More Lessons Learned in Times of Crisis

This week’s blog post, as well as the last one, is by a guest blogger:  Nevena Stefanov Taylor, my daughter Isabella’s volleyball coach. Coach Nev is an entrepreneur who founded Block Out Volleyball Academy. She’s an old-school kind of coach who focuses on the...

Virtual Professional Development Webinar

In response to the crisis that we are now facing with the COVID-19 pandemic, we would like to do our part to help you do what you do better. So, we are offering affordable virtual professional-development training. Social distancing guidelines are encouraging most...

Lessons Learned in Times of Crisis

This week’s blog post and the next one, too, come from a guest blogger:  Nevena Stefanov Taylor, known to my family as “Coach Nev;” she’s my daughter Isabella’s volleyball coach and the founder of Block Out Volleyball Academy. Coach Nev grew up in Serbia where she...

One in a Thousand Chances

In our last blog, I focused on a small thing that had a huge impact on me professionally. It was the answer to the question Mike Tate, CEO of On the Same Page Consulting and another executive coach, asked me during an interview for his “Small-Time Leaders” podcast. I...

The Brasfield Rule

Recently Mike Tate, CEO of On the Same Page Consulting and another executive coach, started a new podcast called “Small-Time Leaders.” The podcast promotes the power of giving credit to others. The format focuses on the idea of someone doing a seemingly small thing...

Five Work (and Life) Tips for Turbulent Times

With everything going on in the world right now, we’re all a little (or a lot) uncertain about what to do. That’s true at work, and it’s true everywhere else, too. And suddenly life in and outside the office is intersecting, as many of us will be working from home for...

Avoiding the Yo-Yo Effect

Today, let’s talk about one of the biggest mistakes I see salespeople make. So many times I’ve met with a salesperson and asked, “How are things going?” And they respond:  “Great, but I’m so busy working with my current clients that I don’t have any time to pursue new...

The Five-Minute Favor

Think about a time when you were knee-deep in the usual “swarm” of your workday and suddenly someone did something nice for you. Maybe they sent you a quick text saying, “I’m thinking of you.” Maybe they passed your name on to a potential client. Maybe they gave you a...

5 Simple Tips to Take Back Control of Your Day

It’s easy to lose control of your day and waste time on unimportant tasks. But it’s also fairly easy to take back that control and have the kind of productive workdays that move you toward your big goals. Here’s how: Turn off all messaging. When you’re working,...

5 Truths of Success

I truly believe that the new year is the closest thing in life that we get to a “do over.” We can wipe the slate clean and start over with a brand-new, optimistic perspective of promise and promises and resolutions to do what we do better—both in and out of the...