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Monday Morning Business Coach

What is the Monday Morning Business Coach?

For over seven years and running, every Monday morning we've sent out an email containing an executive coaching "nugget"—a simple, practical tip or strategy for you to easily take action on to start off your work week. We use the situations of our clients (anonymously, of course) as well as what we're pondering or reading about to write a short post—we keep it short because we know your life is busy and you need the "quick tips" to solve your problems, help you focus, and move you forward. We're not claiming we can solve every issue, but we aim to give you the knowledge and wisdom to help you find your own power and create the future you want. You can view past posts below.

Why should I subscribe?

It's FREE, and it will go straight to your inbox, so you won't have to look around for it. The post of the week could be just what you need. We always aim to make the MMBC succinct and actionable: the one thing you can do that week to claim your power in your life, work, and community.

How do I subscribe?

Use the form in the right sidebar. You'll be sent an email to confirm; follow the instructions and you'll be on our list for the next week.

As a small business trying to make a larger impact in the world, we'll occasionally send you other emails with useful content or information about our other offerings. If you ever want off the list or aren't finding our posts useful, you can always unsubscribe.

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We've compiled a whole year of MMBC posts into a workbook, with an added page each week with more specific steps to guide you in applying the strategies in your life. Click here to learn more about our workbook, Claim Your Power.

You Will Fail

You WILL Fail. Those were the first words out of a friend’s mouth when, in 2011, we said we were going to create and send out a nugget of our best thinking every Monday morning for a year. For a brief moment we actually wondered, what could we possibly find to say every week for…

Filed Under: Monday Morning Business Coach Tagged With: career leadership, Carpenter Smith Consulting, commitment, connection, courage, failure, goals, leadership, Monday Morning Business Coach, pause, success, trust, workplace

You Are Not Alone

We were recently facilitating a company meeting with a team of people, many of whom had worked for the company for their entire career. In the meeting, people were complaining about the challenges they faced and the hardships of the current financial environment in their industry.    They were feeling threatened, singled out, and personally…

Filed Under: Monday Morning Business Coach Tagged With: career leadership, Carpenter Smith Consulting, challenges, communication, confidence, connection, conscious, courage, fear, leadership, Monday Morning Business Coach, pause, relationships, success, trust, workplace

Certainty in Your Truth vs. THE Truth

A couple of weeks ago, we wrote a post about The 5 C’s of Self – Confidence and the importance of standing in your own truth. The 5 C’s include: Conviction, Certainty, Commitment, Courage, and Connection While many of you wrote that you loved the idea of the 5 C’s, those of you who know us know…

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Giving Thanks

Here in the United States, this is Thanksgiving week, celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November. It’s a day that we here at Carpenter Smith Consulting use to remind us of all that we are and all that we have.     As coaches, we recognize the power of gratitude and giving thanks while moving through…

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The 5 C’s of Self-Confidence

Last week, in our post, Imposter Syndrome: You’re Not Alone, we encouraged you to watch the short TED-Ed talk, What is Imposter Syndrome and How Can You Combat It?. We hope it was helpful to learn more about this surprisingly common experience that can seriously undermine your confidence, and get in the way of success.   As a result of last…

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Imposter Syndrome: You’re Not Alone

This week we want to talk about what we’ve all come to know as Imposter Syndrome – which is known as Imposterism in the research community.    Imposter Syndrome is a powerful and derailing experience. People with Imposter Syndrome believe that they have successfully hidden that they are not competent or capable and they believe that…

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The Power of Your Contributions

We coach people who want to be powerful and effective, to come to a discussion about concerns with not only the concern, but also with a proposed solution.    For some people, the idea is quite natural, but for others, it’s a challenging concept. They don’t know how to organize their thinking, particularly when the…

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Why Diversity Is Good For You

In our work, we are having many discussions about the value of diversity. There is clearly a belief that diversity is a good thing, but many people don’t know exactly why. So, we wanted to provide you with some new research.   We’re at a time in our nation where there’s much division, anger, and…

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What Do Others Really Know About You?

David came into the room and seemed almost depressed. He said that he’d met with a colleague and the colleague had told him that it was hard for him that David has it “so easy in life.”   David is a smart, articulate, handsome man who can wear just about anything and look like he walked out…

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Examples of Great Questions

Over the last two weeks, we’ve been talking about the power of questions: The Right Questions Can Change Your Life and The Bones of a Great Question. Our articles have sparked requests from some of you asking if we could give examples of questions to ask. So, today, we’re doing just that. We’re sharing some great…

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