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365 Coaching Tips: Here’s 58, 59 and 60

February 27th Coaching Tip: Do Due Diligence.

Today, I met a leader who has the opportunity to buy a business. As I asked him questions, he indicated that it’s a smaller business and about 1.5 hours away. The one employee isn’t very happy and feels overworked and the current owner is ready to check out and be done. As I listened, the leader then pivoted into the true details: what is he buying? what is in the business? what can he eliminate with minimum effort? how old are the assets and clients? how much potential is in the current business? what can he grow quickly to produce a higher gross margin? does he have other team members that can take care of this small business, so that the leader can be free to deal with bigger clients and deals? By the end of the conversation, he had a gameplan. He realized that he needed to drive to visit this small business owner in three days and start digging into what he is potentially buying.

When you’re buying a business, many larger companies take at least 100 days to complete the due diligence, and that’s after signing an LOI (letter of intent). Make sure that you do your due diligence.

February 28th Coaching Tip: Need Ya!

Coached a leader today with a highly talented team of 20 people. This leader had alot going on, like a lot! For example, his wife was on the west coast with her mom because of her mother’s transition to hospice. The leader was now taking care of three kids, and he needed to travel for business to Florida. Then, his middle child was admitted into the ER, so he had to ask his 14-year-old son to take care of their youngest child overnight and also get them both to school on a Friday. I was proud of him, as we figured out a way to get him more help over the next three weeks. He called his mother, and said, “Mom, I need ya!” He then made a plan to talk to key members of his team and his executive assistant to also tell them, “I need ya.” It will be two to three weeks of asking others to help and they will step up. Don’t be afraid to say “Need Ya” when you truly have a lot going on and need help.

March 1st Coaching Tip: Help Out!

Just the opposite of the post above (Need Ya) is the offer to quickly help out. By asking some simple questions or reading an invite/email/text, you can really figure out how to help out quickly. Today we are having a block party, and my neighbors are helping arrange it. While on my walk today, they asked me if we are going; I said yes. Then I came back to our house, re-read the block party invite, and noticed that they were requesting neighbors to bring paper plates, napkins, and silverware an hour early. This made it simple for me: open up the cabinets, see what I have that is still packaged up. I will now bring napkins, paper plates and some plasticware. A popular quote is, “look for the helpers, look who is helping.” Don’t overcomplicate things; ask a question or read something quickly, and you can figure out how to “Help Out”.

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365 Coaching Tips: 55, 56 and 57

February 24th Coaching Tip: Talent Everywhere.

Tonight, I had the difficult challenge of selecting four deserving winners of four scholarships from over 94 applicants. Why so difficult? Because the talent on these scholarship submissions was beyond impressive. There’s talent everywhere, it’s all around us. These were written by the high school seniors, and a recommendation letter was also included from their high school administrators. These kids were 100% student athletes, and shared numerous examples and stories of how they are learning how to: be disciplined, be a good teammate, serve others in the community, keep their grades in good check, win and lose, deal with injuries, deal with coaching changes, and on and on.

On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the highest score, I mostly awarded the applicants with 7, 8, and 9’s. It was difficult to select the 10’s for the four scholarships, but I did it. The lesson that I learned here is that our kids today are juggling a lot and delivering in a very social world. There’s talent everywhere. Question: are you taking the time to witness them in action, mentoring them, and helping them become the adults that they want to become? They are ready!

February 25th Coaching Tip: Hold Yourself Accountable.

During three of my coaching calls today, it was all about helping the leader figure out what he/she could do to hold himself accountable to important goals. After listening and asking some clarifying questions on their priorities, one indicated that he wanted to add $1million in new money from clients by the next time we talk. And before the end of the day wrapped up, he sent me an email indicating he had already done over $150k of that $1m goal. Another picked up on the number three. He needs to develop himself as a better leader, while coaching his two new associates. All three need to develop; he agreed to spend three to five minutes/day with them both. He embraced the ‘rule of three’ to help them develop. The rule of three encourages new colleagues to try to figure out the answers to questions or problems that they are facing, by digging in and being resourceful in three different manners. They must do this BEFORE asking the boss for help. It teaches them to “fish” and be resourceful, instead of interrupting someone else and getting the answer quickly. The third leader that I coached had made great progress since July 2024, and yet he didn’t feel that good about it. We summarized all that he has accomplished, and then he pivoted and was ready to continue to be held accountable through yearend 2025. Hold yourself accountable, whether you have a coach or not. Accountability works.

