Just Because You Can Doesn’t Mean You Should

By DJ Mitsch

I am guilty of chasing shiny objects given I am a serial entrepreneur, constantly creating the next new service or product. And like many entrepreneurs, I find the management of things I generate to be a bit of a challenge. Am I in good company? You bet.

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The Value of the Pause

By DJ Mitsch

Executives derive many benefits from working with a professional coach and one of the most valuable, yet subtle benefit is forcing them to pause and reflect on their business and themselves.

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A Resolution You Can Keep

By DJ Mitsch

As the first month of 2013 winds down, most new year's resolutions will start to fall by the wayside. Everyone has good intentions but unless you are truly committed to change - or have a great coach! - most people fail miserably in keeping to their resolution list. Habit changing takes time and most people don't stick with something long enough to have these intended new patterns embedded into their daily lives. It is one reason why most coaches insist on a minimum of six months of commitment from their clients because it takes at least that much time to truly get traction.

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Take the Word Feedback out of Leading and Coaching (for Crying out Loud!)

By DJ Mitsch

I was in the business of Broadcasting for 20 years before I become a coach. As a result, I also spent a lot of time at live concerts entertaining customers where I had a very different experience and interpretation of “feedback.” For three decades the word “feedback” described the screeching sound that occurs when electronic instruments are too close to the humongous concert sized speakers. Depending on the venue, the sound can cause even the bravest rock and rollers to put their hands over the ears.

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