Starting a habit is hard, and restarting one is even harder. Because you knew the success you had before and you’re worried, scared even, of whether you will ever get back to it. I watched this video on the 100% rule on whether you can truly implement a habit if you are only partially engaged. I don’t know if I can apply it to every habit I’m working through, but there are definitely some interesting…
There are always exceptions to rules that should be broken when the time and place require it. But the majority of the time, the rules are there to guide us and ensure we are all operating within the same parameters that will help our team grow and develop. If one person is always breaking the rules they are sending the clearest of messages that the rules don’t apply to them. And if the rules don’t…
There is an inner monologue that plays on a loop within us on a daily basis. It is our narrative, the story we have written, but never put to keyboard or paper. Our narrative forms our worldview and when they are challenged, we push back. Why? Because that narrative has guided our life, our career, and our well-being for as long as we can remember. We have had back and forth conversations with our narrative…
You work with them individually. You work with them as a team. You put in the time and effort to teach them the good, the bad, and the ugly. You coach and mentor them through every struggle and triumph. But the team only grows when you do one thing. Step back and let them run themselves.
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…