“The power of our imagination makes us infinite.” John Muir

Leaders are responsible to share the vision with their people. To do this, one must use their imagination. John Maxwell says, “anyone can steer the ship, but it takes a leader to chart the course.”

How do YOU use your imagination?

I’ve helped hundreds of coaching clients use their imagination to:

• Create the ideal team and job craft to maximize performance,
• Dream of their ideal customer service plan to serve in the highest way possible, and
• Intentionally plan for their legacy to remain after they are gone.

What about you? How do you use your imagination? Do you ever help support your people with the use of their imagination? Simple ways to do that include:

• Help them imagine various solutions to a problem
• Imagine a rough interaction or crucial conversation going how they want it to go before it happens
• Think about the next job they want with the company and how to develop their skills to get...

"We hypnotize ourselves into believing we can't do a thing."

I tend to work with a lot of coaching clients in transition from one job or career move to another. They come to me with many beliefs about what they can and can’t do. Typically, they start with all the beliefs about why they can’t have what they want.

I know, from the coaches perspective, that they have hypnotized themselves into thinking they are limited and can’t do something, that’s why they need my help.

In reality, my job is to help them see their value, their power, and their choice. In short, to be responsible for their freedom.

So, what do we do? We work on beliefs, play with thoughts, and get to know their own thinking patterns and habits.

We focus on larger issues such as perspective, the forgiveness of self, others, and processes, and ditching the DRAMA in their life. We also touch on the 7 laws of creation applied to their thinking: where have they violated them and where can they use...

"I always think about what I am going to do, and what I want to happen instead of what the batter is going to do, or what may happen to me." Hugh Casey [successful and calm relief pitcher]

As a leader, what do you focus on more, what you want to happen or what you don’t want to happen?

If you’re like many of my coaching clients you WANT to think about what you want, but…. Something keeps you focused on what you don’t want: people not meeting your metrics, programs failing, screwing up that staff meeting, not getting deadlines met, etc.

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “Where your focus goes, your energy flows.”

My driver’s education instructor told me (way back when!), “Where you look is where your car will go, so make sure you look at where you want to go.”

What would happen if you chose to focus on where you want to go as a team and in your leadership rather than focusing on all the problems?

Challenge: set aside 10 minutes, every...