Have Some Happy

September 19th, 2008 — tonymayo

Ferrari

Most of my CEO executive coaching clients have detailed, measurable goals. We use them as navigational aids, comparing interim results with plans and expectations, to help the client make adjustments to their attitudes and activity. I was in the midst of one such review when the client took the conversation in a novel and fruitful direction.

I asked, “Have you looked into that club for sharing exotic sports cars we discussed?”

“I’ve been thinking about that, ” he responded. “Why

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Power of Praise

August 12th, 2008 — tonymayo


Queen Hermione in Shakespeare's A Winter's Tale

I prithee tell me;
cram us with praise, and make us
As fat as tame things.


One good deed dying tongueless
Slaughters a thousand waiting upon that.


Your praises are our wages.


You may ride us
With one soft kiss a thousand furlongs ere
With spur we heat an acre.

–Queen Hermione in
Shakespeare’s A Winter’s Tale


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The Oft Evaded “Now”

July 30th, 2008 — tonymayo

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A wonderful, apparently unique, skill of humans is the ability to weave the recalled events of the past and the anticipated events of the future into a meaningful story that supports how we feel now. Tragically, we are too often the victims of this skill when we could be its master. Most of us spend more time in this story of memory and speculation than we do in the actual present experience. We forget that the “now” is the only experience any of us truly know as we endlessly evade the present by engaging in regret or worry.

I saw a small example of this recently in my CEO executive coaching group. One member mentioned that

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Mutual Appreciation

July 24th, 2008 — tonymayo

Linked In

I am a great fan of the social networking site for professionals, LinkedIn. It is a powerful business tool. While discussing its use and value with a group of business people whom I was coaching, I made a promise to write recommendations for everyone in the group.

I was, as usual, feeling drained and tired by the time I got back to my office after facilitating the executive coaching session. I wanted to keep my word, so I spent about an hour writing 30-50 word referrals for each of these clients and posting them on LinkedIn. Then I got on with my usual work.

I noticed that something important that night;

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