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- Faucets and Drains - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2021 from Steve ScottFaucets and drains are two things designed to work together. Water comes out of a faucet and goes into a sink. Once in the sink, it flows toward the drain and goes away. Or you can stop up the drain and let the sink collect water. As a personal business coach in The Woodlands and in Houston, ...
Views: 20 - I’m in a Hurry. Where is it Taking Me? - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2021 from Steve ScottThere is a song by the musical group, Alabama, “I’m in a Hurry.” All of us appear to be in a hurry. Is that something that benefits us? At times we are in a season of hurriedness. That is understandable. But, if your whole life is that way I suggest that you are missing many things. The ...
Views: 52 - Fear - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2021 from Steve ScottWith the advent of COVID 19, almost a year ago in the United States, there has been a transformation in how we look at ourselves, our relationships, work, and as a society in general. Where pre-COVID we trafficked in a currency of confidence and a “can-do” attitude we now use the currency of ...
Views: 94 - Fear, COVID and Death - by Submitted on Feb 18, 2021 from Steve ScottOne of the biggest challenges I have seen in my personal business coaching practice and in life over the past year is how to meet the challenge that fear, surrounding COVID represents. If there were a perfect answer, I would give it to you, and we could all happily move forward. But there is ...
Views: 101 - Grief - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2021 from Steve ScottGrief is everywhere! Our experience with COVID 19 has and continues to bring us grief. In my business coaching practice and in my own life grief is at the forefront. Grief is the loss of normal. Grief is the death of something. In the businesses I collaborate as well as many others I know all ...
Views: 189 - How To Connect In A Crisis - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2020 from Steve ScottOne of the biggest aspects of the COVID 19 experience is the loss of connection with others. As a business coach, I have witnessed first-hand the challenges and some of the benefits that have come to the various businesses I collaborate with. Obviously, COVID 19 has disrupted the way we do ...
Views: 168 - Things Are Different - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2020 from Steve ScottThings are different than they were a year ago. This is a huge understatement! The arrival of COVID 19 and the effect on our lives worldwide has been immense. My business coaching practice in the Woodlands and in Houston has given me an observation point to see many businesses and how they ...
Views: 162 - Unsettled - by Submitted on Nov 28, 2020 from Steve ScottAs of today, November 17, 2020 the political climate is very unsettled in the United States. The business owners I collaborate with in my business coaching practice in The Woodlands and Houston are moving forward. But for each it is different. Some are striding forward with confidence and a ...
Views: 204 - Stuck? Overwhelmed? The Answer: Commit to Your Self Improvement - by Submitted on Nov 02, 2020 from Steve ScottDo you feel stuck? Do you have a sense of being overwhelmed? Sometimes the solution to getting jump started and to accelerate the process of your successful performance is right in front of you. Here’s the challenge. Are you going to take the step to grab what is right in front of you? If ...
Views: 207 - The Having A Challenge Executing A Strategy? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2020 from Steve ScottTo move forward in business, you or your organization must be good at execution. It sounds so simple, yet time and again the execution of a strategy or change fails. How come? Any time you seek to execute a change in strategy you are asking yourself and other to change your human behavior. It ...
Views: 219 - Self-Improvement Companies In Houston - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2020 from Steve ScottWhen looking for self-improvement companies in Houston, the area I live and work in, you will find many options. Many of them focus strictly on the individual. And, that is an excellent place to start. Some are focused more on the business side of things with the result being that you will ...
Views: 249 - Keys To Self Improvement - by Submitted on Sep 11, 2020 from Steve ScottHope’s power energizes us with excitement and anticipation as we look toward the future. Self Improvement Tips is one of your most valuable possessions. It’s been said that a person can live forty days without food, four days without water, four minutes without air, but only four seconds ...
Views: 226 - What Is Failure? - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2020 from Steve ScottFailure is nothing more than a few errors in judgment repeated ever day over a period of time. How often have you or someone you know seen something that is not working in a business and take the attitude that it just doesn’t matter enough to do something correct it, eliminate it or even ...
