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In 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 advancing. As a  business coach in The Woodlands  and as a  business coach in Houston  I have seen and experienced timidity. What is timidity? Quite simply, timidity is overly cautious. Timidity or over caution, will keep people on the sidelines when they need to be in the game of business and life. Interestingly, timidity can hold back talented and nice people. Why? A timid person will not take a risk. They always want to have both feet planted firmly on the ground. If you think about it, when you take a step forward, you get out of balance. Timid people love balance. Yet, when you are totally in balance, you cannot move. Very often timid people although qualified will no...

In my personal coaching business I find that one of the most important keys to success is to recognize the “bus stop mentality.” And, having recognized it, do something about it. What is the “bus stop mentality?” It’s a pattern where you Allow yourself to be distracted You fail to accomplish what you need to accomplish You have a sense of frustration and reduced energy Keys To Success: What Are Your Distractions? Distractions can range from always checking email, to surfing the web, to Facebook, to the impromptu meeting, to the phone. There are others but those are some of the major ones. As a self-employed business owner the first step is to become aware of your distractions. The second step is to take control of them. Everyone starts their day. You start out with worthy goals to be accomplished. Yet, you somehow get side tracked. You make a bus stop. You take time away from accomplishing what you set out to do. Here’s the key. Some of it is necessary. But, a great...

Do 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 this is where you are at now then start the process of taking control of your destiny and go to www.SelfImprovement-Tips.com. Steve Scott, Personal Business Coach, Author and Public Speaker has put together several offerings from his work over the last ten years that are foundational to self improvement and creating the business, the life, or both that you desire. There are self study guides on Character, Personal Development, The 8 Pieces of the Business and Life Puzzle and Business Keys to Success. There are also self coaching videos on self improvement and fear as well as a 10 part audio mini course, Imprisoned by Progress and the Treadmill Philosophy. Besides these offerings there is also th...

One 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 admit to and share their vulnerabilities. What makes them stronger is several things. First of all, when you admit to your weaknesses, your vulnerabilities, you are showing self-awareness, and this causes others to see you as authentic and to trust you. Secondly, when you and your followers are aware of your vulnerabilities you can give those that support you responsibility for taking care of those things that are not in your strength zone. This gives them ownership which is important in creating a good culture. The third point is that sharing vulnerability puts the first two together and sparks cooperation and trust. As a business coach in the Woodlands and a business coach in Houston on...

In the previous blog post we talked about the personal steps you can take as a leader to build 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 Why?  The business steps determine the quality of the company and the employees.  If they are not willing or good at connecting, they will be able to have a good job. The first business step is absolutely focused on your hiring process.  This is the gateway to bringing in the right people who are not a fit.  And this alone, can bring you long-term success or failure.  I had one company as a customer that became less important in their hiring process.  Where they have been, and they have been likeable and qualified, they have settled on a different race during rapid growth.  They have been qualified but not necessarily likeable or connectors. These managers have to wor...

As a  personal business coach in Houston  I have the opportunity to work with teams in corporations. In my personal business coaching in The Woodlands, I get to work with small businesses and the teams within the businesses. Whether the organization is large or small there is a desire to have good culture. It has been shown in studies that a strong culture can increase income by several hundred percent! We know that a good culture works. We are generally not sure why it works. But the bigger question is: How do we go about creating it? Like the kindergartners referenced in the last two posts, culture is created by a specific set of interactions. These interactions are based on social skills. In his book, The Culture Code, Daniel Coyle references three keys to building a good culture. 1. Build safety—which through our social signals build bonds of belonging and identity. 2. Share vulnerability—explains how habits of mutual risk drive trusting cooperation. 3. Establish...

When you come to the end of a calendar year, it is a wonderful time to reflect on our past year. What did you accomplish? What were our disappointments? What did you learn? These are a few questions that can get you started on reflecting and evaluating. I have learned over the years in my personal business coaching in The Woodlands and surrounding areas, that this reflection is good to do annually, yet if you truly want to stay on track with your goals, it works even better to do a quarterly evaluation. If you are getting off track, you can more easily alter your course to refocus on your goals. If you get too far off, the difficulty and energy required to get back on track is much greater. In a way, your life is like a football game. If you divide your year into quarters, you can see how you are doing at the end of each quarter and make the necessary adjustments to win, to achieve your goals. That’s what football coaches do. At times, a large part of what I do when I collaborat...

'Wings to Fly' is a personal development/self-improvement guide for individuals, small business owners and entrepreneurs that provides 365 daily readings, one for each day of the year, to create pathways and to accelerate the process of successful performance. Wings to Fly brings the discipline of daily reflection on the reader’s thoughts and subsequent actions around a topic that can support their self-improvement. With these readings you are actually taking the time to reflect and evaluate which allows you to make the changes in yourself, your business and your life which keeps you relevant and on the road to your success. The reading of ‘ Wings to Fly' allows you to make the changes in yourself, your business and your life which keeps you relevant and on the road to your success. Know more about 'Wings to Fly',  Best Self Improvement Books of All Time. Thanks, Steve Scott Personal Development Business Coach