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Power Up Your Leadership —The Strongest Way to Go From Good to Great

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Embodied Leadership.

Leadership is not just about having the right title or position, but about the ability to motivate and inspire others to reach their full potential. It requires a deep understanding of oneself and the ability to tap into one’s inner wisdom. But to power up your leadership skills you need to attend expensive seminars or classes, right?

No, that’s not the place to start! Of course, learning from extraordinary leaders is part of the process of powering up your leadership skills. But if you don’t pay attention to this one thing first, then you’ll not fully benefit from any training you attend. What one thing?

How Defining Your Values Gives You More Energy for What Matters Most

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Life Skills, Self-Leadership Skills.

Does it feel like you never have enough time or energy? While you can’t create more time, you can increase your energy and the way you use your time. How? By defining your values – identifying what’s most important to you. They are your source of intention, power, energy and motivation. On the other hand, if you’re trying to do something that doesn’t matter, you’ll give it up and this creates negative energy zappers, “Here’s another project I quit, failed at, and left unfinished. I’m such a loser. I can’t get anything right”

Your energy comes from four main sources — your body, emotions, mind, and spirit. The good news is that you can systematically expand and renew your energy by intentionally eliminating practices that deplete you while increasing behaviors that support you.

Recovery: How to Use This Power Skill for Peak Emotional Fitness

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Self-Leadership Skills.

When people think of the steps to recovery, they often associate it with drug or alcohol abuse or trauma. As a result, the word “recovery” has an element of judgment or negativity attached to it… “Oh, you’re in recovery, well we won’t talk about that!” Added to that, the common attitude toward being successful in business and the sports world is that we must “Hustle and push through it, Rest is for wimps!” Thankfully, despite this negativity, people are finally recognizing how vital recovery is to our ability to perform at our very best.

In the following example, you’ll see why recovery is so essential…

9 Brilliant Ways to Keep Momentum Alive – The Ultimate Plan for Life!

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Change Your Life, Self-Leadership Skills.

Your future is built upon the choices you make today. However, we may forget that ‘where we are right now’ can be one of our strongest stability points. Remembering to stop, breathe, and regroup or simply slowing down and acknowledging that you’re okay can keep your momentum alive.

Part of my personal POWER routine is to use my Best Year Yet Tool. I find a quiet space and ask a series of searching questions to observe and celebrate everything accomplished during the present year. And from this, I create a plan and momentum for the upcoming year.

Why Setting Powerful Intentions Is The Failproof Way to Keep Your Resolutions

Written by Maria Connolly. Posted in Mindfulness.

As you review this last year, did you accomplish most of what you set out to at the beginning of the year? Every New Year people make resolutions they don’t keep. Why is that? Often it’s not the resolution that’s the problem; it’s that the intention behind the resolution wasn’t powerful enough. Consider why setting powerful intentions is the way to guarantee you keep your resolutions…

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Power Up Your Leadership —The Strongest Way to Go From Good to Great

How Defining Your Values Gives You More Energy for What Matters Most

Recovery: How to Use This Power Skill for Peak Emotional Fitness

9 Brilliant Ways to Keep Momentum Alive – The Ultimate Plan for Life!

Why Setting Powerful Intentions Is The Failproof Way to Keep Your Resolutions

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