Summarizing the last few months of blog posts...our growth journey! How is 2019 treating you and your New Year's Resolutions?

If you been following along, over the last 5 months, I been posting about the following development topics from a variety of books.  I hope you been participating in this journey and putting into practice many of the practical tips and philosophies of personal development.

To recap, I posted blogs covering the following:

  1. I am Willing
  2. I am wired to win
  3. You Got this
  4. I embrace the uncertainty
  5. You are not defined by what's inside your head. You are what you do. Your actions.
  6. I expect nothing and accept everything. "Stay out of the swamp of mediocrity and drama, reach for your greatest self, your greatest potential, and challenge yourself to live that life every single day of it." - Gary John Bishop
  7. "You are what you do, not what you say you'll do." Carl Jung
  8. "Get out of your head- this isn't just about seizing the day; this is about seizing the moment, the hour, the week, the month." Gary John Bishop
  9. Shift your mindset from soloist to conductor- John C. Maxwell's Leadershift book
  10. Shift your mindset from goals to growth- fundraiser example
  11. What it takes to be a leader- perks to price. Are you willing to pay the price?
  12. Positive psychology- stop trying to please everybody
  13. Maintaining mindset to creating mindset- Unlock your mental blocks; creative principles to live by. "Creativity thrives when one subject is approached from many different perspectives." -John C. Maxwell
  14. From ladder climbing to ladder building- build your ladder by building 7 capacities within
  15. Connect with others through humility, curiosity, effort, trustworthiness, generosity, listening, and encouragement.
  16. We are all different and diverse teams are better
  17. "Be bigger on the inside than on the outside."  "Leaders of integrity do the right thing, even when it's hard, even when it's not best for them personally."
  18. From career to calling- what is a "calling" and how to discover yours. There are two important days of a person's life- the day they were born and the day they realize why.
  19. Patty McCord's book- Powerful- How to create a winning organizational culture. Give people power and treat them like adults.
  20. Mel Robbins 5 Second Rule- How to treat anxiety, stop procrastinating, use the countdown to action rule 5-4-3-2-1 in all areas of your life to accomplish your goals.
  21. Daily gratitude journal benefits
  22. Growth mindset culture for leadership development
  23. What Career Moms and Stay at Home Moms think- an intimate interview from the heart
  24. Elaine Page takes Northwell Health's employee engagement from 34% to 80% - a talk at Lloyd Staffing on culture change and what she does in her company, Good Trouble.
  25. Developing the Leader in You- How to influence, set priorities, have a good character, and create positive change
  26. Practical strategy for letting things go that are holding you back.
The last 5 months have been very productive for me as I was certified in coaching, training, and speaking through the John Maxwell Team. I want to give back and add value to other lives, which is why I write this blog. I hope you continue to join me in the next 5 months as I plan to cover the following topics:
  1. April- May: Losing weight through Optavia- my weight loss journey
  2. April: How to grow your own small business
    • Using Zoom- practical tips
    • Using Eventbrite- practical tips
    • starting an LLC- what you need to know
  3. April- May: Effective business communication for today's world
  4. June: Coaching- what is this and how does it work?
  5. July: More book reviews on leadership topics- Sometimes you Win and Sometimes you Learn by John C. Maxwell, and others
  6. August: Weigh Loss journey recap

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