by Darlene Hunter | Be your best you
Today’s guest contributor is Darlene Hunter, president of Darlene Hunter & Associates, LLC. Darlene is a motivational speaker, author, life and business coach, and award-winning radio talk show host. Her new book, Win-Ability, Navigating through Life’s Challenges with a Winning Attitude, is her fourth on the theme of perseverance.
Fear, insecurity, and self-doubt can be the biggest obstacles many of us face in life.
To overcome this negativity, many people turn to unhealthy behaviors, such as overeating or alcohol abuse.
Compulsive or addictive behavior may temporarily numb the negativity, but it won’t put you on a healthy and wholesome path.
While some people buy very expensive things to feel more confident, there’s a better, more affordable way to yield the same result—and that’s positive thinking. (more…)
by Edward G. Brown | Be your best you
“What? You’re not meditating?” demanded a recent LA times article.
The article went on to explore today’s “mindfulness meditation” mania, so popular that it has already sparked the backlash that we fickle beings accord anything that captivates us for longer than a news cycle.
(I’ll say this for our hyper-connected world: These days the backlash comes so fast that there’s less danger of your having over-invested in the original craze it’s lashing back at.) (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Be your best you
Each month without fail over the last several years, I had volunteered for this group. So seeing a new monthly schedule that didn’t contain my name was a surprise.
In rapid succession, surprise was replaced with anger (how dare they!), then doubt (don’t they want my help anymore?), followed by reflectiveness (is there a message buried somewhere in here?), and finally, curiosity (what’s going on?).
Years ago depending on where I was in my personal development, I would have gotten stuck somewhere in that chain. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Be your best you
A recruiter friend shared an instructive story about the power of self-awareness and how it plays into our leadership abilities.
A candidate called the recruiter and asked to change the location of their interview. She wanted to meet downtown at the library. She said she had a business meeting earlier in the morning and that this location would be more convenient since it was only a few blocks away.
The recruiter agreed to the new location. She adjusted her schedule because the new location meant she had to add an hour to her commute time.
It’s the day of the interview. (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Be your best you
It was weird—hearing two speakers use the same word but coming away from their talks with such different feelings about them.
The word they used?
“I.” (more…)
by Jane Perdue | Be your best you
Do you want to be one of those leaders everyone seeks out?
The one whom everyone aspires to be like?
Or who gets asked for their guidance or to be a mentor?
If your goal is being that kind of leader, one who uses their head to manage and their heart to lead, your first step is getting “you” right. (more…)
