Happy Home = Happy Business!

Hey C-Level Leaders!

I love working in the coaching industry because just as much as you teach to your clients you can also learn from their experiences. I recently had a very challenging conversation with a client and we discovered that her inability to have a healthy home life was restricting her ability to progress in her industry. It is so easy as an business leader to get too narrowly focused just on being successful at work that you forget how to have a healthy work = life balance or as the new trend calls it a fully "integrated" life.  If there is no peace, love, and growth in your family/home you will be distracted and even derailed on your career path. Home is where you should be able to rest, rejuvenate, create, dream, and "be off." Without  these options you will easily become frustrated and eventually burn out. But a happy home life takes work! Yes, after you leave "work" you still have to do "work." But this work should fulfill you in ways that you career cannot. This home "work" (lol!) will create for you a lifetime of happiness and love that can outlast any job, company, or success. With a supportive family you can conquer the world! When you find creative and unique ways to make your family/home life healthy/happy and your business life healthy/happy and you will be even more successful!

Until next time.... 

Image is Everything!

Hello Business Movers and Shakers!

Have you ever seen a really bad photo of someone and it just completely changed your view of them? For example, the string of "unflattering" photos that came out after Beyonce's dynamic Super Bowl halftime performance made me think differently about the Grammy winner. Despite all the efforts of her publicist the photos did make me look Beyonce differently. Seeing that she can make an "ugly" face or have a bit of jiggle like the rest of us made me see her less as the  "perfect" icon and more as human. And I love her even more for it! While your image is so important to you successfully portraying who you are and what you can provide aka "branding." It's important to still take a balanced, more human approach to your image as well. One thing I tell my clients when preparing for a photo shoot for their brand is to consider what is the message you want and need to portray. For example, if you're a stylist although you may want to portray fierce (like Sasha herself!) you still need to appear approachable and down to earth. Make sure to take a variety of photos to tell the best narrative of you that you give!

Although we live in an image conscience society never be afraid to still be human. You might even gain more fans!

Until next time... 

Learning and Growing...

Hello Business Peeps!

Hope you had a great and innovative week! On thing I've tried to do this week is really expand my mind and thinking to new ideas and trends in the business world. If you're not growing you're dying! Its so easy to get stuck and stagnant in our very busy world but YOU MUST MAKE TIME TO GROW! I tell my clients set aside an hour each week to engross  yourself in your field or the area that you want to be in. The more you know, the more you grow!

One of my favorite places to get information is Harvard Business Review's Blog! It has innovative and quality information. But don't limit yourself to one medium or media! Try finding a YouTube channel that interests you or a new television program. The opportunities are endless but the responsibility is yours!

Until next time.... 

P.S. Here's My Top 3!

1. Harvard Business Review

2. Ted Talks

3. Huffington Post

New things for the New Year....

Hello people!

I just came in under the rader and re-designed my website before the end of the month! Whew! Its a challenge to get yourself out there but you gotta try! Keep immersing yourself in new ideas, books, places, and people that will challenge you this new year! Set a goal for Feb and  get to it! Mine is to keep you informed and involved!

Until next time....