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Stop Thinking. Start Doing.

By Lisa Hinz | August 24, 2022
Stop Thinking. Start Doing. How often do you spend more time thinking about what you need to do vs. actually doing it?   Thinking about something may give an illusion that you're working on it, but how productive are you unless you take action?   Here are some tips for better time management:   1. Track ... Read More

How empathetic are you?

By Lisa Hinz | August 17, 2022
How Empathetic Are You? Empathy - if you could rate yourself on a scale of 1 to 10, with 10 being the most empathetic, how would you rate yourself?  Looking at the same scale, how would you rate your manager? How would you rate your senior leadership team?   Empathetic Leadership is a term that comes up ... Read More

Who Are You?

By Lisa Hinz | August 10, 2022
Who Are You? If you're asked this question, how do you answer?   Does your answer consist of the type of job you have? Whether you're a parent or not?  What your age is? What society expects of you?   Seems a simple question. But is it?   How you see yourself is the most ... Read More

Are You Reacting or Are You Responding?

By Lisa Hinz | June 10, 2022
Are You Responding or Are You Reacting? I think we've all been there at some point - wishing we wouldn't have let our emotions take over our logic.   And why do we do it?   Because it's easier. It takes very little to no control to simply react in a situation. The brain doesn't ... Read More

Confident Employees Make Stronger and Happier Companies

By Lisa Hinz | June 5, 2022
Confident Employees Make Stronger, Happier Companies When you have it, it's amazing. When you don't, it can be very uncomfortable.   That's confidence. It ebbs and flows.  Being put into a new position or on a new project may chip away at confidence. While completely normal, it can feel disconcerting.   Sometimes it goes deeper. When ... Read More

5 Ways a Lack of Confidence May Be Holding You Back in Your Career

By Lisa Hinz | June 2, 2022
5 Ways a Lack of Confidence May Be Holding You Back in Your Career Confidence ebbs and flows. It's here one day, gone the next.   And while many think of confidence as being a trait - it's not. It's a skill. It's a skill that can be developed and maintained, but it first takes ... Read More

Thinking vs. Doing

By Lisa Hinz | May 31, 2022
Thinking vs. Doing How often do you spend more time thinking about what you need to do vs. actually doing it?   Thinking about something may give an illusion that you're working on it, but how productive are you unless you take action?   Here are some tips for better time management:   1. Track how ... Read More

What Kind of Tomorrow Do You Want?

By Lisa Hinz | March 29, 2022
What Kind of Tomorrow Do You Want? I'm a complete "quote" nerd.   If I search "motivational quotes" on Pinterest, I can easily get sucked in and let life pass me by, saving the great ones to reference back to later. And there are a lot of great ones.  Some have a way of making ... Read More

The One Thing to Know When Comparing Yourself to Others

By Lisa Hinz | March 22, 2022
Comparing Yourself to Others We live in a super comparative world.   Social media has certainly played its role in allowing us to see the ultimate lives that people outwardly project.  In the comfort of our own homes, we sit behind our computer screens or phones and check out what everyone is doing, wondering why ... Read More

What’s Your Power Word?

By Lisa Hinz | March 18, 2022
Choose Your Power Word When you feel your absolute best, what one word would you use to describe it?  That's your power word. And that one word can pack a lot of punch.   I recall years back when I had an exceptional day. Nothing specific made it exceptional - it just was.  I felt ... Read More