February 26th Coaching Tip: Leverage Partners.

Today I had to coach myself. With three projects coming up in the next 90 days, I had to take some time to figure out WHO can help me, identify WHAT can they help me with, and WHEN do I need their assistance. We had an effective conference call at 9am, and by 10:15am, we had the plan regarding who’s going to do what by when. I was relieved to have these talented partners to work with.

I’m also remodeling a 95-year-old farmhouse, and boy, am I ever leveraging partners and specialists. At the end of nearly every day, my contractor will either text me with an update, send photos that are self-explanatory, or we facetime. He also does a great job of introducing me to all of his sub-contractors (partners), and my whole goal is to get to know them a bit, create a bond, and get a smile on their face. These men are helping me with electric, plumbing, demolition, roofing, siding, drawings, framing, drywall, leveling floors and walls, etc. You get my point; they are doing it all. I haven’t lifted a hammer yet and am 1,000 miles away keeping this project progressing. Leverage your partners and figure out how to get more done by leveraging their expertise.

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365 Coaching Tips: here’s to 52, 53 and 54

February 21st Coaching Tip: Recovery.

Some days, we just need some time to recover. After having two consecutive nights of less sleep than what I like to get, I decided to “recover” today. My exercise today included just one-mile of fast walking; I took a nap in the late afternoon by the pool and finished the evening with three short strolls before laying it down early. Even with my work today, I took a few less coaching calls, and I didn’t jam in things today due to my focus on my priority: recovery. I was still productive and ate balanced, just made the decision to turn down the dial a bit and recover. Prioritize yourself: you are your most valuable asset. Allow for time to recover. Your overall wellness depends on it.

February 22nd Coaching Tip: Text Real Quick.

If you’re trying to get ahold of someone, give them a quick text and simply ask, “are you free for 10 minutes?” or “is this a good time?” or “when do you have a solid 20-30 minutes? Need to run something by you.” Research indicates that a high percentage of our texts get answered in seven minutes or less. Seven minutes. If you want to connect with someone, give them a text, arrange a time, and then be ready to share your idea/question when you do get that time scheduled. It doesn’t work for everything or everyone, but for many, simply text real quick to get connected.

February 23rd Coaching Tip: Sunday Funday.

Sometimes, one just needs a beach chair and a sunset. And that’s exactly what we did today. We took it easy, enjoyed some “church time” at home, watched and listened to some relaxing geography and animal shows, did our workouts, ate well and prepped some meals for the week. But quiet time and the beauty of southwest coast of FL were calling our names. We threw a couple beach chairs in the car, grabbed a couple sweatshirts and some water, then drove to the beach. Heck, we even squeezed our convertible into a partial parking spot, and it worked. We just sat there for an hour and simply enjoyed all that the good Lord created. It was a wonderful way to end our Sunday Funday.

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365 Coaching Tips: 49th, 50th and 51st Tips

February 18th Coaching Tip: Own it.

Today during a coaching conversation with a couple men who are buying a business, they were a bit hesitant in working proactively with the current business owner. They hadn’t done the due diligence required to buy a business and they lacked a process for introducing themselves to the current business owner’s clients. They had no plan. After listening for a while, I leveraged an example from outside the industry, i.e. buying 25 car washes in a different state that we had never seen. They quickly knew what to do: fly to that state, rent a car, inspect all 25 car washes regarding all of their locations, better understand the real estate values, inspect the overall care of the car wash, interview key employees, evaluate how good is the drainage, how old/new is the car wash equipment, and on and on. Then I pivoted them. I asked, “You’re about to buy a business. Act like you own it. What do you want to know about it, similar our car wash quick exercise?” And they got it. They quickly realized that they didn’t know what they were truly buying and they weren’t acting like the new owners. Own it!

February 19th Coaching Tip: Been There.

We all have been on the job the very first day. All of us, every single one of us. Tonight, we walked to dinner and had a new waiter. He was pleasant and greeted us nicely, and of course, struggled answering some basic questions: “what’s the soup of the day? is the calamari fried or not?” We could tell he was new, and we smiled and said we understood. He quickly went back to the kitchen, got the answers, wrote them on his order pad, and came back to the table with the answers. We ordered the soup of the day and the fried calamari. He checked on us without being too nosey, refilled our drinks, and shared with us the gelato flavors. Of course, we ordered the mango sorbet. It was yummy, he was pleasant and learning quickly. We’ve all been there. Be kind; help a guy out on their first day at their new job.

