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So, my new consulting/coaching company is called the Uphill Journey Leadership Development of New York. I posted this challenge to Facebook and hope to do a new challenge every Sunday for my audience. Here it is so my blog audience can participate too! I know what it's like to go through struggles. My life is never easy...and yet I am happy because I found how to climb and rise above. You can too because if you are not happy, you deserve to be. Life is too short friends. Today I challenge you to write out 10 things you are grateful for, 10 things you love about yourself and 10 fun or growth things you want to do in 2019. I also challenge you to write down 3 fears, 3 things holding you back, and 3 regrets....then, take those things and compare it to your "positive" list of 30 and what did you realize? How does this make you feel?  Now, get rid of your 9 things you feel are holding you back. Just shred or rip up that paper! Or press delete! How do you feel

Change is tough. People get used to doing things one way and any change can make us uncomfortable. The way to develop the change agent within you according to John Maxwell is to PLAN AHEAD... See the picture that describes every step in detail. This chapter is good for any leader of a team, department,  or organization that is looking to make some changes for improvement. If you are that leader, start to plan ahead today and use the book chapter as a planning guide. John Kotter also writes a great book called Leading Change. You should check it out if you are in a position to make changes. John Kotter on change-

I signed up for Optavia and am waiting for my package to arrive! I cannot wait to start this process and embark on my weight loss journey!! I am currently 210 lbs and cannot wait to see where I will be in 5 weeks. I will follow the plan excactly as directed and will exercise at least 30 minutes every day. Once I get the package, I will be making a video every day for 5 weeks. Here are some before pictures and please wish me luck!

Life is beautiful with 4 small children. I feel so blessed and honored to be their mother and I am so grateful we had our 4th baby, Hailey Paige. Hailey truly has completed our family and is an easy baby- thank God she is because we had some colicky babies before and ish can get real hard and real overwhelming, real fast. Now that she is 3 months, sleeping the night and showing her little personality, things have gotten more normal around the house. Sleep is so important and we are lucky we get to sleep. I do need lots of coffee though and I should really work at Starbucks to support my addiction because something in their coffee just gets me going! Some other words to describe life with 4 small kids- juggling, crazy, fun, wild, rollercoaster, lots of love, sweet, beautiful, amazing, incredible, mind-blowing (Like, we sometimes ask ourselves, did we really have another one? Wow!), tough, exhausting, tiring, long days, …. yet through it all, we persevere as parents and I am lucky to h

The words that come to mind when I think of character are kindness, honesty, authenticity, courageous, and a general sense of someone who does the right thing, even when nobody is looking. How do you define Character? In John's book, he states that there are 4 dimensions to character including: Authenticity Self-management Humility Courage He defines these 4 areas pretty well and then offers ways you can develop a good character that all good leaders should emulate (see pictures). I think this blog post will focus on what I see as practical ways to develop character and how I can relate to these areas. Embrace Good Values - What are your personal values? Write them down and go through the process of thinking through what you will stand for as a person.  Here are a few of my own personal values: Family- I will always love and protect my family and be there for them no matter what Friends - I will love my friends, boost them up, never judge them, provide honest

Time is precious and in order to accomplish all you need to do, you need to prioritize. Chapter 2 is all about priorities! Think about this, "When you say everything is a high priority, then nothing is a high priority." So what is a Priority? Become proactive by recognizing these Priorities Principles: Working smarter has a higher return than working harder: Find better ways to work ad make the most of moments you have.  Dan Kennedy says, "Disciplined use of time everybody else wastes can give you the edge." You can't have it all If you want to be successful as a person and s a leader, you must make choices! You must prioritize! You cannot have it all. No one can. The good is always the enemy of the best When faced with two good choices, what should you choose? Remember that the good must sometimes be sacrificed for the best. Proactive beats Reactive Every person is either an initiator or a reactor when it comes to planning You can cho

How do you define leadership? Who is a leader to you? What makes that person a leader? The first part of John C. Maxwell's Leadership Model is Influence. What is Influence? Here are some insights: Sociologists estimate that even the most introverted individual will influence ten thousand other people during his or her lifetime Everyone influences someone  We don't always know who or how much we influence- think about the people who influenced you in a powerful way, or the little things that meant a lot to you The best investment in tomorrow is to develop your influence today- if you have the desire to accomplish something, you will be in a better place to do it if others are willing to help In the book Power and Influence,  the three components of the "power triangle" are communication, recognition,  and influence Influence can be developed into five stages called the 5 Levels of Leadership: Position- rights, follow because they have to Permission -

I saw Elaine Page speak today about the culture transformation of Northwell Health and she was on fire! Her presentation was amazing and I wanted to take a minute here to share a couple pictures and give her a shout out for being an exceptional Human Resources Disruptor. She took Northwell's employee engagement percentage from 34% to over 80%. To learn more about her presentation and what she did at Northwell, you can shoot me an email (kblomberg25@gmail.com) or call me to discuss- 631-627-2686. Her company link is right here- check her out! The Good Trouble Company.

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Here are the questions I asked SAHMs and the responses were incredible! Hello and thanks for volunteering to be featured on my blog, www.momohlogue.com. Please send me a brief bio of who you are as a person (education, work history, hobbies, dreams/goals) and/or your LinkedIn profile, and your responses by Wednesday, March 13th. If you need more time, please take it and get back to me when you can! I appreciate your honesty and perspective. Stay at home Moms are amazing multitasking rockstars who get it done!! 1. What do you love most about staying home with the kids? 2. What do you love most when you connect with the kids? 3. Do you ever miss working outside of the home and if so, what do you miss? 4. Do you plan to go back to work? If so, what is your ideal work situation? How do you wish employers treated working Moms? 4a. What skills from being a SAHM translate to the workplace? 5. If you had 3 wishes to make staying home easier, what would they be? 6. What do you wa

I am on a flight to Orlando right now to meet my John C. Maxwell family and friends since joining with a lifetime membership. The 3 day live event will certify me in coaching, speaking, and training. I am happy to refresh my skills. I hope I get to meet John himself during the VIP event and have him sign a copy of my Leadershift book. I been thinking and reflecting a lot lately about my dreams, where I've come since 2016, and about how my 2 main dreams will become reality soon. My first dream is to be a NY Times Bestselling author and my 2nd is to run my own Leadership academy. I believe in me and know I will accomplish these dreams. Only a matter of time. On my flight, I picked up Rachel Hollis' new book, Girl, Stop Apologizing, and it is fire!! I wanted to share a few pics of the words that resonated the most with me.  Cheers! Peace and love, Coach Kerry