If you are seeing high turnover and changes in leadership at your university, college, or department, you are not alone.

Confident people are those who focus on service, or on their mission, and spend very little time and energy asking themselves how they compare with other leaders.

What people think they are, and what they think they are not, determines the decisions they make and the actions they take (or don’t).

Some individuals feel powerless, not realizing that their maladaptive coping mechanisms can be changed, and their habits aren’t their identity.

Have we forgotten that pain can be an indication of progress?

Success also requires that the client be willing to break old habits.

A coach who doesn’t have strong expertise in higher education will lead you in the wrong direction.

Some higher ed. leaders have normalized the discomfort they experience, but it’s not painful enough to force them to change.

I am here to remind you that there are two essential components to feeling energetic: (1) mindset and (2) movement.

Most higher ed. leaders are creating far too much self-imposed pressure, in addition to the pressure created by their job responsibilities

People can tell you a thousand times a day to stop being hard on yourself, and you still won’t be able to stop, as long as you feel inner conflict.

Here are some examples of behaviors and habits that feed helplessness instead of fostering problem-solving and creativity.

Like many, I used to believe that people who had anxiety were stuck in the habit of worrying about the future and/or lacked confidence in their ability to handle difficult situations.

March 2020 was a crisis, but somehow, many colleges and universities are still in crisis.

No longer feeling stuck comes down to one critical question: Are you interested in improving your situation or are you fully committed?

Do you ever struggle to let go of something that happened in the past, or something you said and regretted, or something that someone else said? Do you feel anxious trying to guess why someone did or said something you didn’t like?

How can you get excited about survival? You can’t. And that’s exactly why you need to create a compelling vision for your life and your future. Finding purpose and meaning will give you energy and bring you fulfillment.

To break free from old habits, you must decide that you will stop doing the things that harm you (and/or others) and start acting more deliberately.

Unconditional trust and confidence foster the kind of inner peace that attracts solutions and success.

2021 will be the year of people who cultivate an empowered mindset and use their ability to make the best out of any situation.

Lacking self-confidence comes at a very high price.

Are you going to blame 2020 for your discomfort and passively wait for things to improve, or are you going to take charge?

Her career was limited by self-doubt and she was suffering.

He blamed others for his problems and couldn’t see how his situation was the natural result of his behavior.

In a crisis, it’s easy to lose sight of our intentions and to forget to control what is still within our control.

She thought her boss was passive aggressive and trying to get her to work more.

You have to gain a new perspective, expand the way you think, and discard some self-created limitations.

Leading through crisis means letting go of our attachment to predictability and certainty.

Under pressure, their unhealthy patterns grew stronger.

If you are at a low point, please don’t judge yourself for it. You are a human being and it’s perfectly normal to experience a range of emotions.