I love the month of November because of Thanksgiving. I truly believe that giving thanks and living a life of gratitude is a key to success and fulfillment. The other day I made a long list of the things I was grateful for – just random stuff. No order to them, no priority, not all [...]
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October 29, 2009
10 Ways to Prepare for a Low Cost Holiday – please add to the list!
Except for my annual mocking of the retail stores having their Christmas stuff out in OCTOBER, talking about holiday stuff was the furthest thing from my mind. That is until the question hit me live on the “Ask Shandel” show… “Shandel, there are only 60 days until Christmas. What are some tips to prepare for [...]
October 29, 2009
Perspective = Patience
Have you ever experienced yourself in the middle of a life lesson?
I did last week in front of the UC San Francisco hospital. My three-month-old nephew was scheduled for a three-hour kidney surgery the next morning. He was screaming in his car seat as we were trying to find parking and navigate the mess of [...]
October 21, 2009
A Routine Miracle?
What a whirlwind of 14 hours I just had! I got a call last night at 9:30pm that my cousin was so sick he could not drive down with his wife to San Francisco – can I have my bag ready to go in 15 minutes? My baby nephew was scheduled for kidney surgery [...]
October 13, 2009
What you think about…you become!
It is never boring on The “Ask Shandel” show with Bill and Connie as we address culturally relevant issues in the moment. This week we only did one segment but it was a powerful one. The last few moments were the most convicting as we discussed thinking and focusing on who you want to be. [...]
October 5, 2009
Facebook issues – dealing with your past.
“Any issue unresolved is taking up valuable brain space.”
On this week’s show, we talked about the relationship dilemmas brought about by Facebook. What to do with past friendships that ended bad and now have resurfaced in your life. Do you just ignore it? Deal with it? There is a need for wisdom on whether [...]
September 16, 2009
Are you Choosing Humility?
This week’s show was fun as it was on one of my favorite subjects – HUMILITY. Jim Collins beautifully states in his book Good To Great that the best leaders in the world have the unique character trait of humility. What I have seen in the successful people I coach and admire it is quite [...]
September 1, 2009
TRUST ME ON THIS!
This month’s Coach’s Time Out Newsletter is out – did you get it your copy? If not subscribe here
(I would love your questions for the “Ask Shandel” radio show or leave your comments below.)
TRUST ME ON THIS!
Steven M.R. Covey boldy states that the #1 Leadership Competency in the new global economy is [...]
August 19, 2009
Ask Shandel – Recovering From The Break Up
On my drive into the studio, I was listening to the subject Bill and Connie were entertaining – “How quickly should you jump into a relationship after the break up?” I heard Bill say, “Boy, I can’t wait to hear what Shandel has to say about this.” At that point, I knew it would be [...]
August 6, 2009
Ask Shandel – What Are Your Top 5?
I love the spontaneous things that get lobbed to me on the “Ask Shandel” show. It is so fun and adventurous actually. This week it was on dating. The morning started with Bill and Connie talking to listeners about the biggest turn ons and turn offs. By the time I got there the questions were [...]
