The following is a guest post by Kristin Kaufman, the Dallas-based Alignment, Inc. focuses on executive coaching and consulting. I had the pleasure of meeting Kristin a few years ago when I began my entrepreneurial career, experienced the launch of her first book and learned memorable tips that helped kick off my post-grad career in public relations and marketing.
Kaufman encourages business pros of all ages to discover or rediscover their core strength, revisit values and talents, and revisit their ultimate goals in order to exceed expectations and to move forward with confidence. Here are her late tips to motivate you in your current profession or to help you gain confidence in a new adventure.
10 Tips to Set You Free and On Your Way in 2016
- Face your fears they can lead to opportunity
- Push yourself out of your comfort zone
- Recognize that incidental encounters can change your life, and that individuals are placed in your life for a reason
- Listen to your gut and follow your intuition––take risks
- Always play to your strengths and surround yourself with people who augment, extend, and complement
- Think forward. Never dwell in the past. The past is the past
- If you want to own a company, get on with it
- Stay connected to the world and listen to what it needs
- Know your legacy is not determined, until the last breath is taken
- Define success on your own terms
Time is of the essence – in life and in business. Any successful business person will tell you that a sense of urgency is a critical success factor for success of any type. If we are worried about it ‘being too late’ then one thing is for sure…..time slows down for no one. There has NEVER been a better time to explore alternative ways to enrich one’s life – nothing more liberating or exciting than creating the life you want whatever that may be: financial freedom, time freedom and purpose.
About Kristin Kaufman
Kristin S. Kaufman is the founder of Alignment, Inc® a unique consultancy committed to increasing alignment within individuals, teams, boards, and organizations in order to release their potential into the marketplace and the world, and to creating sustainable success individually and collectively. Before finding her company, she held executive positions at large corporate companies. She is the author of the Is This Seat Taken? book series. Her first book Is This Seat Taken: Random Encounters That Change Your Life centered on her global experiences seeding her own journey to alignment. With her second book Is This Seat Taken: It’s Never Too Late to Find the Right Seat, she references real-life stories of people who found success later in life to inspire, challenge and motivate people of all ages to trust in second chances.