Articles for category: Growth

The Mentor’s Dilemma

At some point in the mentoring process, the mentor sees the problem at hand. They realize what is holding back their mentee and what needs to be done before they move forward. It’s akin to the clicking moment that many coaches experience when someone they are working with “gets it”, in this case, it’s the mentor that has realized what the problem is. The dilemma, in this case, is a back and forth conversation that happens in the mentor’s head as to whether the mentee can handle hearing what the problem is and what they need to do to solve

June 7, 2022

Greg Thomas

Generator Backups

I now own a generator. I have avoided it for so very long, taking the hits as they come.  But now I own one. And like anything with backups, I’m waiting for when I can try it out. Such is the life of backups, always waiting to be used, but never needing to be used unless it’s an emergency.

At the End of the Day?

Did you accomplish what you wanted to accomplish? Even more, did you leave with the feeling that it was all worth it? Then figure out what will get you back to that feeling and make it happen. At the end of the day, you don’t want to be constantly looking back and wondering what you accomplished or why you bothered.

What you Leave Behind

There is an inherent fear that if we are not there to do our job, how will people do it without us. What will happen when we go on vacation? What will happen when we leave for another opportunity? I’ll keep this simple, life will go on, you hired the people, they will be fine, if you taught them what they need to know they should do things better than you ever could. Everything will be fine and the world will keep turning.

May 9, 2022

Greg Thomas

The Loudest Turkey

I heard a Wild Turkey gobble last week. I had never heard a turkey gobble, it is very different from what I’ve been sold all my life. It took me by surprise and shocked me a bit that I kept watching and listening. Your assumptions can always be challenged, you don’t know it all. If you’re willing to let them be.