Self Leadership Blog Posts

Posted in Light Your WorldSelf LeadershipThought: Everyone makes mistakes or acts selfishly occasionally, yet by and large, you can trust someone you view as dependable – and that includes you. Thought: Your word can create the most beautiful dream...

Posted in Community InvolvementLight Your WorldSelf LeadershipHave you ever considered this…?  “A Veteran, whether active duty, discharged, retired, or reserve, is someone who, at one point in his or her life, wrote a blank check made pa...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf Leadership“I see you ahead of me. You see me behind. Where are we going today?”   Whether you subscribe to the notion of leaders having “followers” or not, let’s consider this: What do other...

Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipWorkplace IssuesIf you ever feel "working mother guilt," this post is for you. No matter how flexible your job, conflicts inevitably arise. A child gets sick on the d...

Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipAs an avid Leadership “learner,” I’m a fan of Marshall Goldsmith, PhD. In his book, he’s spot on when it comes to explaining which traits work and which ones to avoid at all co...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf Leadershiphttp://randomactsofleadership.com/a-lesson-from-a-dark-room/If I were to put in you a completely dark room and you had no idea where the door was, how would you find the door? You would have to take a st...

Posted in Light Your WorldSelf LeadershipEarlier this week I spoke with a friend that has an extraordinary gift, and an opportunity to use that gift at a much higher level. If she chooses to pursue that opportunity she has to push through whispers of...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipTeam Dynamics“Am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been, has, have, had, do, does, did, shall, will, should, would, may, might, must, can, could.” Those are verbs of being. I learned the list...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf Leadershiphttp://www.thindifference.com/2013/04/10/do-you-have-to-aspire-to-inspire/To aspire is to rise up to a great plan, an abundant hope of fulfilling a worthwhile mission. To inspire is to convey a feeling o...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipSimon Cowell… His name conjures up visions of other great villains in history.  He’s the Darth Vader of music shows, the Hannibal Lecter of aspiring singers.  And I love it. “Why, are...

Posted in Self LeadershipThought: Everyone makes mistakes or acts selfishly occasionally, yet by and large, you can trust someone you view as dependable – and that includes you. Thought: Your word can create the most beautiful dream, or your word c...

Posted in Leadership CoachingLight Your WorldSelf Leadershiphttp://consultgiana.com/what-special-needs-families-taught-me-about-my-comfort-zone/Einstein once said, “Any fool can know, the point is to understand.” Historically, I knew we s...

Posted in Career DevelopmentLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipWorkplace Issueshttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/3/25/its-time-we-develop-a-new-relationship-with-work.htmlHave you ever noticed how when someone tells us how they’ve been real...

Posted in Self Leadership“We are tied to the ocean. And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or to watch – we are going back from whence we came.”– John F. Kennedy I was blessed with a last-minute vacation to Maui for my...

Posted in Leadership CoachingLeadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipThe movie 42 tells the story of how Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier to become the first African American man to play Major League Baseball.  Amidst continuous racial discrimin...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipGood Intentions Janet sipped her coffee, gathered herself, then looked up. “I wanted to be a good leader…you know – influenced based, focused on people, serving my team…” She took a...

Posted in Career DevelopmentSelf Leadershiphttp://mills-scofield.com/blog/2013/3/28/how-to-stay-relevant-have-impact.htmlWe are in an age of immense disruption: industries, societal codes, politics, demographics, you name it.  If we are going to ha...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf LeadershipOver my career, I’ve watched as the yearning for leadership has grown within the female ranks around the globe.  But being a woman in leadership hasn’t been and still isn’t availab...

Posted in Leadership DevelopmentSelf Leadershiphttp://www.thindifference.com/2013/03/07/a-mindful-difference-respond-vs-react/There may be a slight difference between the words react and respond. Yet, in practice, there seems to be a gulf of differen...