Views: 234 - Create Your Wings To Fly - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2020 from Steve ScottIf you are looking for the magical concept, the short course that will turn your life around or, to create in a few short days or weeks your escalator to success then this is not the place for you. self improvement takes the creation of a vision. And, it takes time. With your vision you how ...
Views: 205 - Commandism and Tailism: How to Control A Country or Organization - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2020 from Steve ScottCommandism and Tailism are boundaries that are on purpose poorly defined. Let’s say you are part of a political movement, or you are working for a company. The leader of the political movement or a leader in your company asks you to do a special task or project. You approach it with enthusiasm ...
Views: 214 - What Is Your Thinking Hat? - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2020 from Steve ScottWhat hat are you wearing when you think? Years ago when I was studying what makes an effective team I came across a book, The Six Thinking Hats by Edward DeBono. One of the premises was that for effective teamwork that it was important to have different perspectives. And, as a team leader it ...
Views: 198 - What is Okay? What is not Okay? - by Submitted on Jun 25, 2020 from Steve ScottThere is something I do know. The two most important concepts for a civil, peaceful society to function are to have a clear definition of “what is okay” and “what is not okay. In your own life you determine “what is okay” and “what is not okay.” For society, “What is okay” has laws, customs ...
Views: 246 - Attitude Determines Your Input, Output And Reward - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2020 from Steve ScottAt twelve years old I didn’t have a good attitude. I didn’t understand input, output and reward. On this particular day I had a bad attitude. It was normal for this day every year. As a young boy who loved to play there were other things I would rather be doing. Work around the house was not for ...
Views: 197 - Self-Improvement Tips For Success - by Submitted on May 21, 2020 from Steve ScottAny person who is interested in self-improvement welcomes hearing any self-improvement tips for success. When I hear a tip I may say, “Wow, that is great! I can apply that immediately.” Or, “That’s good but it really doesn’t resonate with me.” Whatever resonates with you at the time are ...
Views: 276 - Personal Growth And Development Tips - by Submitted on May 18, 2020 from Steve ScottYou will become what you think about most. This is a powerful statement when it comes to your personal development and growth. What you think about most becomes the foundation for building your confidence and self-esteem. And, what you think about most can help to improve your self-confidence ...
Views: 233 - Your Daily Lift Off To Soar To Greater Heights - by Submitted on May 11, 2020 from Steve ScottA fantastic beginning for each day, like a life compass getting you started in the right direction each morning. A positive way to start your day to help you find your Wings To Fly. Wings To Fly provides daily encouragement for you to take the steps to become the person you wish to be and to ...
Views: 347 - 7 ways to improve your self confidence - by Submitted on Apr 24, 2020 from Steve ScottConfidence is must to achieve success in your life. You need the courage to face your fears and to conquer them. Believe in yourself – faith in yourself means trust in yourself. Self Confidence is closely related to self esteem. It is an external behavior that stems from a high self ...
Views: 321 - Extraordinary Times: What You Consume Determines What You Become—The Story of Raynaud III - by Submitted on Apr 03, 2020 from Steve ScottThe coronavirus pandemic has caused us to look inward and outward in examining our lives. And, when you do this examination on a foundation of uncertainty it can make you feel worse, not better. But there is something you can examine. And, maybe there is some positive action you can ...
Views: 236 - Problem or Predicament? - by Submitted on Mar 30, 2020 from Steve ScottOver the past few weeks, the coronavirus has changed all of our lives significantly. We have never seen something like this. The medical impact can be frightening. And the economic impact, remains to be seen, but it could be disastrous. Instead of writing about personal development, ...
Views: 214 - To Keep Your Networking Working: What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself: Part 4 - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2020 from Steve ScottIn previous posts, we have looked at gratitude, happiness and serving others and how your self-talk can guide you in these areas. Also, we have looked at an essential element of your mindset for successful networking. You must focus on what you can control, which is you and your thoughts. Do ...
