Exploring your potential for contributing something unique to the world If you are asking about your life’s purpose, it’s probably because something is not going well in your life. Many are seeking answers because they consider themselves to be stuck in a job that they hate. Others are plagued with anxiety and depression. Some are experiencing a life-altering event that has turned upside-down everything they thought they knew. Whatever your reason, this article and worksheet will help you discover how to live a life of fulfillment and purpose, but do

Becoming aware of the simplest techniques can make you a better virtual communicator. It used to be that if you wanted to hold a meeting or make a presentation, you would gather everyone involved into the same room to talk in person. Holding everyone’s attention and keeping it interesting involved a set of in-person skills that leaders strove to master. Those days have changed. Recent data shows that because of hybrid and remote-work, 77% of all meetings happen virtually rather than in person.1 That means your audience is sitting on

When you lead people, you are sure to encounter conflict. Whether between other people on your team or between you and someone else, conflict insists on your attention because it affects productivity and morale – two things you are responsible for as a leader. Aware of that responsibility, good leaders learn to lean into conflict and get it resolved because that’s good for business; it’s also good for the team and the leader’s wellbeing. Most people, instead of resolving conflict, tend to avoid it. If a situation risks losing a

If you feel that you continually undermine your own success, well-being or goals, I want you to know that you can change everything by the time you finish reading this article. Self-sabotage is caused by thoughts, habits and behaviors that get in the way of progress, even though you genuinely want to achieve something. For example, if you habitually delay important tasks and procrastinate what you know needs to be done, that’s a form of self-sabotage. If you constantly doubt yourself and believe that you’re not good enough, that negative

Let’s face it: if you are alive, you are going to have difficult conversations from time to time. Leaders have to confront poor performance. Parents have to challenge their grown children. You will have disagreements with your spouse, significant other or a good friend. Whenever you must have a difficult conversation with someone you care about, the potential for conflict with that person can be debilitating because you don’t want to risk the relationship. I don’t know anyone who just loves to make their friends angry, enjoys the negative reaction

If you are responsible for people and their work then you know how frustrating it can be to manage others. They are late to turn in work. Their work is not good enough. They always have an excuse for why they cannot do something. You walk on egg shells because their moods are unpredictable. You have to counsel their problems and emotions. Trying to manage people is like playing whack-a-mole: just as soon as you resolve one problem, another two or three show up. For people with unstable personalities, we