The Speed of Trust Written by: Stephanie Weichert Months before I met my husband, I had dated someone casually for a few months. Both of us were swimmers. I had to quit swimming due to a shoulder injury. At my last practice, he had something to say to me that I would remember 20 years later. On the side of the pool that day, he approached me for what would prove to be an
Leadership expert John C. Maxwell says, “Change is inevitable. Growth is optional.” Thriving depends on how businesses view change. Change can create an obstacle or an opportunity. If viewed as positive, change can be the impetus for strategic growth. It is during tough times that we see some businesses fall apart and others bounce back. The good news for those that thrust through difficult days is that when you bounce back, you bounce back better.
Strategy #3: Change The Story Excerpt From The Book: “Everything I Would Have Said.” (pg. 33) By: Stephanie Weichert THE POWERLESS STORY During one of his large conferences, best-selling author and business coach Tony Robbins shared an anecdote to show how people can talk themselves out of seeing what’s right in front of them. He described a family having dinner at their dining room table. The mom turned to her young son and asked him
5 Top Tips to Build Relationship Resilience By Stephanie Weichert Instead of choosing which heinous door to walk through, this was a case where a child asks which real-life scenario is more dangerous than the other. I found the sincerity in his eyes a bit off-putting. Our game questions of the day – Choice A: Jumping out of an airplane with a parachute. Choice B: Taking a long leap attached to a bungee cord. He
Beating Bad Behavior: How to Break Emotional Eating Barriers and Achieve Exercise Adherence™ By: SGT Ken® and Stephanie Weichert Published in the canfitpro Magazine. “Ken, I am extremely satisfied with my transformation, but I still want to lose 15 more pounds,” said Susan, my remarkable personal training client who had a wonderful weight loss success story. Over the year and a half we had been working together, she had become like a sister to me.
Failing Forward in Business By: Stephanie Weichert Published on the International Coach Federation (ICF) website “When I dare to be powerful, to use my strength in the service of my vision, then it becomes less and less important whether I am afraid.” – Audre Lorde We’ve all been there—hearts beating wildly, sweaty palms, about to make a decision that will in some way change the course of our lives. When we take that next step, there is risk
Stories That Cause Terror: Why Focusing on Fear is Counterproductive By: Stephanie Weichert A woman who took her three children to IKEA experienced what she believed was harrowing escape from would-be human traffickers. The story is not alarming. It’s terrifying. If you can get past the first blush response of never wanting to leave your home ever again, I’d like to suggest you do much more than that and look beyond the headlines. It seems
Moving Forward When The Fog Sets In By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. Ever feel like a failure? How about being remembered for experiencing one? Florence May Chadwick is not only remembered for what she accomplished, but also one specific failure. Born in 1918, Chadwick was a long-distance, rough-water swimmer. Although she is heralded for her swim from Catalina Island, the 26-mile journey wasn’t new to her. In 1952, two months before
Resilience Works: What You Go Through, You Grow Through™ By Ken “SGT Ken®” and Stephanie Weichert Published in the canfitpro Magazine. Republished with permission. View article on the canfitpro website. I sat painfully nervous inside a Boeing-747, making our final approach toward the San Francisco International airport after a 13-month tour of duty in Iraq. I had been traveling for 48 hours straight. I would soon be embracing my wife that I had to leave behind
That ‘stuck’ feeling: Finding your way past the doldrums toward peace By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. I was standing next to my five-year old son who was playing shortstop in a tee-ball game on an overcast Saturday morning. The air was thick and the sky threatened rain. Most of the little boys didn’t really want to be playing. They were outnumbered two to one by the other team. Many of them
What To Do When Everything Isn’t Awesome By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. It was cold and still outside, but inside, Legoland was bustling with energetic children and parents who were building and racing their cars and other creations on wheels. Beyond the ramps, down the Lego-lined paths, was a seemingly happy-go-lucky young man. He was the gatekeeper for a massive play structure that took up the entire back wall of Legoland.
The one small shift in your communication style that will help you be heard By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. The conference call included three former soldiers. Two of them were trying to convince their boss John*, a former Army Colonel, to do things a new way. The conversation went nowhere fast. John responded, “I’ll take a look at that,” and then quickly changed the subject He never did come around
‘Am I likeable?’: How your weakness might reveal your inner strength By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. You pick the conversation apart. “I shouldn’t have said that,” you think to yourself. “They’re going to think I’m weird.” The conversation replays itself in your mind and by the end of listening to it for the second time, you’re convinced you sound like either a blithering idiot or a hardened, selfish person. How likeable
Stopping self-sabotage: Fixing your focus and your physiology By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. It’s easy to hit cruise control when something positive happens. There is a sense of urgency in the air and even the sun looks brighter. When things are going well, people seem to be friendlier. Then Thursday comes. Your spouse sits down at the kitchen table to pay bills, you realize another month is going by without the
Life is short: Here’s how to live it with purpose By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. You’ve just spent the day in what feels like customer service purgatory, dealing with far too many people with bad attitudes. You’ve spoken with customer service, customer care, collections, and billing in regional offices and in the Philippines. You’ve explained your problem over and over again only to be hung up on or politely told,
Harnessing the courage of Thor: How to change your thinking and beat your giants By: Stephanie Weichert Republished with permission. View article on Military1.com. Within the first 30 minutes of Thor: The Dark World, directly following a massive battle, a man made of rock thundered on to the scene. Realizing he was going to have to confront the giant, Thor drew an audible breath. The beautiful woman to his left looked out of the corner of
Deal with the feelings…and break the bad habits By: Stephanie Weichert Article published for the Australian Fitness Network (Network Magazine) in 2013 An old donkey fell down a well and found itself unable to climb out. The donkey cried piteously for hours. Realising he wouldn’t be able to lift it out, the farmer, with the help of his neighbours, decided to cover up the poor creature. However, instead of letting itself become buried by the