February 20th Coaching Tip: Void? Lead.

When there’s a void, step up and lead. I saw it today in two of my coaching conversations. A team with five “leaders” and three “staffers” had explosive growth in 2024. They are on track to do the same thing again in 2025. However, they all were complaining about their workload, lack of capacity and accountability, shocked by what their “staffers” told them recently about fairness, etc. It was quite clear to me after listening to the five “leaders” share their insights, that they were most likely the bulk of the problem. No one was truly stepping up to lead. There was lack of clarity in compensation, roles, expectations, how to hold the “staffers” accountable and how to communicate with their leaders. There was limited to zero coaching or development of their best and their worst performing “staffers.”

Another example was in my own work. I was given the opportunity to present a quick summary to my boss about a complete plan to support a growing part of our business. In one page, I laid out the short-term plan with the resources needed and the budget. She read it and quickly approved it. Bottom line: when there’s a void, step up and lead. People want to be lead with simplicity, clarity and fairness.

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365 Coaching Tips: 46, 47 and 48

February 15th Coaching Tip: Squeeze It In.

Today was a day with a full list, but I was operating on less than five hours of sleep. Instead of having an intense workout, I chose instead to squeeze in my workout throughout my day. For an hour, I organized and moved some furniture around in our small condo, went on a walk to check the boat dock and to take the trash to the dumpster. Then during a college basketball game, I did my 3 sets of squats, crunches, pushups and lunges during the game’s timeouts. During halftime of the game, I went on a 12-minute walk. Then, 10 minutes before my mom arrived, I knocked on my neighbor’s door to get caught up with them and also carried a bag of snow melt for them to use for their steps and sidewalk, since a storm is on its way. Squeeze it in; you can do so many things that keep you motivated, organized, and purposeful.

February 16th Coaching Tip: Reward Them.

It’s 9am on a winter morning and I hear a few knocks at my front door, after a late night of freezing rain and 2-3″ of snow. The two 14-year-old boys are standing there at my front step with their new snow shovels. One of the boys asks, “can we shovel your driveway and sidewalk?” I almost said no, but then I thought for a quick second: here are some kids that want some spending money and are working early on a Sunday morning. “Yes, you can shovel my sidewalk and all around my mom’s car in the driveway.” The two got to work, and even their nine-year-old brother had a shovel and he was competitive and shoveling just as fast as the older kids. When they knocked on the door for their $20, I went out and inspected their work. Good work, but gave them some tips on ensuring that their shoveling resulted in straighter lines. Also asked them to use a broom to knock the snow off of mom’s car. We then talked about all the businesses that they could start, and by simply looking around us, we saw a fencing business, car detailing business, painting business, landscape and snow removal businesses, etc. It was fun for me watching their creativity blossom about potential business opportunities. Reward the ones who show up early and are ready to go to work. Reward them!

February 17th Coaching Tip: Safety First.

Overnight, we had freezing rain and then it snowed 2-3 inches. The wind was blowing 15-20mph all day, and it was below 30 degrees. Getting my mom safely to her car was a top priority; we warmed up her car, defrosted the windows, put some snow melt down to help ensure there was no icy surface. We left plenty early to get to my brother’s home and visit w/ the family, have lunch, and see the two new babies. We were able to drive slowly and safely and embrace the “defensive driving” lesson we all learned in driver’s training. When we got to see the babies, we washed our hands before holding them, again, to be safe and keep them healthy. On the way home, I helped mom by leading the way as she followed behind. As she went north and I proceeded south and got home sooner, I utilized the “find my” App on my iPhone to keep track of her progress. We all had a safe day, because we had a safety-first mindset. It’s worth it; take your time, prep, and think about others. Safety first.

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365 Coaching Tips: 43, 44 and 45

February 12th Coaching Tip: Heads Up.

When I worked at Caterpillar for nearly 25 years, we embraced the heads up mentally. Work proactively by thinking ahead, looking out for others, letting your teammates know what’s about to happen or may happen or anything coming around the corner that you can’t quite see, i.e. we regularly called it, “giving them a heads up”. Today, during a coaching conversation with a highly talented, top female performer, she was beyond frustrated with her leader’s lack of understanding in her explosive growth and also her being down a couple teammates, due to health reasons and an upcoming retirement. She was wanting him to respect that she was giving him a heads up on her needs for talent, so that she can continue to grow, while also allowing her colleagues to tend to health needs and plan to retire.

