(Quotes are capsules of information, reinforcement or enlightenment.)   “As you walk, you cut open and create that riverbed into which the stream of your descendants shall enter and flow.” Nikos Kazantzakis   Coaching Point: What legacy are you leaving?   Copyright 1998 Steve Straus. All rights reserved…

(Distinctions are subtleties of language that, when gotten, cause a shift in a belief, behavior, value or attitude.)   How many times have you said, when wrapping up a task, “it’ll do”, then later regret not having done a better job? We usually accept “it’ll do’s” when we’re in a hurry or when we think…

1. Point out the person’s strengths, not their weaknesses. 2. Point out what was good that was behind a person’s actions, even if the result didn’t work out. 3. Empathize, then endorse and reinforce, repeatedly. 4. Make the person feel normal for whatever they are experiencing. 5. Acknowledge the person, accurately and without puffery. 6…

(Principles are basic truths that, when applied, cause success to come to you easier and quicker.)   Golda Meir is said to have said “Don’t be humble; you’re not that great.” Humility is exhausting and anything that takes that much energy is not attractive. To “market your talents shamelessly” means to discover and language the…