Spring Clean Your Life
“Clutter is not just the stuff on your floor…it’s anything that stands between you and the life you want to be living.” Peter Walsh It’s Spring ~ and time for another new beginning and a look at the toxicity of clutter around us and within us… the stuff that messes...
Thoughts on Life Transitions
As we move through another season, I find myself thinking about the recent transitions in my life: dropping my kid off to college in the Midwest and planning for and experiencing my daughter getting married. There have been a lot of transitions around here lately...
The Power of Momentum
Written by Brian Szepkouski, AJO Senior Executive Coach I’ve been thinking of the momentum that intrinsically comes with the new year, and more recently, even comes with the first day of Spring. A clean slate… a dateline to start a new journey… the power to begin anew...
Your Success Awaits!
Your Success Awaits! Written by: Brian S. Szepkouski (2022) What is considered one of the key actions of successful people from entrepreneurs and world-class athletes to celebrated actors and high-achieving CEOs ─ and everyday people building a happy, fulfilling life?...
The Winter Solstice
It’s getting cold out there! I’ve been thinking about celebrating the Winter Solstice this year, and in honor of that age-old tradition, I’d like to share some thoughts… The Winter Solstice For thousands of years, the winter solstice has been recognized in cultures...
The Lost Art of Listening
Leaders often speak of the need to improve “communication” ─ perhaps for influence or alignment ─ possibly within their team, with co-workers across cultures, or even in their home-life. With so many skills and styles involved in such a multi-faceted area, let me...
Leadership and the Power of Words
Leaders, your words shape the world around you. They matter. Your tone matters. Leadership and the Power of Words We are immersed in words every day by email and texts, phone calls, the media, and meetings in-person or on various technology platforms. We are...
The Positive of Negative Feedback
We’ve all faced it. The dreaded negative feedback. Whether personally or professionally, it can hit us hard. Someone reminds us we're not perfect! And it doesn't feel good. Feelings of hurt, doubt, anger, rejection might emerge ─ or perhaps something better! Defining...
Leadership Beyond Your Comfort Zone
“The task of the leader is to get people from where they are to where they have not been.” ~ Henry Kissinger Congratulations! You’ve made it to 2021 and the new world that it brings. What a harsh, turbulent, and intense ride it’s been to...
Quotes for Inspirations in 2021
I wanted to share with you some of my favorite inspiring leadership quotes and wish you all rejuvenation and renewal in a healthy, happy, and prosperous new year. 21 Quotes for Inspiration in 2021 “We love quotations; they strengthen us in our own belief; they show...