Build mental toughness: 4 ways to prepare for an uncertain future
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April 13, 2026
Volatility. Uncertainty. Stress. Burnout. Social unrest. Climate volatility. Market volatility. COVID Wave #4 (or 5 or 22?). Such headlines have gripped us for the past 13 months, creating high levels of stress and anxiety that pervade our work and our home lives. As a result, many of us resort to our three basic survival instincts:
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Tags: Behavioral Science, Leadership, Risk Management
11 years of Llumos: 5.5 reflections on owning my own business
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June 05, 2023
I started Llumos in my new-to-me home office in Florida with my new spouse and new life. After ten years of great work in consulting psychology firms I loved, I was venturing out on my own. "Whee! Whoa! What??" I was excited and terrified. Eleven years later, I'm still here - serving great clients and learning a ton. From the thousands of lessons learned, here are 5.5 that have helped me as an entrepreneur, consultant, and executive coach and advisor:
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Tags: Culture, Entrepreneurship, Leadership
The Coach is Gone, Now What? 5 Ways to Make Coaching Goals Stick
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April 19, 2021
You’re finishing six months of leadership coaching, and you, your manager, and your coach all declare that you’ve made significant progress on your goals. Congratulations, but...now what? How can you make sure coaching goals stick once the coach is gone? Here are some practical ways to ensure that all that hard work and those excellent outcomes don’t walk out the door with the coach:
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Tags: Behavioral Science, Coaching, Leadership
The 5 lessons I (re) learned via 60 laps around my yard
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December 20, 2020
I recently arrived in another country, where I must spend 14 days in quarantine before leaving my property. As an #enduranceathlete, continuing to get in a workout is critical to my identity and mental health. So I strapped on my trainers and headed off to circle the yard for 6 miles.
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Tags: Behavioral Science, Change Management, Leadership
Four strategies for getting un-lost
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August 20, 2020
Have you ever had it? That slow, sinking realization that, despite your desperate attempts to convince yourself otherwise, you are hopelessly lost? Perhaps you were on a jog, or a bike ride, or a hike. Often, the feeling starts slowly, a nagging sensation that something isn’t right.
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Tags: Behavioral Science, Change Management, Leadership
