thinking it's the only way to be successful or to hang on to our careers. Here's the issue - we can't sustain this so we burnout or quit, and our business loses a great talent. Today, I invite you to take the long view on your career, and start putting in place healthy boundaries for peak performance.  No one else will suggest these for you, but you can take the lead and establish them now.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How to create a new protocol in areas of our work where we may feel taken advantage of or violated
• The counterintuitive case for setting boundaries that benefit us, our business, and our colleagues
• An exact checklist to follow for determining the boundary that is best for you, applied to 12 common areas that will give you a jumpstart in this process

As Referenced In This Episode:

• Instantly access your free download, my Boundary Setting Checklist, as one tool inside The Leadership Playbook, to apply what was discussed in today's episode.

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 7 - Ruthless Prioritization
• Episode 8 - Conquer the Calendar
• Episode 61 - Your Personal Sick Day Policy
• Episode 37 - Do The Uncomfortable Thing
• Episode 40 - Consistency Makes The Difference In Your Practice

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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If you feel your work satisfaction and the quality of your work experience on a day-to-day basis depends on what lurks in your inbox, Slack messages, or next decision made from on high, this episode is for you. You can take back control over your state at work, rather than letting your colleagues or the typical corporate kerfuffles set the tone, be it one of corporate rage or any other less-than-helpful emotion. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• 2 universal truths about companies and colleagues that can help you today
• 3 toxic emotions to look out for and how to diffuse them quickly
• How to take control of the quality of your work experience back from colleagues and circumstances

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 32 - Thriving in Rampant Reorganization
• Episode 12 - The Cause of Burnout
• Episode 21 - Harness The Power Of Your Mind
• Episode 31 - Sick of Being Busy and Tired
• Episode 60 - Grieving Missed Career Milestones

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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If you have ever said that you are terrible at self-promotion, or simply hoped that a mystical sponsor might tap you on the shoulder with your dream career offer, it's high time you learned how to sell yourself. Whether you are seeking promotion, a raise, or a new role, you must master the skill of selling yourself. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• The inaccurate assumptions that make us avoid the idea of sales, including of ourselves
• How to sell yourself, your boss, and your key stakeholders by articulating your value-add
• The all-too-common scenario that occurs when we are reticent to sell ourselves and stay quiet instead

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 30 - Managing Up
• Episode 23 - Get Rewarded Handsomely
• Episode 24 - Secure Your Next Promotion
• Episode 38 - More Than A Paycheck
• Episode 41 - Landing Your Next Opportunity

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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Imposter syndrome - that feeling of not measuring up to our colleagues and the worry that our inadequacy will be discovered and that will surely lead to dismissal. As we launch into a new calendar year, especially for those of us with bigger roles and titles, imposter syndrome can be rampant. In this episode, we investigate what's behind it and how to halt it so that we can work at our best. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• The single habit most of us have that is feeding our imposter syndrome daily
• The 4 core beliefs that are the root cause of imposter syndrome, and the associated upgrades
• What to shift your focus to instead of remaining in the comparison trap
• New core truths to internalize for a more constructive outlook

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 39 - Executive Presence
• Episode 32 - Thriving in Rampant Reorganization
• Episode 4 - Embracing Continuous Improvement In Your Career
• Episode 14 - Work Trauma
• Episode 60 - Grieving Missed Career Milestones

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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• Follow me on Instagram
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• Subscribe to me on YouTube

For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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It's comp season for many industries. Annual compensation decisions are communicated to individuals, including salary raises, incentive compensation, and equity awards. In this episode, I show you how to cut through the emotion to focus on the facts, and decide your next move. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How to receive compensation outcomes in the most constructive way for you
• How to arm yourself to powerfully decide for, and deliver compensation to, your team
• Golden rules to navigate compensation season effectively

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 30 - Managing Up
• Episode 23 - Get Rewarded Handsomely
• Episode 38 - More Than A Paycheck
• Episode 60 - Grieving Missed Career Milestones

Let's Connect:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 
• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
• Follow me on LinkedIn
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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You may feel the pull towards New Year's Resolutions, but also the statistics of how they are quickly discarded may be giving you pause. In this episode, I show you how to capitalize on that innermost desire to create a better year, while avoiding the pitfalls that so often trip us up.

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• How to failure-proof your goals and ensure they are authentically yours
• The mindset when setting goals that ensures they will be discarded before seeing them through
• Wisdom from those with broader perspective at end of life as context to feel your pull to creating your best career and life now

As Referenced In This Episode:

• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 35 - Vision Casting For Your Business & Career
• Episode 56 - Life Is Short, Make It Count And Make It Sweet
• Episode 46 - Motivation Is Optional, Drive Is Not
• Episode 62 - Initial Resistance - When To Ignore It & When To Honor It
• Episode 18 - Love Your Work Again

Let's Connect:

• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
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For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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I had a good friend recently post about how year-end can feel like a vortex where business comes to a screeching halt and everyone is unplugged. If that were even true for the last week of December, it certainly won't be true come January 5th. Year-end activities will continue well into the first quarter. Don't be a passive participant in this season of the calendar year. Even if you are still shaking off the flu picked up at holiday celebrations like me or are jet lagged from holiday travel. These are crucial weeks where our level of success in the new year is forged. 

What You'll Learn From This Episode:

• The winning mindset and approach to end-of-year self-reflection, year-end performance reviews, promotion announcements, compensation communications, layoffs, and objective setting
• A special offer for my Year-End Playbook as a success guide to these year-end activities through the first quarter

As Referenced In This Episode:

• Year-End Playbook - Free download as your success guide
• Episode 70 - Deciding To Be Ready For Positive Change
• Join my book club for a new book recommendation monthly
• Schedule your free consultation with me to get your questions answered live. 

Recommended Related Episodes:

• Episode 23 - Get Rewarded Handsomely
• Episode 24 - Secure Your Next Promotion
• Episode 32 - Thriving in Rampant Reorganization
• Episode 38 - More Than A Paycheck

Let's Connect:

• Join my email list for weekly content to help you on your journey to Peak Performance & Peak Satisfaction and be the first to receive invitations to my live events. 
• Connect with me on social for daily inspiration:
• Follow me on LinkedIn
• Follow me on Instagram
• Follow me on Facebook
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• Subscribe to me on YouTube

For More Information:

• Check out my clients' wins as evidence of what is possible for businesspeople everywhere. Choose which of their wins you will claim for your own. 
• Read or listen to my book explaining how to choose your mindset and actions to create the exact results you want, available in hardcopy, e-book, and audiobook.
• Read my blog for weekly articles to inform your career journey.

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