The Difference Between the Good and the GREAT!

When life is good, it can feel effortless to be a good leader, a good parent, a good partner, a good friend.

However, how we handle ourselves during big changes and challenges is really what separates the good from the GREAT!

When my mom died in a tragic accident in 2008, Aaron and I were in the first 9 months of our relationship. We were having the time of our lives... and in a moment everything changed. From his perspective he had just met and fallen in love with this amazing:), life-of-the-party woman (me) when all of sudden she loses her mom and is understandably, but challengingly, experiencing the lowest point in her life.

How he handled my grief and how we handled our communication at that time is why we have now been together for 13 years and married for 10... because when things take a turn for the worse, when life happens, when things don’t go our way... how we handle it often determines the quality of our leadership and relationships moving forward.

That old expression, “what doesn’t kill you makes you stronger” sucks to hear when you are down in the dumps, and yet, those challenging moments of life do show us what we are made of... and sometimes they do kill us. Let me let you in on a little secret, change (big and small) doesn’t have to destroy you. In fact, it can be the birthplace for growth and transformation!

How you navigate and manage change and challenge is the difference between a good leader and an excellent leader, and this is ABSOLUTELY a learnable skill. So, if you are a leader, be it that you manage a team, an organization, a family, or even just yourself, and you want to learn how to be confident, brave, effective and compassionate, even through the inevitable challenges and changes in life, schedule a free consultation with me to determine if we are good fit for working together.

Interested in learning more? Watch my webinar, Compassionate Communication 101, here.