After a lengthy coaching discussion with her, we landed on her putting together a timeline to clearly indicate what is currently happening (massive growth), about to happen (losing two teammates), what could happen (further growth without client service), recommendations on how the leader could support her (request getting the interviews for new talent get started soon), and by when (beginning of the second quarter). She is also going to include how she is ready to coach and develop others on her team and spread the workload proactively, before either of the two depart. Giving leaders a heads-up work effectively.

February 13th Coaching Tip: Don’t Fall Behind.

Got a reminder today that I needed to submit some expenses for recent business travel. Utilizing a couple 30-minute slots throughout the day, I was proactive and leveraged those two windows of time to get all the expenses and receipts organized. By the end of the workday, I submitted the three expense books. In all, it took me about 2 hours to get five different trips submitted, however, I made the decision to do it all in one day, because I had been prioritizing my coaching work over the last month. The people came first, and I didn’t want to fall behind with them. Nor did I want to fall behind with submitting my expense books; I had given myself 30 days from the start of the first trip to get them submitted, and I did just that, i.e. flew out of town on Jan 14, and submitted the expense books on Feb. 13.

Prioritize what is most important to yourself and your clients, and don’t ever fall behind on submitting expenses or invoicing your clients for work completed or following up with clients who are past due. In my coaching work, I see many who fall behind, become frozen, and unable to catch up. Don’t let the piles stack up and overwhelm you. Don’t fall behind.

February 14th Coaching Tip: Love People.

Valentine’s Day reminds us to spread the love with your sweethearts and those you love. However, today I made the decision to spread the love even further, with the men who are working on a complete remodel in one of my homes. We had three plumbers, two carpenters, an architect, and a floor specialist working effectively and efficiently. I was grateful for their expertise. Pretty sure that as I greeted them all, I probably said, “Happy Valentine’s Day” up to five times. I also brought some fresh-made donuts, reminded them to love on their loved ones, and to leave work a bit early today. Also asked each of them about themselves; I learned so much. One guy had three kids; another had been married 30 years; another was a nutrition major in college; one had two kids who both were sick right now; one was vaping and struggling with his desire to quit. When I left, one of them said, “I love being around you and your energy.” That energy is LOVE. Love People!

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365 Coaching Tips: 40, 41 and 42

February 9th Coaching Tip: Set High Standards.

Yesterday, I witnessed an uncomfortable and public leadership moment. During a college softball game, the batter laid down a bunt, then slowly ran towards first base. She almost turned out of the baseline. It appeared to everyone at the game that the batter had already told herself that she would be thrown out and had convinced herself not to run fast to first base. She had assumed a negative result.

Meanwhile, the defensive third baseman mishandled the bunt and had an errant throw to first base. Frustration sat in quickly by the batter’s teammates, as they screamed at her for not running hard to first base. And then the uncomfortable moment really happened: the head coach, standing in the 3rd base coaching box, shouted across the field to her team’s dugout, and said, “Stop…stop screaming at her (the batter). Seniors, you set the culture; step up and don’t allow this lazy culture to sneak in.” The entire crowd was in a bit of shock.

However, it worked. The next inning, these same gals went out and got hits, loaded the bases, and then a senior hit a triple that knocked in two more runs. The head coach set the tone, and those seniors responded to the uncomfortable moment of being called out publicly by the coach. The seniors knew the standards of the team’s culture and responded quickly to the accountability that the coach expected. What makes this special is that there was a high standard that was set, the seniors quickly realized that they were the problem, and they fixed it immediately. Set high standards.

February 10th Coaching Tip: Clarify Goals.

As we are now in the 10th day of the second month of the new year, recommend that it’s a great time to ask your colleagues and teammates IF they have 100% clarity on the priorities and goals for the upcoming quarter, midyear, and year. If they do have clarity, have them state what are the goals and their roles in making those goals happen. If they do NOT have clarity, then help them gain clarity. For example, ask what else do they need to understand, repeat what the priorities and goals are and explain why, ask them to rephrase how those goals impact them in their role, etc.

