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Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Jul 22, 2020
- 2 min
Dealing with Quick Success
I recently had a conversation with a friend about quick success. Most people welcome it. Reaching big goals in short order sounds...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Jul 1, 2020
- 2 min
Walk with Purpose
A young mother drops by a store to pick up just one item. With her three kids in tow, she navigates the aisles to find her item is out...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Jun 17, 2020
- 2 min
Over-Playing to Your Strengths: The Cause of Your Greatest Weaknesses
How many times have you heard that you should play to your strengths? This is very appealing because it encourages you to do what comes...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
My Take-Aways: The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni
This classic by Lencioni is about a practical approach to improving organizations. The qualitative field research is just as reliable as...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Five Great Questions
One of the key character qualities I look for in others is the ability to ask questions. Some people prefer to talk and rarely ask any...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- May 13, 2020
- 3 min
Powerful Question Collection
Great questions open up conversations and get below the surface. Below is my collection of the top questions I like use professionally...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Apr 17, 2020
- 3 min
Take The 10-Day Accountability Challenge
If you would like a way to get into a great routine, boost your focus and grow your relationship with another person consider doing a...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Apr 8, 2020
- 2 min
How To Remember The Great Things You Hear and Read
We all take in an enormous amount of information every day. We listen to podcasts, watch YouTube videos, read posts, blogs and even...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Mar 19, 2020
- 2 min
Finding Hope In A Crazy World
With all that is happening these days I found myself thinking about where you can find hope in the midst of the craziness. Here are...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Mar 11, 2020
- 2 min
My Take-Aways: Atomic Habits by James Clear
I read a summary of this book earlier this year and have incorporated some of the principles in my coaching and talks on goal setting....
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Feb 26, 2020
- 3 min
Asking For A Raise: Tips For Millennials With Gen X And Boomer Bosses
You have been working at your job for a year or two and still do the same things for the same money as when you started. When is your...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Feb 19, 2020
- 2 min
My Take-Aways: Getting Naked by Patrick Lencioni
I read this book early in my coaching career and immediately applied one of its key principles: "don’t sell…just start helping people." ...
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Jan 14, 2020
- 5 min
Killing the Me-Monster (Dealing with Nonstop Talkers)
When was the last time this happened: you are at a wedding reception, run into someone you know and innocently ask, “How is it going?” ...
Lynn Ballinger
- Aug 20, 2019
- 4 min
WEEKLY PLANNER: The focus page I use to manage my week, my goals, my time and my attention.
"I have had clients tell me that this one exercise revolutionized their approach to work."
Lynn Ballinger, CSC
- Aug 1, 2019
- 3 min
From Little League to the Office Part III: Have Fun
Of the three rules, this one is hardest for me. I do pretty well with hustling and respecting others. It may sound strange but I have...
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- Jul 10, 2019
- 3 min
From Little League to the Office Part II: Respect Others
After ‘hustle’ comes ‘respect others.’ Respect is in pretty short supply these days. The media tends to highlight the loudest, angriest...
Lynn Ballinger
- Jun 19, 2019
- 3 min
From Little League to the Office - Part I: Hustle
Recently I saw a picture of my grown son’s seven-year-old baseball team. I remembered most of the kids’ names and enjoyed the poses,...
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- Apr 3, 2019
- 5 min
Advice To My Younger Self
I was flipping around the channels the other day and stumbled across the scene in one of the Back To The Future movies where Biff went...