by Jeremiah Miller | Uncategorized
You are being lied to.
We all have beliefs that hold us back and keep us from building truly remarkable lives. I call these limiting beliefs.
We pick up some limiting beliefs as children: I’m not a good reader, I’m not very smart, I don’t have a good memory, I’m not a good artist, I’m not pretty.
We pick up some limiting beliefs as adults: I don’t deserve to be loved, I could never quit this job and find something better, I can’t dance, I’m a fraud and it’s just a matter of time before my boss/co-workers/family/friends figure it out.
These beliefs are usually developed over time as we experience failures or emotional trauma. Often, we learn them from other people telling us who we are, and what we can and cannot do.
There are three especially destructive limiting beliefs I’ve noticed in just about every client I’ve coached over the last six years.
I call these the three big lies. (more…)
by Jeremiah Miller | Uncategorized
Turning your passion into a business isn’t easy, but it can be done.
I have this conversation with aspiring entrepreneurs all the time. They show up at our meeting with a lot of energy and a lot of hope. What they don’t have is a lot of clarity about how to get started, or even if it’s an idea worth pursuing. Here are six questions I ask them in order to help them get clarity on both. (more…)
by Jeremiah Miller | Uncategorized
When I got my first coaching client in 2009, I had no idea that leadership coaching would turn into a career. But just last week, I was calculating my coaching hours and I found that I have coached over 5000 hours in the last six years. That got me wondering what are the most common, powerful lessons clients have learned in our sessions. Luckily, I write those down. At the end of each meeting, I ask each client to identify the most powerful lesson or idea from that meeting. I boiled over 3000 key learnings down to these:
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by Jeremiah Miller | Uncategorized
Boys without dads don’t have to follow the same rules as everyone else.
I could steal from my mom, cheat on tests or fight at school. I could treat people how I wanted.
My behavior wasn’t my fault. I’d been abandoned by all the fathers I’d had. I was damaged goods.
That was how I saw things most of my life. It wasn’t until my 30’s that I realized I had been telling myself the wrong story all along. I wasn’t a fatherless child. I’ve had three fathers who have each given me a gift which helped me grow into the man I am. (more…)
by Jeremiah Miller | Uncategorized
Would your team march across a scorching desert to help you reach a goal?
One of the most important and most difficult things we must do as leaders is to motivate and create loyalty in the people we lead.
Many leaders try to solve this through talking. But pep talks are the five-hour energy drinks of motivation. They fire people up for a bit, then wear off. And as with caffeine, your team builds up a tolerance to your “come-to-Jesus” talks. They get less and less effective.
But there is another way.
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