You can’t achieve much without self-confidence, but self-confidence isn’t a switch you just turn on. It requires taking action, adjusting to results, and building experience. The commitment to start requires a spark of courage, but deep confidence comes from repeatedly tackling challenges and finding ways through to good results. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes Sometimes we need some help to get in the necessary reps that build confidence to achieve more. The simple tools...
12 days ago • 4 min read
When you really know what you desire in life, the most important commitment you need to make is to go all out for that primary goal. Want to see that big change in your life? Then going big is essential. While that might sound intimidating, the fear of the start is far worse than living the work every day. You can do it! Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes Too many have a lottery winner dream of a great life instead of a vision of their own path to success. Hoping some...
19 days ago • 3 min read
Are you a half-full or half-empty kind of thinker? Instead of worrying about being behind for the year at the half-way point, think about all you can accomplish in the second half of 2025. July is the perfect time to reflect, revise your plans, and focus again for a great rest of the year. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes The steps are simple, but they do require both desire and a commitment to making the necessary changes to step up our outcomes. As Jim Rohn reminds us,...
26 days ago • 3 min read
We are all weird. And as a leader, that makes your job tough. Too many managers mistake their team members for clones of themself who have the same values, priorities, drive, and interests. But they aren't and if you don't adjust your strategy to meet your team where they each are, you're going to struggle to lead them effectively. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Motivations, interests, and especially, mental models and decision making approaches are more different than...
about 1 month ago • 4 min read
Disruptive times are often stressful and create uncertainty. But if you can keep your focus, those same conditions also release new opportunities. The once-secure positions of established players can suddenly be up for grabs and customers everywhere start looking for new solutions. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes Whether you are an established incumbent or a new startup, times like these are ripe for innovation, invention, and new strategies. The next great wave of fast...
about 2 months ago • 5 min read
Many first-time leaders focus on strategy: the whats, the whos, and the whens. But if you want to build successful teams for the long-term, it's the culture you set and encourage that has the greatest impact and not the plans you've made. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes What drives and determines culture? And, most critically, what can you do to improve an unhealthy one? Getting it right from the start is best, but don't lose hope if you've inherited a difficult situation....
about 2 months ago • 4 min read
When we're under extreme stress, our creative problem solving is blocked and we depend too much on our fight or flight instincts instead. To be effective as a leader, you need to take back control of your mind by distinguishing work pressure from unhealthy stress and managing challenges before they get out of hand. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 5 minutes As you build a new organization or rise through the ranks as an employee, the demands on your attention, capabilities,...
2 months ago • 5 min read
Let's get honest. You want to crush your goals this year, but that path from here to there isn't always easy to see. You need to ramp up your pace and fast. But massive growth in productivity isn’t just about doing more. It’s about doing what matters, and delivering with less effort instead of more. But how? Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 3 minutes There are three essential components and one key requirement that drives sustained, meaningful accelerating growth in productivity and...
2 months ago • 4 min read
AI tools have elevated the importance of prediction-based decision making. But this has always been a strategy used by savvy leaders who understand that the perfect plan depends on information that is rarely available. Instead, they have learned to live with uncertainty and find ways to keep moving by thinking in terms of probabilities instead of sure things. Read on: blog.WednesdayWin.com Read time: 4 minutes A critical skill for anyone new to leadership is the ability to make good decisions...
2 months ago • 4 min read