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The Power of Your Inner Circle

This blog post is personal because it involves a one-time intimate, close, long term (4 year) relationship I had with a great guy “John”.  (No, his name is not John but I won’t throw him under the bus because I know he is going to read this).  I am writing about this because we all struggle from time to time about who should be in our inner circle.  I believe...

How Do I Choose A Coach?

I often get asked the question Do you have a coach? Or someone who influences you, keeps you accountable, and measures your progress?  And, I’ve talked about the power of having a coach a lot the last couple days because the most successful people in life and business utilize the power of their inner circle including their coach to achieve high levels of success.  I do the same.  So today...

7 Strategies To Master Relationships

As many of you know at Briella Arion our catch phrase is “People before profits and relationships before results.”  I want to spend some time talking about the importance of developing relationships and how they affect both our personal lives and our professional careers.  A relationship is more than just emotional it’s physical, mental, and psychological.  There are seven ways to master our relationships with both ourselves and others.  Throughout...

The Significance Of A Coach

Recently I had a great conversation with a Facebook friend who I’ve known for a while now which I screen captured below. I'm not going to share the identity of the person I conversed with; throughout this article we will call him “Joe.”  However these are the questions I get asked daily and it's important to make the distinction that a coach is an INVESTMENT not an expense especially in...

7 Principles of High Impact Leadership

While determining what direction to take in life, many of us make the same mistake: we try to apply the principles of our parents, spouses, co-workers, etc., to our own individual journey. Then, we’re surprised when we’re miserable. The first thing to do when trying to connect to your life’s purpose, then, is to set aside the need to please others or live up to anyone else’s expectations. Be completely...

12 Questions to Help You Claim Victory

The thing about dreams is they never expire unless you let them. Life can be a continual challenge filled with unforeseen events we struggle to navigate through no one is arguing that point. But the road can be made a little easier if you continue to foster the idea that dreams still beat in your heart.  Many times they’re buried under a sea of responsibilities and duties we frequently clutter our...

Is Confidence Contagious?

Confidence it's the one thing we all want yet the one thing we all struggle with from time to time. I want to share with you a short story about the power of confidence and how contagious it really is. I spent several weeks negotiating a one year $50,000 coaching deal with the top sales person in Mass Mutual. After several meetings we came to an agreement, negotiated all the...

8 Tips to Stay Motivated

Have you ever wondered how the most successful athletes, executives, coaches, and entrepreneurs stay motivated?  For many successful individuals they keep two things in mind when building momentum to achieve their goals. While they focus on high impact activities they also acknowledge their accomplishments and small successes along the way.  Just like an athlete leaders need to adapt and develop habits that create, sustain, and build momentum increasing both productivity...

How will you know if it's time to get a coach?

Coaching has been around for centuries and many people tend to believe that seeing some form of success means that they don't need a coach. I will tell you though if you are fulfilled personally, professionally, and financially (which is about 1 percent of people) then you don't need a coach. However if you're struggling in any aspect of your life whether it be your health, finances, career, relationships, or...

The Power of Authentic Leadership

As I prepare to go live on radio a client sends me an urgent e-mail with this question: What is the one behavior or trait that you have seen derail leaders’ careers?  My first reaction is this is a powerful question, one that should be asked more often within our own organizations.  My response was just as powerful one that gets often over looked and under-valued in both our personal...

The Power of Vulnerability

There's a power in being vulnerable that nothing else compares to. It's that feeling of being able to ask a question about something that matters to you, it's that moment of becoming uncomfortable when you seek the knowledge that you need to move on to the next level personally, professionally, and financially. It's that moment when you put your ego aside and step into your true potential. Vulnerability is a...

7 Ways to Balance Health, Wealth, & Happiness

  “Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.” Within this lesson you will learn why the “rich become richer and the poor become poorer” and how you can let go of your limiting beliefs to increase your social class. Before I share 7 Simple ways you can increase your wealth, health, and power! Realize “Being Rich” is a...

Principles of Powerful Relationships

  “The meeting of two personalities is like the contact of two chemical substances: if there is any reaction, both are transformed.” Emotional Abuse … Frustration because your needs are not met… Lack of Support… Emptiness … Distance… Five things you want to avoid in relationships. The best way to do that? Respect is demonstrated by our actions, not our words. When those actions are absent, especially at a trivial...

It's OK to Be Crazy?! Sometimes

  “Unless you choose to do great things with it, it makes no difference how much you are rewarded, or how much power you have.” Weather you lead an organization of thousands or an individual of one, growth is essential to your development as a leader. After all, leadership isn't a position. It's a process and before you can lead others, you must be able to lead yourself. What do...

Seize The Day: Become An Unstoppable Force

  “Footprints on the sands of time are not made by sitting down.” How do you take your passion and turn it into an unstoppable force?  "Often we are caught in a mental trap of seeing enormously successful people and thinking they are where they are because they have some special gift. Yet a closer look shows that the greatest gift that extraordinarily successful people have over the average person...

Fail Forward

  To whom much is given much is required.  Let’s just be clear the process of personal growth is NOT easy.  What I’ve learned throughout my time as an executive coach is that a lot of leaders and front line employees tend to over complicate their life and business. Everyone has different reasons for wanting to be successful. This is not an easy walk.  This is not an end all...

Living An Exceptional Life

  “You know you're in love when you can't fall asleep because reality is finally better than your dreams.” I just want to take a second and share 5 simple steps to help you enjoy an exceptional lifestyle. You deserve it! Practice Gratitude. Gratefulness is conscious abundance. Gratitude opens and expands opportunities; it’s the single greatest thing that you can do to change your life. If thank-you is the only prayer...

The Value of Knowing What You're Worth

  “Until you value yourself, you won't value your time. Until you value your time, you will not do anything with it. ” When you look good, you feel good; when you feel good you live better. This week our focus is on increasing your Self-Worth. There are many ways to increase your self-esteem but how do you get rid of the negative so you can increase your self-worth and...

The Power in a Millionaire's Mindset

“You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win.” Having the right mindset is more important than having the right idea Underachievement … Frustration … Below-average money … Three things you want to avoid in life & business. The best way to do that? Don’t be below average, and do below average things. To develop the right...

5 Tools To Take Back Your Health

Can you really eat yourself happy?  Can you really take back control?  I’ve asked myself these questions many times the last 15 years and while the title of this article to some may mean eat chocolate, drink wine, slouch on the couch and eat potato chips or just plain pig out to suppress the emotions that need to be dealt with.  It is actually written to do the exact opposite,...