Must you do it all? Must it be done perfectly? Must it be done by you?

Sometimes all that’s needed is for you to give yourself permission to change things, to give yourself permission to accept the imperfect but still lovely.

Great leaders hold a vision of what their organization wants to achieve. They communicate that vision to employees and help achieve this vision by providing strong support to their team. They also know what their team will need to realize the vision. But what is great leadership, and how can you improve yours?

Instead of slipping into thoughts like “I doubt myself when I’m in X situation,” flip your thoughts to “sometimes I’m not good at or good with … but I’m great at … .”

That gives you time and space to think about the times and places where you are good at or with something.

As a fundraising consultant and coach, I’ve been in a great position to be exposed to so many other people’s thoughts and experiences.

While we all appear completely different on the outside and each of our life stories is unique, everyone is struggling with the same three or four problems.

What would you do if you knew you would succeed? What would you do if you knew you would not fail?

What one thing would you like to achieve in the final months of the year?

The story we tell ourselves is likely to be wrong. We simply can’t see inside someone else’s head. We don’t know what’s going on unless we ask.

When you have great self-awareness of your thoughts, your mindset, and the thinking traps you fall into, you can start to change them.

There are no shortcuts. No one to do it for you. No easy way out.

But what you can have is someone to guide you, to show you the way.

I am that person for you.