Welcome to 2023! For many years now, I’ve advocated for a leadership style that is about simplifying, letting go, and just being, all without sacrificing ambition. To embody this leaderly essence, we are invited to PAUSE and make self-awareness and accurate self-assessment a priority for YOU and those you lead. Coaching allows us as a partnership and team to deeply…

As we journey towards emerging as entrepreneurial or organizational leaders during COVID-19, have you thought of the numerous advantages of having a partnership with a professional coach? My guess is that you will eventually be coached, but just as importantly you will learn to use coaching as a leadership competency! Leaders can find themselves in overwhelming situations at the best…

How’s Your Inner Dialogue? Our thoughts often determine our future, so it is important to pay attention to our internal dialogue. What is your internal dialogue saying? Your internal dialogue is that self-talking voice inside our heads which has an opinion on many things (sometimes everything) around you.  It is the voice that brings logic and reasoning to a given situation, based…

As we journey towards emerging as entrepreneurial or organizational leaders during COVID-19, have you thought of the numerous advantages of having a partnership with a professional coach? My guess is that you will eventually be coached, but just as importantly you will learn to use coaching as a leadership competency! Leaders can find themselves in overwhelming situations at the best…

There is one essential ingredient to being a better leader in difficult times. That ingredient is having the courage to forgive. A leader faces many difficult issues head-on.  She does not procrastinate or make excuses. She faces her own faults. She faces the faults and deeds of others, and deals with them—especially when they constitute past baggage. This means great…

Not all of us are born optimistic but because of neuroplasticity, we have a choice and a chance to strengthen optimistic pathways to reprogram our thinking and mindset habits.  With intention, attention, and repeated practice, we can choose to increase our positive, optimistic, and emotional thinking muscles. This type of thinking will help us to be more mindful when we…

When was the last time you stepped out in Nature? Many studies have shown that nature based images, sounds, and walking in nature can have a positive impact on our well-being. The human mind is seldom quiet, and when you add in the extra stressors of COVID-19 and other concerns, we are asking our minds and bodies to be working…

It is very important to understand that quality sleep is vital to stress management, resiliency and leadership presence! Making sleep a priority, could help you become a more successful leader with improved brain health. A mindset of thinking that rest and relaxation is proving to be a leadership strategy! During the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been a great deal of disruption…

This tip of Putting it in Perspective allows you to create more accurate thinking regarding an event or situation, resulting in greater personal resilience. The first step is to write down your beliefs regarding the event or situation: 1. Ask Yourself, “What is the worst thing that can happen”? It is important to remember the items that you can really…

What have you been telling yourself lately? Self-talk is very revealing! The little voice that sits on your shoulder and whispers into your ear can be either an antagonist or an ally. What you tell yourself goes immediately to your subconscious where it increases or decreases your anger, frustration or other emotions. Repeated negative self-talk leads to exaggerated and irrational…

Do you have a Life Purpose? What I appreciate most about COVID -19 is that it gives us permission to not always be ok! That’s right: It allows us to be more vulnerable, truthful and reflective!  Even before COVID-19, I’ve been in process of determining what is most important in life.  I’ve used the philosophy of Life Purpose as a centering…

It is hard to believe we are in our second week of our journey from Chaos to CALM. These tips are here to inspire you to harness “Your Powerful Leadership Presence” during COVID-19 and beyond! They are for your discernment only!  The Coaching Nest believes that by developing some of these emotionally intelligent habits, you will have more “presence of mind” to make…