So, I was hiking with my wife at Paradise in front of majestic Mt. Rainier this past weekend. The weather started out nice and sunny, and we got some great photos. The closer to the mountain we got and the higher up we got, the cloudier and windier it got. The wind was buffeting me […]
Watching the USA Women’s Volleyball Team get the bronze medal in the Olympics got me all revved up. I’m sort of a casual watcher of sports these days, not a rabid fan of any team. But, I tell you what, watching those volleyball matches got me excited with every spike, block, and dig! Volleyball has […]
On my web site’s About page (www.paulcasey.org), I have listed Growing Forward’s Business Values after I share a little about me, how I started my business, and my philosophy of coaching. I list my values because of how important they are to the DNA of how I live out my business mission of Coaching and Equipping individuals […]
I’m not talking about those who are environmentally-passionate. I’m talking about staying too close to the “trunks” in your life and leadership. The malady of always playing it safe. Trying to control everything in your life. Seeing how quickly you can get back to homeostasis, without any chance of temporary pain or uncomfortable stretching. Sounds […]
So many ways to keep growing forward, but here are 10 of my favorites. Which ones do you already do regularly, and what’s an area to build into your daily habits for the second half of the year? Journal for better emotional health. Learning experiences are preserved, and the invisible is forced into reality. […]
Thank you, Barney, for contributing to the Growing Forward Services blog this week! GFS friends, heed Barney’s tips on your journey to financial freedom! Frugality is a trait that financially independent people possess and believe in to escape the clutches of spiraling debt. Conscious effort is made on their part to succeed in their endeavors […]
So, I was biking over the weekend. One direction, I clipped along effortlessly because the wind was at my back, assisting my progress. But, of course, I had to get back home, and that direction was headed into the wind–slowing my progress, but giving me a great leg workout! When you encounter that head-wind-type resistance when […]
Lids are meant to keep things inside–bottled up for freshness. But Leadership Lids are the opposite–they bottle people up for stagnation. And good people find other places of work if under such a leader who shuts people down. Leaders may not know they are subconsciously putting lids on their people, but they do it whenever […]
The average worker spends 28% of their workweek reading and answering email! That’s 28,392 emails per year! And you might be throwing the average off! In my time (priority) management seminar, under “interruptors”, I give some tips to better make email work for you: Create templates for emails for the same types of emails that […]
I believe the first and last hours of the work day are sacred. The first hour is when you dig in and tackle your top priority task for the day, which sets you on a course for a day of productivity (and not down the rabbit hole of email). And the last hour of the […]