To help improve employee engagement, clarify priorities, goals and roles. Today, I realized that I don’t have to do three things that I did in 2024. This gives me more time and mind space to work on coaching and speaking. I’m thrilled, as I was not aware of these changes…because they had not been communicated until today. Now I can truly focus my time on these new, more meaningful, and fewer high priority goals. Clarify goals.

February 11th Coaching Tip: Seek To Understand

Every now and then, we hear things and roll it around in our head for a few moments, and then say, “Say What?” It happened to me today. Overnight, I had received a couple emails about an important and urgent situation that just didn’t make complete sense. Then we found out more info, and then even more info rolled in. If you are saying to yourself, “say what?”, trust your gut feeling and take time to dig in, find out more info, set up some quick meetings/conference calls with people who are aware of the situation to gain their insights, all in an effort to understand. This deliberate action of learning more will help you move on from “say what?” to “ok, now I understand.” In my coaching work, sometimes we see teammates become overwhelmed or frozen, and then they don’t do anything. Seek to understand when others are looking at you awkwardly, stunned with silence, or have no input. Help them move on from by seeking to understand.

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365 Coaching Tips: Here’s to 37, 38 and 39

February 6th Coaching Tip: Go See ‘Em.

My coaching work has given me the opportunity to work with a number of people in the Southeast and all across the state of Florida since October 2019. Then six months later, the March 2020 start of COVID happened and changed my business travel for years.

In December 2024, I made the decision to go see ’em. It was time to take all of the Zoom and Web-Ex virtual meetings and bring those interfaces to life and in person. Over the last four weeks, I’ve been traveling to see those that I’ve been coaching, sharing with new colleagues that I’ve never met what we do in our coaching work and how we help others accomplish goals. What a joy it’s been to meet everyone in person, give out some hugs, chat about their lives, and really open up further to get to know them. Go see ’em!

February 7th Coaching Tip: Be Unrivaled.

When two women’s pro basketball players start their own league and name it “Unrivaled”, take notice. Think about this: they started Unrivaled in 2023 and launched this inaugural season in January 2025. Everything is new: new format with a smaller basketball court, shot clock is shorter and results in a fast-paced game, two+ month season, three on three style with only six players on a team, coaches wear all black, all games are played on Friday, Saturday, and Monday evenings in the same venue, the venue is intimate allowing close access to the fans, all games are televised in partnership with TNT/Tru, and the players are the focus!

We went to see a couple games and were so impressed by the fast-paced games, energy, talent, crowd engagement, the drone flying over the players showing unique TV angles, the colorful media and graphics, etc. And what we didn’t see, but the women players feel every day here in Miami, is the warmth of their surroundings, and I don’t mean just the weather. Nutrition, recovery, safety, community of pro athletes, and childcare are all priorities to these women professional athletes, many who have children. Again, the players are the focus. If you have the courage to start something new, then…Be Unrivaled.

February 8th Coaching Tip: Celebrate Others.

For the weekend, we zipped over to Miami to watch some college softball, women’s professional basketball, and have a nice getaway for Valentine’s Day with some wonderful meals. My beloved Indiana University softball team was playing in a tourney in Coral Gables area. We quickly noticed a few new IU players, and wow, are they talented and quick. The senior pitcher also is a strong batter, and she hit a two-run homerun today to crush Iowa State 9-1, ending the game early due to the eight-run rule after the 5th inning. At the game, a former assistant coach sat with me and we were just celebrating the gals, chatting it up about the program, the coaches, the talent, the love of winning, and that laughed about how winning is just plain fun. On a Saturday morning, celebrating others got my mindset in a positive state for the rest of the weekend. Celebrate others.

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365 Coaching Tips: 34th, 35th and 36th Tips

February 3rd Coaching Tip: Utilize Timelines

During an initial consultation this week about hosting a summit for some large international teams, I quickly realized that all the leaders had good ideas for this summit, had determined the right audience, and provided thoughtful content. Now it was time to figure out when this will all happen, and who will do what. I recommended pulling together a timeline. Within a matter of minutes, we all were able to start slotting in the important deliverables so that all the prep could be done timely and it also gave us a bit of flexibility. Here we are in early February planning for this leadership summit in early May, and because we utilized a timeline with the group on this initial consultation, we have a plan for execution that is well understood by all. Key deliverables were identified for mid-February, early March, late March, and so on. Utilize timelines to simplify understanding, set expectations, improve accountability and execution.

