How To Be Great and Set Boundaries in the Workplace
"Remember that the reward for being amazing at your job is more work. Be great but set boundaries. Beware if you ignore this rule." -Mark Strong Are you an office superhero? Many of my executive coaching clients in NYC have risen rapidly through the ranks based on...
Do You Need Positive Psychology?
A blossoming school of thought in many centers of intelligence, positive psychology is not revolutionary in itself. But with the proper understanding and application this approach to life can certainly trigger a revolution in your life. What Is Positive Psychology?...
Only You Get to Decide
Power "or lack of it" comprises much of our daily experience in the workplace. But power is not just about what title or position you hold. Power can be based on a number of other factors, such as experience and skills, mental and physical attributes, status, and...
Choose To Be A Master Of Choice
One of my early mentors taught me the valuable lesson that "every moment is a new opportunity to choose." This is an incredibly valuable insight when we are feeling trapped by circumstance or faced with amazing competing opportunities. Remembering that we always have...
What to Do When You’re Overwhelmed
"Overwhelmed?Use the 4D model. Do it, Delegate it, Delay it or Delete it. Fast way tosimplify." -Mark Strong I posted the quote above on Mark Strong Coaching Facebook just a week before 2012 began. It seemed to hit a nerve in the life coaching community, as preparing...
“Creating Yourself” Life Coaching Anthem
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself - George Bernard Shaw I love the quote above. It could almost serve as an anthem for life coaching but it also has special meaning for gay men. Coming out is an act of creation. So is being true to...
Make Decisions Based on Joy: Try the Tummy Test
How do you make decisions? If you're like most people, you may rely primarily on your head your logical, rational side and perhaps to a lesser degree, your heart or emotions. While head and heart are both important factors in decision-making, there's another element...
What Should You Do With Your Life?
My answer to the question raised in the title is simple but not easy. It is to work at your own point of "intersection." To get a visual of what I'm talking about, check out the photos on the wall of the Mark Strong Coaching Facebook page. Two images on the wall show...
Getting Healthier Emotionally
In the last installment of Mark Strong Coaching’s “Getting Healthier†series, we explore what it means to get healthier emotionally. Emotional health encompasses physical, mental, and spiritual well-being. Part of being...
Simplify and “Enough-ize”
When is enough, enough? With so many priorities constantly vying for our attention, it can be hard to determine when we've done as much as "or more than" we can do. To determine what is enough for you whether in your professional or personal life, it pays to get good...
