AggieStrong the Ultimate Life Coach

my brother and I Check out my latest LinkedIn article in the link. It's a personal Sunday reflection on what I gleaned from the life and legacy of my beloved brother. It emphasizes what I call the three stages of life—birth and development, the pursuit and the chase, and sickness and dying and illuminates the gift of mortality. Rest in peace my brother.

Title Image - Whatever you do - do it with all your heart Finding confidence and courage to get up and go after what you say you want can be daunting at times, but if you want to experience the benefits of success, you have to put in the work. With 2017 quickly approaching the half-way mark, there is no better time to get inspired and fired up! Assessing the mid-way point now will help to determine who you are becoming, what you've done so far, and what extra efforts you need to put in. It's time to stir the simmering pot of goals so that nothing gets stuck. That said, here are my top five life changing quotes to help motivate you and keep you moving forward. 1.  Quit talking and start doing Walt Disney We all know people, maybe you are one of them, who talk endlessly about their big dreams and audacious ideas but never put a plan in place to accomplish them much less get started. If you are one of those people, Walter (Waltz) Disney would suggest you shut up and...

Blog post title: 4 Benefits of Strategic Networking - Credit: author "Never wish life were easier, wish that you were better." — Jim Rohn There are many benefits to networking. Whether you live abroad or you live in Canada; or whether you are looking for a job, or to start or grow your own business, or just looking to broaden your perspective, the benefits are the same across the board. But today I will share just five with you. They are: connection, collaboration and confidence; opportunities; mentorship; savings; and influence and impact. Connection, Collaboration, Confidence (C³) Considering your starting point or biggest hurdle is that you don't know enough people, the first benefit is that you are able to connect and collaborate with people from all over the globe—near and far. This leads to broader perspective and base. In doing so, you automatically boost your confidence. Professional networking forces you to talk to people you wouldn't normally...

Aggiestrong Blog Post Title, credit pathani Is the hot weather waning your motivation? Is Mother Nature playing with your mood? Feeling a bit bummed out and not sure why? If you are like me, an introvert who works from home, you may be feeling a bit of apathy these days. You know, blazay-blazay; or kind of ugh!  When I shared my lack of motivation with my mentor she said that lately, she had been feeling the same way herself.  Whew! Cause I was about to diagnose myself with depression.  Hence this post.  So, here are some things you can do to break the summer blues—because as happy as the sun is, it can make some of us sad and blue. Get Enough Sleep Sleeping girl: credit Flickr Studies show that short starry summer nights and long sunlit summer days can cause a sleep deficit.   Not getting enough sleep can seriously impact your mind and body's ability to do their jobs properly.  When you are sleep deprived, your body produces more of th...

The word leader conjures up thoughts of power and sophistication and while all that may be true, many so-called leaders nowadays know nothing about either. Put a person in a management role and they automatically start fooling themselves that they are a leader.   While they may be in a position to tell people what to do and even boss them around, that doesn’t mean that they are a leader by any stretch of the imagination.   For a long time, I worked for a company with a lot of quasi-leaders with neither the flair nor sophistication to lead blind mice.   They were rude, telling and lack compassion.   Yes, they knew their job but that was about all that they really knew. It was through observing them that I learnt what great leaders are supposed to be.   To be a true leader, you must find the median by which you will lead your flock. Here in this simple everyday saying is a recipe for greatness...

Seven tips for successful resume writing; arm in sweater holding a pen writing; aggiestrong logo September is a brand new start for brand new opportunities. No wonder many of us are busy writing and revamping our resumes as new windows of opportunities open up. But, resumes can be tricky and painstaking. What should I add, what should I take out, and what not to include are some of the few questions I come across. What I often tell my clients is to make it as personal as possible. Your resume should not look or sound like anybody else's. The same way you were created with unique features is the same way you should treat your resume. Subsequently, I put together my seven best practices.  

The keys to better interpersonal relationship: a group of young people harmoniously working on a laptop, aggiestrong logo I think it is safe to say that we all want to experience great relationships—that's a given, right?... Be it at work, at school, at home, in the bedroom, or in the social arenas of life. This is something we all crave—better relationships on any level to a greater or lesser degree. Understanding of Humanity Having great relationships is the essence of our happiness and humanity. Why? Because we were not created to be alone. From the beginning of time, God saw and said that it was not good for man to be alone so He made a helpmate for him. Why then do we have so much trouble getting along with each other?  Why do we toy with each other’s feelings and emotions? Is it because we lack the understanding that, despite the fact, we are all humans, we are vastly different? That we don't think the same way.  That we act and react to different ...

According to Stephen Covey, in his book 7 Habits of Highly Effectively People,  in order to be successful and live the life you want, you must " put first things first" .  A pretty old saying if you ask me.  Something my own parents or grandparents have said for decades.  Now I am going to tell you the same thing again.

Have you ever wondered what it is like to have full and total control over your life? What would it look or feel like to have no one to tell you when to come or go? When to get out of bed or when to go to bed? When to do what or how to do it? That is what autonomy looks and feels like. Total freedom and independence to do what you want to when and how you want to. Autonomy is to be the author and narrator of your life and driver of your own destiny. It is having full control and authority over everything you do, through God's grace and mercy, of course. I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me. - Philippians 4:13. Autonomy at its core is being independent, self-directed, decisive, self-aware, collaborative and self-motivated. Autonomy basic radical Independence When individuals are allowed full or even some degree of freedom and flexibility, especially in their work/career, that leads to autonomy on the job. When people experience autonomy in t...

These days it is so easy to get caught up with social media frenzy and hype and just the general perception that other people might be doing better than you. But what can you do to cure this insidious bug? You need tools to fight off these symptoms like a doctor needs flu shots in his medicine bag.

Note: This list of Einstein quotes was being forwarded around the Internet in e-mail, so I decided to put it on my web page. I'm afraid I can't vouch for its authenticity, tell you where it came from, who compiled the list, who Kevin Harris is, or anything like that. Still, the quotes are interesting and enlightening. Collected Quotes from Albert Einstein "Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction." "Imagination is more important than knowledge." "Gravitation is not responsible for people falling in love." "I want to know God's thoughts; the rest are details." "The hardest thing in the world to understand is the income tax." "Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one." "The only real valuable thing is intuition." "A person starts to live when he can l...

I am working on this project and have to go before a panel of people to present my idea; so my daughter suggested I read one of her books on how to "pitch".  Being an avid reader, I proceeded to read   Perfect pitch: the art of selling ideas and winning new business ,  written by Jon Steel - John Wiley& Sons - 2007 . After reading it, I found I learnt some valuable lessons and decided to share my condensed version. Basically, he states that the point of a presentation is to get you from point A to point B—where you are now to where you want to be. Once you have decided to do the presentation, it is no longer about what you want—if you really want what you want. From this point on, it is all about what the decision makers wants.  You have to think: a) WHY  do they want to hear from you, see you, or should be interested in anything that you have to say or do; and b) WHAT do they want to see and/or hear. So hear are the 10 things I learned: