Category: Motivation

Accepting Your Mistakes Everyone is entitled to make an honest mistake occasionally (it happens!), but it becomes your job as a professional to rectify that mistake.

  Passion in Your Position Think back to your time as a young, fresh entrepreneur with a dream to change your industry. Do you still feel the passion that fueled you to start in the first place? As you move along in life, it seems increasingly easier to forget why you do your work and focus only on how you...

How Sincerity Makes You More Credible One possibly surprising benefit of failure is that it can help you earn your badge of credibility. Think of someone who seems to have it all and who seems to never have experienced struggle in your mind — is that person relatable? Showing sincerity and a willingness to share your...

  Value in Failures It’s a simple fact of life that every person reading this will experience failure at various points in their business and personal lives. The good news is that you are not alone, and that you can use the stumbling block to your great advantage.  Lessen any negativity by being upfront about your failures, learn...

Great Leaders Inspire Let’s be frank, not all leaders are able to inspire their teams to reach success. If you hire someone to do a job, you should be able to trust them to do it well and to the best of their abilities — not by explaining every detail of every task. Inspired team members are...

An Open Mind Having a closed mind — to new ideas, thoughts, and opportunities — is a sure-fire way to limit the growth of your business. Consider this: when faced with an idea that doesn’t follow the path you might typically take, do you immediately shut it down mentally? Instead, allow it to challenge you! Making a...

Procrastination — And What You Can Do About It! I’ll let you in on a hint: many of the most successful people you know still struggle with overcoming the curse of procrastination. The old adage is true, it’s often harder to get started than it is to finish! The same rings true in business. There are ways...

Innovation in Leadership While you can’t plan for innovation, you can create a culture that supports it.  Engaging with your staff, sitting down to brainstorm regularly, and communicating openly with your team will help you towards this goal. How much time do you spend pushing the boundaries of your imagination? Whether you’re an LCAM looking...

Framing Your Challenges Unexpected problems arise and are always going to be a part of life (and of owning a business) so remember that how you mentally frame a challenge can help determine how it will be overcome. As an entrepreneur, you’ll be generating creative ideas to problem solve with the goal to elevate your business; by taking time to thoughtfully and purposefully consider...