by CJ McClanahan | Jun 11, 2020 | Blog
You choose who you will become. In between when you first feel an emotion (anger, joy, frustration, sadness, etc.), and when you show an outward behavior (scream, smile, punch a hole through a wall, etc.) there’s a space. It’s in this space that you decide how...
by CJ McClanahan | Jun 5, 2020 | Blog
Leading in uncertainty I’ve had to answer the following questions far more than I would like over the past several months: Should I furlough part of my staff?Is it OK to cut salaries to help save cash?How do you know when it’s time to lay off employees? Everyone is...
by CJ McClanahan | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog
Who do you trust when the world is screaming at you to panic? His name is Kevin and he looks like a slightly less athletic Peyton Manning. He’s who I turn to when I feel overwhelmed with information and opinions. He’s really smart and brings a rational approach that...
by CJ McClanahan | Jun 1, 2020 | Podcast
(Download Episode Here) (Subscribe to the Podcast Here) (Connect with CJ) CJ McClanahan unpacks how to shift your mindset so that you are growing your business and your career again. What We Discuss in this Episode: Who we were before we experienced COVID-19 How to...
by CJ McClanahan | May 22, 2020 | Blog
The new reality of novel coronavirus Batten down the hatches! We did that. We stockpiled necessities. (Despite the fact that we have a water filtration system in our house, a panicked CJ bought 3 giant packages of bottled water – they will last until 2024.) We cut...
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:...
