Posts Tagged ‘professional-growth’
When Life Gets Heavy, Emotional Intelligence Matters Most
by Odilia McLeod 𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆𝘀, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝘀 𝘀𝗵𝗮𝗸𝘆. Life doesn’t ask whether you have room for one more thing or whether you’re already holding everything together with caffeine, deep breaths, and a very optimistic to-do list. We’ve all had stretches…
Read MoreThe Security Within
by Odilia McLeod 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘄𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗮𝘆, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. I’ve been reminded recently just how quickly life can throw some serious curveballs. Relentless, scary, destabilizing, life-altering curveballs. A plan falls apart. A role disappears. A relationship changes. The rug is…
Read MoreMaximize Your One Life
by Odilia McLeod 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗰𝘂𝗳𝗳𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻’𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲. It was the belief that I had more time. A client recently asked me what it was like to walk away from my 35-year corporate career. The honest…
Read MoreGetting Back Up After the Dust Settles
by Odilia McLeod 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗿𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. They begin with an event or situation that shakes us to our core. A layoff. A loss. A relationship ending. A health scare. A dream that didn’t unfold the way we imagined. In the beginning, there is often only dust and confusion. We find…
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