by Natalie Manor | Jun 6, 2023 | quotes
How YOUR Garden Grows… June 6, 2023 How YOUR Garden Grows… You are your own garden. With sun, nutrients, water and what you are growing, the process can be extraordinarily rewarding. I left my garden for a day for a VIP with a new client, and my tomatoes had grown 2...
by Natalie Manor | Jun 2, 2023 | quotes
Walking Can Be Your Best Exercise June 1, 2023 Walking Can Be Your Best Exercise The New York Times did a survey of the “best” exercise for busy people who really wanted to get back into shape. The number one exercise recommended was and continues to be walking. How...
by Natalie Manor | May 25, 2023 | quotes
Excellence Feels Good – Go Be Excellent Now May 25, 2023 Excellence Feels Good – Go Be Excellent Now What happens to us when we get “it” done well, on time and under budget? We feel good. We are pleased. We hopefully can recognize ourselves enough to give us some well...
by Natalie Manor | May 23, 2023 | quotes
Breathing Is The #1 Practice For Stressful Moments May 23, 2023 Breathing Is The #1 Practice For Stressful Moments When all heck breaks loose and it feels like nothing is working…breathe. When the proposal does not work; new employee quits; boss is mad; the report is...
by Natalie Manor | May 18, 2023 | quotes
Start Telling People Good Stuff = Compliments And Positive Feedback May 18, 2023 Start Telling People Good Stuff = Compliments And Positive Feedback The Provost of a terrific University in the Midwest, called out to my coaching client and said “nice shoes” during his...
by Natalie Manor | May 16, 2023 | quotes
The Importance Of Trusting Yourself May 16, 2023 The Importance Of Trusting Yourself When people let us down and it leads to mistrust, that feels so awful. We counted on that person or people, and can hardly believe they would allow this kind of disappointing result....
by Natalie Manor | May 11, 2023 | quotes
Communication’s Most Important Characteristics – Clarity and Listening May 11, 2023 Communication’s Most Important Characteristics – Clarity and Listening So many meetings end with “what did he/she/they mean?” Instead of making clear the message being shared, we hurry...
by Natalie Manor | May 9, 2023 | quotes
Leadership Excellence…Tell Them Again and Again and Again May 9, 2023 Leadership Excellence…Tell Them Again and Again and Again Seasoned leaders have a communication characteristic in common…they think they have shared “what to do and how to do it” enough in their...
by Natalie Manor | May 4, 2023 | quotes
Successful difficult communication tips, techniques and strategies May 4, 2023 Successful difficult communication tips, techniques and strategies You can have successful conversations (even those viewed as difficult) with pretty much anyone and anywhere if you...
by Natalie Manor | May 1, 2023 | quotes
What to do with negative surprises… May 2, 2023 What to do with negative surprises… A negative surprise is something not positive that we were totally not expecting. We humans like being in control and when the surprise is negative, we like it even less. Our automatic...
