Complementary Strengths Interview

What’s your favorite quote, one that motivates you? One of my all-time favorite quotes comes from Winston Churchill: “If you are going through hell, keep on going.” Life isn’t always what it seems. Social Media platforms have given us a false sense of reality. Despite...

Having Difficult Conversations

“When we avoid difficult conversations, we trade short-term discomfort for long-term dysfunction.” – Peter Bromberg As a leader, you must be willing to do hard things. This includes having difficult conversations. It is never a question of if you will have to...

Fight Like An Underdog

“A winning mindset can transform an underdog into a champion.” – Assegid Habtewold Once upon a time, oh so long ago there was a young shepherd boy who was given the task by his father to take roasted grain and bread to his older brothers. The time: around 1020...

Play to Your Strengths

“Strength and growth come only through continuous effort and struggle.” – Napoleon Hill Did you happen to catch the 1993 Disney Classic Homeward Bound? If not, it’s a heartwarming saga of two dogs; Chance and Shadow, and one sassy cat named well…Sassy.  Fearing...

Risk: Friend or Foe?

“Risk is not just a part of life. It is life.”   – Nick Vujicic It’s the 4th Quarter. Whether you are down in the 4th Quarter or not; accept the fact that one day you will find yourself trailing in the game of life. It’s inevitable. When this happens, your...

Play to Win: Avoid Playing to Not Lose

4th Quarter Mindset – Play to Win: Avoid Playing to Not Lose “I play to win.” – Michael Jordan Hi Everyone, it’s been a minute since I’ve brought you the Warrior Wisdom Wednesday Blog Post. Sometimes despite all your best efforts and strong intentions,...

Emotional Intelligence

Marrying Gratitude and Emotional Intelligence This Thanksgiving Everyday Gratitude As we continue our series of walking through the storm with confidence, it would only stand to reason that on this Thanksgiving Week, I would choose to focus on gratitude, right?...

Positive Intelligence

“Keep your friends close, and your enemies closer.” – Sun Tzu Combat Zone I’m not speaking in hyperbole and I say this with all sincerity; we are at war. We are not battling an enemy that you can see or that is fought with military weapons. This invisible enemy...

Effective Weapon: Humor

“The human race has one really effective weapon, and that is laughter.” –  Mark Twain As we are walking through the storm with greater confidence, words like bravery, resilience, and perseverance come to mind. These are all essential traits to possess and...

Weekly Strength: Optimism

“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement. Nothing can be done without hope and confidence.” – Helen Keller I have a question for you. How do the people closest to you describe you? Would they say you are a doom and gloom thinker who catastrophizes...