by CJ McClanahan | May 19, 2020 | Podcast
(Download Episode Here) (Subscribe to the Podcast Here) (Connect with CJ) Get real and get vulnerable with CJ McClanahan as we talk about living in the post-COVID-19 era. What We Discuss in this Episode: Pre-COVID-19, we knew everything that was going to happen. If we...
by CJ McClanahan | May 14, 2020 | Blog
Are toxic situations and people impacting your mental well-being? Almost 17 years ago, I accidentally participated in an interesting social experiment. I had recently left my job (software company, sales) and started a business in my basement. I went from working in a...
by CJ McClanahan | May 5, 2020 | Blog
Stop treating people how you want to be treated. I have one hobby: reading. I don’t fish, golf or collect Star Wars figurines. I read lots of books. That’s it. Because of this diversion, I’ve noticed over the years that I frequently give others a gift that I would...
by CJ McClanahan | May 4, 2020 | Podcast
(Download Episode Here) (Subscribe to the Podcast Here) (Connect with CJ) CJ McClanahan explores the simple tactics you can practice to decrease stress – personally and professionally – even amidst times of uncertainty. What We Discuss in this Episode:...
by CJ McClanahan | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
Simple Tactics for Thriving During Uncertainty Over the last 17 years, I’ve seen hundreds of “mini” crisis and a few big ones (2008/2009 ring a bell?). I get a little shaken up by all of them – just like you do. However, as leaders, we’ve got a responsibility to...
by CJ McClanahan | Mar 5, 2020 | Blog
Why Resolutions Fail Ever heard of The Focus Workshop? If you were lucky (and lived in central Indiana in 2007) then you could have been one of the 100-plus attendees at my initial goal-setting program: The Focus Workshop. It was a roughly four-hour event that covered...
by CJ McClanahan | Jan 21, 2020 | Podcast
122: Mastering ‘No’ (Download Episode Here) (Subscribe to the Podcast Here) (Connect with CJ) In this episode of Success 2.0, CJ (@cjmccoach) explores the concept of “saying no” and how embracing it is a must if you want to grow your business, transform...
by CJ McClanahan | Jan 2, 2020 | Blog
The Courage to Quit “Andrew Luck is retiring!” came a scream from the living room. I was sitting on the back porch of a friend’s house with a handful of neighbors, when Mathew, my buddy’s 15-year-old sports-obsessed son broke the news. “It’s got to...
by CJ McClanahan | Oct 10, 2019 | Blog
A New Definition of Success By CJ McClanahan What does “success” mean anyway? For thousands of years, people have been striving to feel successful. For the last 100 or so, the definition has included – “out-achieve everyone else.”Since...
by CJ McClanahan | May 15, 2019 | Blog
5 Reasons Why Mentoring Others Will Help You Succeed (Even More) By CJ McClanahan It’s been said many times before by people much smarter than I, everything you want to do in your life has already been done by someone else. With some fairly notable exceptions (e.g....
by CJ McClanahan | Apr 10, 2019 | Podcast
(Download Episode Here) (Subscribe in iTunes Here) (Connect with CJ) Bob Dusin (BobDusin) is Partner at HPWP Group, a Georgia-based leadership development and training company, and the co-author of the book Creating the High Performance Workplace:...
by CJ McClanahan | Jan 23, 2019 | Podcast
(Download Episode Here) (Subscribe in iTunes Here) (Connect with CJ) Michael O’Brien (@RoadieOB) is former pharmaceuticals executive turned leadership consultant and the author of SHIFT: Creating Better Tomorrows. After recovering from a...
by CJ McClanahan | Jan 3, 2019 | Blog
3 Reasons Why Procrastination Is Perpetuating Your Suffering By CJ McClanahan Not long ago, I was working with a client, let’s call her Sue. While very high achieving in her own right, she was also prone to procrastination. And maybe you’re someone who is...
by CJ McClanahan | Dec 12, 2018 | Blog
Accounting: The Numbers Every Successful Business Owner Must KnowBy CJ McClanahan Raise your hand if you are interested in starting a small business because you love accounting.Unless you are starting up a small CPA practice, I’ll assume that you kept your hand...
by CJ McClanahan | Dec 6, 2018 | Blog
5 Daily Mantras to Keep Moving in a Positive DirectionBy CJ McClanahan In the face of difficult situations, I’ve quit… a lot.For example, my senior year my family moved to Indianapolis from Denver. I had played for my high school basketball team had expected to...
by CJ McClanahan | Nov 28, 2018 | Blog
6 Ways To Cope With A Negative Office Environment By CJ McClanahan At some point in time, the negative office environment sort of became accepted as the norm. Most likely, you’ve witnessed this firsthand and it forced you to take a long, hard look at your...