Views: 219 - To Keep Your Networking Working: What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself: Part 3 - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2020 from Steve ScottIn the last post, we looked at gratitude, happiness and serving others and how your self-talk can guide you in these areas. The result of your networking will be to increase the odds of building deeper relationships. In this post we will go under the hood of self-talk, so to speak and ...
Views: 228 - Doubt: The Third Enemy from Within - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2020 from Steve ScottIn the previous two posts we have looked at the fear that is based on indifference and indecision. In this post we will look at doubt. And, like the other fears, doubt has a valid time and place. Yet, if you let doubt rule you, your circle of accomplishment and your feelings of self-worth will ...
Views: 241 - To Keep Your Networking Working: What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself: Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2020 from Steve ScottYour self-talk, what you say when you talk to yourself, is a key to keeping your networking working. In the previous post, we looked at ways to improve your self-talk, which in turn, will enhance the possibilities of building deeper relationships through networking. What I find interesting ...
Views: 221 - To Keep Your Networking Working: What Do You Say When You Talk to Yourself: Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 20, 2020 from Steve ScottIn the previous posts we looked at several factors that can keep your networking working. In the last post we looked at the culture you bring into every encounter. A large part of your culture revolves around what do you say when you talk to yourself. Your self-talk is critical to your ...
Views: 250 - What Causes Networking to Become Not Working- Part 1 - by Submitted on Jan 09, 2020 from Steve ScottYet, things aren’t coming together. You are spending the time, but you are not getting to have deeper relationships. As a business coach in Houston and The Woodlands I have had clients who get frustrated. In fact, over my career I have become frustrated, too. I join a group and believe that ...
Views: 337 - What Causes Networking to Become Not Working- Part 2 - by Submitted on Jan 04, 2020 from Steve ScottIn the previous post we looked at some factors that can take your networking to not working. Lack of soft skills, people skills is the biggest challenge in today’s fast paced world. For networking to work we must be effective with others which means being truly interested in them and willing ...
Views: 233 - How to Build Confidence and Self Esteem - by Submitted on Dec 21, 2019 from Steve ScottDo people possessing high self-esteem achieve greater success in life? You may have heard from many people that they want to increase their self esteem. They believe that once their confidence and self esteem is high, they’ll be able to achieve more and greater successes. While that’s a ...
Views: 489 - Self improvement tips to get success | self-improvement business coaching - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2019 from Steve ScottSelf-improvement business coaching is a phrase that has universal application. Regardless of the type of business coaching, you are engaged in, the ultimate by-product of your coach’s work and your efforts are self-improvement in some manner or fashion. But, to be more specific, and to give ...
Views: 266 - Keys To Success: Learning From Your Time In The Twilight Zone - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2019 from Steve ScottThere is some gold to be mined during the Holidays in discovering your keys to success in life. For most of us, the normal routine is gone. It disappeared during the Christmas. And it was good. Now we have entered that twilight zone. What is the twilight zone? It is a time and place where the ...
Views: 375 - Timidity: The Fifth Enemy from Within - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2019 from Steve ScottIn the previous four posts we have looked at the fears that is based on indifference, indecision, doubt and worry. In this post we will look at timidity. And, like the other fears, timidity at times can certainly be appropriate. Yet, when you are overcome with timidity it will keep you from ...
Views: 291 - Networking Is One Letter Away From Not Working Part 2 What Is Your Goal in “Networking” - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2019 from Steve ScottAs we saw in the previous post, the word “network” was first used in England in the 1550’s to describe a finished product, a fish net. A fish net was a piece of network. When you think about it, a nice piece of network is about catching more fish, and as time went on, bigger fish. In ...
Views: 245 - Networking Is One Letter Away From Not Working Part 1 The Origin of the Word “Network” - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2019 from Steve ScottNetworking is something all of us do in one way or another. It could be with business associates, the checker at the grocery store and the list goes on and on. When collaborating with small businesses as a business coach in The Woodlands one of the things that is brought up is ...
Views: 700 - Worry: The Fourth Enemy from Within - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2019 from Steve ScottIn the previous three posts we have looked at the fear that is based on indifference, indecision and doubt. In this post we will look at worry. And, like the other fears, worry has a valid time and place. Yet, when you are consumed with worry it robs you of the energy and focus to accomplish ...
