by John Trakselis | Dec 27, 2024 | Coaching Essay
“Take charge of your own thinking; Rouse yourself from the daze of unexamined habit.” – Epictetus, from The Art of Living: The Classic Manual on Virtue, Happiness, and Effectiveness, by Sharon Lebell Habits can make or break you. Why? Because most are...
by John Trakselis | Dec 27, 2024 | Coaching Essay
“Failure is the opportunity to begin again more intelligently” – Henry Ford Every piece I write brings challenges, opportunities and insights. When it comes to the subject of failure, I was a little surprised at least initially, to find I had accumulated about 25...
by John Trakselis | Dec 27, 2024 | Coaching Essay
“Progress always involves risk. You can’t steal second base and keep your foot on first.” – Frederick Wilcox “All choices are gambles. An effective leader is one who minimizes the risks without being paralyzed by the fear of gambling ” –Madeline Marie Daniels In my...
by John Trakselis | Dec 27, 2024 | Coaching Essay
“Control is not leadership; management is not leadership; leadership is leadership. If you seek to lead, invest at least 50% of your time in leading yourself – your own purpose, ethics, principles, motivation and conduct. Invest at least 20% leading those with...
by John Trakselis | Dec 27, 2024 | Coaching Essay
“Nothing influences people more than a recommendation from a trusted friend.” – Mark Zuckerberg Before late-night TV pioneer Johnny Carson was put in charge of the Tonight Show, he was the host of a program called, ‘Who do You Trust?’ One website describes the show...
