Quick Hits

We live in a world where there is too much to do and not enough time to do it. Too many of say things are important to us but we never actually do them. 

I asked Brandy Lawson, Sara Oblak Speicher, and David Horsewood how they decided where to put their attention and what was important.

Do you have a method for making sure your time is spent doing the things that really matter? Please share it in the comments below.

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#focusonwhatmatters #focusonyourgoals #overwhelm #busyness

We are hardwired to want to be part of the crowd. Evolutionary standing out meant risking death. But we are no longer being chased by saber tooth tigers. To be successful we have to get ourselves noticed.

I asked Dr. Bob Choat, Doug Crowe and Chris McLaughlin, who are successful in completely different industries, their thoughts. There are some great personal stories of overcoming in this ten minutes.

How do you standout from the crowd?

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#fear #courage #bravery #confidence

You ask what is wrong and they tell you everything is great. You try to get to the bottom of the problem and they gaslight you, tell you you're making it up. But they are nasty and backstabbing.

I asked Brenda St Louis, Michael Piperno, and Cameron Field for their thoughts on this all-too-common occurrence.

Do you have suggestions that we didn't get to in this short conversation?

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

People who don't have integrity will cut corners, walk on others, cheat and even steal to "win." When how someone gets there is skimmed over and only the fact that they got to the end better/faster than anyone else, is cheating condoned? 

I asked Atif Agha, Domenico Ciarallo and Cole Galloway for their experience. I was surprised that the conversation did not come down squarely on one side or the other. In fact Domenico pointed out a risk of rewarding the journey that hadn't occurred to me. 

Listen in and then let us know what the conversation brings up for you.

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#cheating #integrity #cuttingcorners #rewardsandrecognition #leadership

Once again we have stumbled on a word that everyone "understands" but that means very different things to different people dependent on context. 

What does "leadership" mean to you?

When Sara Oblak Speicher, Tim Hawkes and Stewart Wiggins joined me for this Quick Hits, I had suggested a different topic. But in the few minutes before I turned on the recording, this idea of "leadership" being nebulous was brought up.

Thank you to all three of them for being agile and shifting gears on the fly. As Stewart said about 3/4 of the way through, it was a tough 10 minutes.

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#leadership #WhatLeadershipMeans #LeadershipIsAction

It's easier to keep a conversation from escalating at work than at home. It seems the more we care about someone and the more we trust them to "forgive" us, the  more likely we are to allow a conversation to spin out of control. 

I asked Audrey Cooper, Philip Tate, and Michael Sicuranza for their tips for keeping difficult conversations in check. Listen in and then let us know how you do it.

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#conflicts #disagreement #difficultconversations

Have you ever been sharing and had someone say "TMI" or "overshare" causing you to feel shame/embarrassment?

It is a conundrum, being open and vulnerable is an important part of creating trust and rapport. But taken too far or in the wrong setting it can be seen as oversharing.

I asked Atif Agha, Stewart Wiggins and Christopher Jerjian where they saw the line and how they navigated it. Listen in and then let us know what you think.

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You have to be willing to try to succeed. If you think there is no chance you won't try. I asked Melissa Vela-Williamson, David Blaise and Marie Wright how they keep moving forward in the face of beliefs saying they should stop.

Listen in on our conversation and then let us know, how do you change your beliefs so you can do big things?

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#mindsetmatters #believeinyourself #changemindset #successprinciples

First we have to figure out what mojo is. Flow? Motivation? Both?

I asked Kristin Bainger, Barbara Khozam and George Jerjian about mojo. The conversation is a mix of what each of us does and some ideas we share with clients.

What do you do to find your mojo?

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#motivation #flowstate #mojo #productive

It seems straightforward. You say, "thank you" and move on. But we all know that's not what happens. There are deflections, denials, awkwardness and all kinds of weird feelings that come up when someone compliments us. 

Even more odd, when we compliment someone else we want them to accept it and feel good about it.

I asked Rick Alcantara, Cole Galloway and David Horsewood about compliments. The conversation was like accepting compliments - a little tangled. 

Take a listen and then let us know your thoughts on why accepting compliments is so challenging. 

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#QuickHits are designed to exercise your brain by letting you listen in on an unscripted conversation to get other people's thoughts on various subjects. If you would like to join a conversation or have a topic you would like to hear discussed, please message me.

#thankyou #goodjob #compliment #welldone #YoureTheBest