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Having difficult conversations — such as delivering bad news or sharing constructive feedback — is a necessary reality of being a manager and leader. These conversations can be highly productive but rarely happen without some level of anxiety or emotion.

A leader, by definition is someone who won’t be content with the status quo. They’re interested in changing what’s being done and why it’s being done. They know who they are, what they stand for, and have given a lot of thought to

You can’t hide from yourself the fact that your boss just isn’t credible, and yet, there you are, stuck, for now, working under them. What are your options when you’ve lost respect for, or maybe never respected your manager the first place?

Speaking up when it counts, cutting through whatever the noise is to get your point across, boldly stepping into crucial conversations that must be had, navigating the politics in your environment; all of these things matter if you want a successful career, and all require practiced skill. Everyone bumps up against challenges with some of this. Each person’s challenge points differ, but ultimately, when left unaddressed, they’ll get between you and your success in the world.

Learning to be more assertive when it matters most to you, is one of those kinds of behavior upgrades that requires you to have a really good incentive for wanting to do it. It’s hard for most people and no one is born assertive. Reacting “non assertively” to people and situations is a response to fight or flight, and mimics it. You’ll either tend to be aggressive, or passive, sometimes passive aggressive

If you’re like most creative entrepreneurs, you know how to come up with ideas, and you have more inspiration than you know what to do with. Sometimes though, that’s exactly what happens: You don’t know what to do with the influx of ideas, so you don’t do anything. Several culprits keep you stuck in this holding pattern:

It’s one of those things ; Most people know they need to treat themselves well in order to get the best out of themselves, and yet so many brush this off as a secondary consideration, at best. “What do you mean pay attention to my sleep, watch my eating habits and get some exercise ?