Could Negative Emotions Be Exactly What You Need?

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Now that we’ve discussed feelings vs. emotions let’s explore this crazy world of “negative” emotions. There are four core “negative” emotions – fear, anger, guilt,…

Based on Your Feelings, Are You Afraid or Excited?

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The area of feelings can seem like murky ground. You may be telling yourself you don’t even want to go there. But there is a…

Choosing Your Response Will Reduce Your Stress

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In today’s challenging times, it seems like we’re getting overloaded with uncertainty. There’s always something new, bigger, better, faster, cheaper or trendier. Here today, gone…

Your Greatest Resource is Your People

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We’ve been talking about the difference between anabolic and catabolic leaders for several weeks now.  Let’s finish off by looking at how each type of leader…

If You Want To Easily Change How You Respond, You Need To Change What You Perceive

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A company once sent two shoe salespeople to an area in Africa where they had never sold any shoes.  One was a senior, experienced salesman,…

What Resources Do You Pull Upon To Solve a Problem?

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This month, we’re going to explore a very interesting distinction between anabolic and catabolic leaders – we’ll look at the way that each type of…

Visionary Leadership: Creating the Plan and Seeing It Through

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This post is part of a series on Leadership. Let’s continue our discussion of Anabolic and Catabolic leaders and take a look at how each…

How Do You Assess How You Are Doing?

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This month, the discussion of the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders focuses on how (and if) leaders assess themselves, and examine how their actions…

Communication: Do You Give Direction or Make a Request?

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So far we’ve explored the characteristics of anabolic and catabolic leaders, and have determined that anabolic leaders “lead” and “participate,” while catabolic leaders “manage” and…