Posts in growth mindset
3 EASY STEPS TO GAIN INFLUENCE

Emotion is what makes the difference between action and non-action. I can acknowledge the person and paint the perfect dream picture. If there is no emotion attached, people will not take action. Emotion will amplify recognition and ambition. It is why it is in exponential (E). The more emotion you bring into the conversation, the more action the person will take. The best way to do that is to share a story, if possible a personal story. Describe the feelings, the excitement and the magic. Make the person want to experience the same feelings.

With my student, I shared my story about being afraid to swim in a lake when was a child. I explained my journey and how I overcame my fear. Not only I overcame this fear but now water is my happy place. I love being in the water, the sensation of weightlessness and peace. Now, I teach scuba diving and share my passion with people like her who want new and exciting experiences in their life.

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THE CRAZY RIDE OF MY COVID VACCINATION

… Around midnight I woke up. Something was not right. I was freezing cold. I didn’t shiver but my entire body was cold, from my toes to my fingers. I put my yoga pants on, a t-shirt, and a wind-stopper pullover made with wool, the one I use to go skiing in cold winter. I put on warm socks and went under the covers. I was still freezing cold…

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BUILDING AN IGLOO FOR MY DAD. THE 5 LESSONS LEARNED

I ran to his car: “daddy, daddy, come with me! I want to show you what I did for you this morning”. I grabbed his hand and pulled him to the back yard. As a proud architect/contractor/builder, I showed him my giant igloo. I couldn’t wait to bring him inside to see if he could stand up without touching the ceiling.

My father dropped my hand. He looked at the igloo. At first, he didn’t say a word until he looked at my door header and said: “you could have done better by not using this piece of wood”. Then he looked down, turned around, and walked toward the house to get his lunch, leaving me behind. That was it!

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5 POWERFUL TOOLS TO ELIMINATE YOUR SELF-DOUBTS AND INSECURITIES

For many years, I held back and didn’t make a move. I didn’t write much on social media, I didn’t step up in the community and I was afraid to start my own business. My self-doubt and insecurity pushed me to isolate myself. Then, one day, I realized I didn’t want to live like this. I decided to go full in and work on getting those skills to build my new career. Today, I will share with you 5 tools that really helped me to move forward and create the life I wanted.

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HACKING YOUR NEW YEAR’S RESOLUTIONS

According to U.S. News & World Report, the failure rate for New Year's resolutions is about 80 percent. Most people lose their good intentions by mid-February.

I don’t want you to be part of this statistic. I want you to be part of the 20% successful “resolutioners”!

I will share with you how to hack your New Year’s resolutions with five simple strategies that will bring you confidence, excitement, and fun; five strategies that will make you successful.

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WHAT IS YOUR NORTH STAR?

What is so different between the North Star and the other stars. We all heard about the North Star when we were at school. Then, we learned the metaphor of the North Star… having a North Star in our life that guides us in our journey. But, why don’t we use another star? Why this one?

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FASTER GROWTH, MORE PROFITABILITY, MORE SUSTAINABILITY WITH HP COACHING

The three things I have discovered through the years of coaching executives, entrepreneurs, and business leaders are:

  1. Grow their business faster

  2. Be more profitable and

  3. Be more sustainable.

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5 SECRETS THAT KEEP YOU MOTIVATED

Do you ask yourself this question… When will this damn pandemic end? I am exhausted; done with it! I cannot take it anymore…

Does it sound familiar? Have you heard people sharing these same thoughts? That is normal. We all want some security and more certainty in our future. Living in this state is exhausting and sometimes we struggle to stay strong.

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STAYING ON COURSE

Flying and landing with a crosswind are super tough. Each aircraft landing gear is designed to be able to land with crosswind. However, they all have speed limits. Landing above this limit will just break the gear and you crash. Now, what is the analogy between that damn crosswind, coaching, and life.

Life comes with its own terms. We can plan, we can execute what we planned but rarely does it go as smooth as we thought. There is always something in the way, there is always some crosswind.

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SOMETIMES MISSING A GOAL CAN BE YOUR WAY TO GREATNESS

Then, I had a breakthrough. I came to the realization that what my mind was telling me was the reflection of the “old” me, the fighter pilot, the person who needed to prove something, the achiever, and the short term goal thinker. My intuition was the “new” me, the one who thinks long term, the one who sees health over the years, the one who has no ego, nothing to prove, the one who wants to achieve long term gratification instead of short term satisfaction. When I came to that realization, I laughed my head off.

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LESS STRESS AND ANXIETY

As you may know, I spent 25 years in the Swiss military as a fighter pilot. Flying fighter jets really forced me to think ahead. When I flew 700 mph, I had to project into the future. We have a saying between pilots, “if you see the shadow of your vertical stabilizer, you are in trouble”. You are behind the aircraft and not ahead, in the cockpit. At those kinds of speed, we have to think miles ahead in order to get the right tactic in place.

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KEEP THE MOMENTUM GOING

RESOLUTIONS are mostly generated by the mind. We are going to be talking about how to keep the momentum going to be able to accomplish your goals and resolutions.

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ANXIETY AND FEAR OF DEATH

Having anxiety and fear of death is very normal and I have some personal experiences that will help you get over your fear and provide some valuable insight.

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KNOW YOUR WHY AND UNDERSTAND IT'S IMPORTANCE

Lately, I have read books and listened to a few Podcasts talking about the “WHY” and how to know your “WHY”. Some argued that it is the most important question to ask and others argued that is the question to avoid.

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BREAKING THROUGH THE SOUND BARRIER

When young adults were just starting to legally drink in the U.S., I was flying fighter jets in the Swiss Air Force and breaking through the sound barrier.

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