Views: 332 - Indecision: The Second Enemy From Within - by Submitted on Aug 17, 2019 from Steve ScottIndecision is the second enemy or fear that comes from within. Success, in business and life, more often than not, is not as much about circumstances and things as it is about how we see ourselves. Once again, just like the first enemy, indifference, in the previous post, there is a time ...
Views: 304 - Self improvement tips for growth and success - by Submitted on Aug 09, 2019 from Steve ScottEvery person want success in life. We are here to provide self improvement tips which help you alot. The self improvement tips for success are- 1. Seldom will whatever you want in life exceed your personal development. Choose to self-improve and you will enlarge yourself to where more and ...
Views: 317 - Building a Winning Culture: Establishing a Clear Purpose - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2019 from Steve ScottIn previous posts I have looked at building safety and sharing vulnerability which are two components to building a winning culture. A winning culture is one where people want to work at the company they are at. It is where, in your personal relationships that people want to be with you. The ...
Views: 294 - Self improvement tips for your success - by Submitted on Aug 01, 2019 from Steve ScottAny person who is interested in self-improvement welcomes hearing any self-improvement tips for success. When I hear a tip I may say, “Wow, that is great! I can apply that immediately.” Or, “That’s good but it really doesn’t resonate with me.” Whatever resonates with you at the time are ...
Views: 349 - Success In Business And Life: Attitude Determines Your Input, Output And Reward - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2019 from Steve ScottAt twelve years old I didn’t have a good attitude. I didn’t understand input, output and reward. On this particular day I had a bad attitude. It was normal for this day every year. As a young boy who loved to play there were other things I would rather be doing. Work around the house was not for ...
Views: 263 - Indifference: The First Enemy From Within - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2019 from Steve ScottWe are not born with courage. And, we are not born with fear. Both courage and fear are acquired through our business and life experiences. Collaborating with and supporting clients as a personal business coach in The Woodlands and as a personal business coach in Houston we encounter fears that ...
Views: 332 - Building a Winning Culture: Establishing a Clear Purpose - by Submitted on May 30, 2019 from Steve ScottIn previous posts I have looked at building safety and sharing vulnerability which are two components to building a winning culture. A winning culture is one where people want to work at the company they are at. It is where, in your personal relationships that people want to be with you. The ...
Views: 407 - Sharing Vulnerability-Building a Winning Culture - by Submitted on May 22, 2019 from Steve ScottHere’s another look at sharing vulnerability to build on the previous post. A winning culture starts inside of you. Then, in your business and relationships you spread your beliefs about yourself, your world and most importantly how you care for others. Culture, in a business or in personal ...
Views: 370 - Building A Good Culture: Sharing Vulnerability - by Submitted on May 15, 2019 from Steve ScottOne of the most overlooked attributes in building a good culture, mostly because leaders are not aware of it, is sharing vulnerability. They are not aware of it because it is counterintuitive. You are told that to be a good leader you must be strong. Yet, the strongest leaders are the ones who ...
Views: 372 - Building Safety (Part 4): The Business Steps - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2019 from Steve ScottIn the previous blog post we talked about the personal steps you can take as a leader to build safety and a better culture. In this post we are going to look at the business steps. When I do personal business coaching in Houston and personal business coaching in The Woodlands the bigger ...
Views: 309 - Building Safety (Part 3): The Personal Steps - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2019 from Steve ScottIn the previous two blog posts we talked about building a culture of safety and how it centers on our desire to belong. What are some steps we can take to create that culture? After all, very often it is easy to identify WHY we need to do something and WHAT needs to be done. But, it is the HOW ...
Views: 442 - Building Safety (Part 2): Do I Belong Here? - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2019 from Steve ScottAs a business coach in The Woodlands, I am always struck by the great sense of belonging that this community generates. It is welcoming but not overly so. People there have to get to know you. Yet, there is something special about The Woodlands. And the people who live there are proud to be part ...
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