In Business and Personal Relationships if you don’t ask for what you want, you probably won’t get it. That sounds sad and why would you settle for or give up on what will make you happier. There are many reasons why. That’s not what this blog is about. Instead I want to share a success …
We are going through a stressful time. Power of The Pause is an amazing self care tool. It will help you manage stress or anxiety and it is also helpful as a relationship and sales or business building tool. There are many benefits and the cost is a small amount of time. When pausing you …
Tracking my feelings in A Feelings Journal changed my life. I swear! My favorite motto or MarGOism is… “First Feel, Second Solve”. To go along with this motto many years ago I started a Feelings Journal. Why did I do this? My life at the time wasn’t going well. This was around 2009 or …
With the spreading nature of the corona virus you are confronted daily with difficult decisions. What is the right thing to do or not do? It’s stressful to be in this type of ethical dilemma. Too much stress is not healthy and over time will weaken your immune system. As an emotions management expert …
When you make a change you give up what you are familiar with in exchange for something new and hopefully better. It takes time to adjust partly because of the losses involved. Even if you are excited about the change expect to flow in and out of good and bad feelings. Recently my mother at …
Listening to yourself is absolutely an art. There is no fool proof formula that you can follow. You and I know how important it is for creating a better life and yet we either don’t do it or don’t do it very well. How can you get better at listening to yourself? I’ve been working …
Nothing haunts us like the things we don’t say, that we know are important to say in order to feel better. Why do we keep things buried inside and fret for weeks, months or years before sharing them. I can think of many reasons and I’m sure you can too! Recently, I was meeting with …
Getting Things Off Your Chest, Can Change Your Life! Read More »
When your GPS starts recalculating it means you made a wrong turn. It immediately reroutes you to get back on the right road. It is annoying and sometimes embarrassing to hear “recalculating” coming out of your smart phone. It is also nice to have the help. I worked on a second book for several months …
Bringing out the best in others is something I naturally do. A client many years ago wrote a testimonial… “Margo sees the best in others and helps them see it too!” Made me feel really good. Then I thought, how do I actually do it? After much thought, this is what I came up with… I …
I’m into feedback! How about you? For me, when I’m engaged in a two-way feedback process I get excited. I’m ready to learn and grow! What can I do to be a better coach, counselor, colleague, client or close friend? I crave constructive feedback, starting with something positive! Constructive feedback combines things that are working …
Constructive Feedback: How to be really good at it! Read More »
What do you do when what’s worked in the past is no longer working? This happened to me recently. I felt down and discouraged and couldn’t seem to shake it. I tried all my usual stress and mood management techniques. They weren’t working. I was at my wits end! For many years I’ve prided myself …
Please listen! If you don’t you may miss out on an amazing opportunity to… So now I got you! All kidding aside, I believe being a good listener is essential for building rewarding relationships and a bountiful business. Unfortunately, it’s not typically taught in school and especially business school. Why is it important to be …