February 4th Coaching Tip: Culture Wins.

During my couple decades working at Caterpillar, we had a phrase that was repeated frequently in meetings: “Culture eats strategy for lunch.” For those who don’t quite understand what this phrase means, let me explain an example that I witnessed this week in the styles of two different leaders. One leader showed up early, welcomed me to his office, really spent time asking me about how I was, my hotel, my flight, my partner, etc. He was prepared for the all-day meeting, paced it well, asked a lot of questions and listened to the answers, ordered healthy food, shared the stage and speaking assignments with many on his team; he was thoughtful and steady with his comments.

Contrast that to the other leader. He was not as organized, cut off some of his employees while they were speaking in mid-sentence, condescending to some team members, asked the same question multiple times, made some inappropriate comments about people and politics, etc. This 2nd leader gave us the feeling of frequently being in an erratic state, while the first leader was pleasant and calm, and had surrounded himself with highly skilled talent who exemplified calm and intelligence. Culture wins.

February 5th Coaching Tip: Quick Updates.

I’ve been traveling to multiple locations for the last four weeks. Haven’t had a chance to debrief my boss with a 30-45 minute update. Guess what? It works for us and it is quite simple: quick texts, one paragraph emails, and a quick phone call immediately after a conference call/webex that maybe ends early. Don’t overcomplicate things. If a one-to-three-minute brief, in-person convo can update someone, or a quick text, or a simple email, or a succinct phone call, then do it. Remember, be specific, results oriented, and if there is an ask, state it. Quick updates work. If you don’t believe me, talk to a pilot during an emergency landing. Pilots are brief, calm, and exact with their communication in short statements with their co-pilot, the air traffic controllers, the passengers, etc. Quick updates.

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365 Coaching Tips: The 31st, 32nd and 33rd Days

January 31st Coaching Tip: Take The Call.

It was a Friday morning, and I was drinking my coffee (cold brew coffee, ice, with Fairlife chocolate milk) and moving slowly after an intense work week. My business phone rang, and something told me to get up and take the call. Although it wasn’t a priority for me, it was a high priority for the gal who called me. We had never met, but a common colleague connected us to talk about a potential new job for her. After explaining to her that I needed to get up and moving, she agreed to give me a minute to get moving and we ultimately had a 28 minute conversation while I walked outside. I listened to her opportunistic story and embraced all the excitement that she has for this new job. Please don’t ever underestimate how important it is to give people time; take their call, hear them out, share some insights, and then smile as they flourish. Take the call!

February 1st Coaching Tip: Never Ever Give Up.

Alot of people in the USA right now, less than two weeks after the Presidential Inauguration, are scared about the amount of change that is happening via executive orders by the President. Each and every new leader implements change, sometimes leaders gather input for 0-100 days while others move quickly. In either case, those leaders think that they are doing what’s right. However, over the centuries, we have seen that surprises and unintended consequences happen, good and excellent results happen, etc. If you believe in something, don’t ever give up. If you believe in unions, then go support them. If you believe in immigration, get involved and learn the law. If you can’t buy a home due to bad credit, then start paying down debt and increase your income to pay debt down quicker. Bottom line, if you believe in something, don’t ever give up. It’s worth it!

February 2nd Coaching Tip: Go The Extra Mile.

The extra mile is…lonely. Very few people are there. What do I mean? Here are a few examples that I’ve witnessed over the decades in the corporate business world. Seems like we know who the hard workers are because they show up early and stay a bit later than everyone else. They seem to get their work done, and thus get more work to do, which leads to more opportunities to impress and be seen.

An example might be a new leader who is speaking on the main stage for a large event, and she really focuses on her stage presence, her timing, the pace, and her tone; her preparation is taken so seriously that she showed up hours early, walked the room, then went up the few stairs to the stage, stood on stage, visualized herself speaking to that crowd. The new leader went the extra mile.

Outside of work, I see it personally as I try to be a role model of senior wellness. I’m training and running sprints at the local middle school track and shooting baskets on the asphalt basketball courts. How many people are also shooting and running? Few, very, very few. There are 8-10 basketball courts at this middle school, and no one has ever been there practicing shots for all the times that I have been there.

The extra mile is lonely; however, commit to YOURSELF, your goals, YOUR development, and you will shine. Do it even if no one is there to see you shine. YOU will see yourself shine, and that’s what matters most. Go the extra mile.