Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC I read the book The Four Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz over 20 years ago, and the lessons are more relevant than ever today. If we lived by these agreements and adhered to them daily, I think we would be happier, less stressed, and have much less conflict in […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC You can access and download my new 2023 eBook by clicking on this link: Evoke Your Full Potential in Leadership and Life Volume 2. After writing more than 70 newsletters since my last eBook in 2018, I have combined many of them into a new eBook that is organized […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC This past year has been difficult for many of us. May 2023 bring all of us a renewed sense of hope and peace. Rather than making a new year’s resolution, I am setting an intention to embody high-performance coach Brendon Burchard’s slogan to “live, love and matter” more in […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC I wanted to wish all of my newsletter subscribers a very happy holiday season. This has been a year of ups and downs for us. We had to say goodbye to our dog Dexter in August, and last Thursday, we welcomed a new puppy into our home. His name […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC Delegating more is a common topic with many of my clients. Why do so many leaders hold on to tasks that others could do? Responses I typically hear are: 1) It takes longer to teach someone than to just do it myself. 2) They won’t do it my way […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC I have been working through the grief over my dog’s passing for the past several weeks, and Susan David’s book Emotional Agility has been tremendously helpful. She talks about three different ways we can handle emotions. The first is bottling, where we push our emotions down, trying to ignore […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC Last Friday morning we had to say goodbye to our dog Dexter and let him cross over the rainbow bridge. He has been my best little buddy for almost 13 years, always by my side through good times and bad. This dog has been such a gift and a […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC Do you want to influence others? Do you want to strengthen your personal and professional relationships? Demonstrating empathy is one of the best ways to build connection and trust. It makes people feel cared about and understood. Empathy is the ability to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC We like to think that our decisions are rational and unbiased. Unfortunately, our decisions are not free from bias due to the enormous amount of information that we face at any given moment. Because of this, our brains must develop mental shortcuts (assumptions or rules of thumb) based on […]
Written by Melissa Kessler, MA, PCC Every decision we make is based in emotion. We decide to do/not to do something to avoid negative outcomes/emotions (failure, ridicule, embarrassment, shame, etc.) or to experience positive outcomes/emotions (accomplishment, pride, joy, pleasure, connection, etc.). Because of this, it’s important to insert some rational thinking into our decision-making process, […]
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