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You might have the best of intentions to be focused on what’s important during the day and keep a positive attitude . . . . . . but what do you do when other people are constantly stealing your attention, not meeting your expectations or scaring you a little when you try to say ‘no’? […]

Whether you are a formal or informal leader, CEO or someone just starting out in your career, there are always tweaks you can make to show up in an even stronger way, and it is important to always be growing and learning new things. Sometimes, we can get caught up in bigger development goals and […]

When stress gets to be too much, it can undercut our performance and slow us down. And a certain amount of stress is inevitable with demanding workloads, balancing work and personal time, dealing with a difficult boss or colleague, or the pressure and self-doubt that can creep up when encounter something new. These can lead […]

A moderate amount of stress is a good thing, as it can help motivate us to take action. But when stress or anxiety gets to be too much, it undercuts our performance and slows us down, beside the fact that it’s not good for our health or happiness. I recently did research with corporate leaders […]

Ever experience the struggle where your boss just doesn’t understand where you are coming from? Or your employee just doesn’t seem to “get it” and spends his or her time complaining rather than coming up with solutions or action to get the job done? Or maybe you have so much work to do that you […]

Watch this short video and get ideas for action to be more effective in your role. To schedule a 30-minute complimentary discovery session on one-on-one coaching, click here What Next? You can sign up for Stacey’s masterclass, The Confident “No” here. Stacey L. Olson is a Leadership and Certified Positive Psychology Coach, has 15 years of corporate experience and has […]

Something that gets in the way of people’s forward movement on goals, projects, and tasks is not taking ACTION . . . whatever that action may be. It sounds simple, but often people leave a meeting or discussion, and made a decision, but don’t follow through. That’s not action . . . it’s a decision […]

I highly recommend reading The Happiness Advantage by Shawn Achor. It is a well-written, practical book with simple, actionable ways to apply each of the seven principles (outlined below) to improve your performance and maximize your potential. Shawn writes “Conventional wisdom holds that if we work hard, we will be more successful, and if we […]