Posts by Diane Sieg
Self-Leadership is Self-Love
When we give more to ourselves, we can ask more of ourselves. Last month I attended Cone Health’s Well-Being Coaching Initiative (WBCI) Kick-Off for cohort #6! Led by the WBCI Master Well-Being Coaches, I proudly witnessed their passion, growth, and application for Self-Leadership in their own lives as they introduced it to the new Champions.…
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Want Your Best Year?
Do This ONE Thing
When I coach nurses in the Well-Being Coaching Initiative, I don’t advise, tell, or prescribe what to do to take care of themselves. They already know what they need to do, and so do you. The challenge is actually doing it and requires one thing and that is to prioritize—specifically, prioritize yourself. You already make…
Keep Reading...Release for the Holiday
One of our family holiday traditions is alternating who hosts Christmas Day and this year was our turn. I always look forward to the extra decorating, shopping, and prepping so when a family member requested they host this year in their new home, I didn’t feel relieved or grateful, but instead immediate disappointment. And then…
Keep Reading...An Adventure in Well-Being
Monsoon weather was predicted in Rocky Mountain National Park for the entire week of our planned backpacking trip. “Are you having any second thoughts about going?” my friends and family asked. Of course I was, and I was completely committed to this adventure with campsite reservations made, equipment borrowed and bear box rented! We (my…
Keep Reading...STOP Hoarding Your PTO!
After spending 10 delightful days in the Colorado Rocky Mountains, (my happy place), I again realized the value of taking a vacation and how much I needed one! And, from coaching nurses for the last 28 years, I happen to know many of you are hoarding your PTO (paid time off) and even losing it…
Keep Reading...Retreat to Return
Summer is a season most of us look forward to all year with more outside time for gardening, barbecues, picnics, baseball games and concerts. And, this increased activity can feel overwhelming in our already very full lives. Instead of trying to squeeze it all in, we need to take a step back and slow down…
Keep Reading...The Growth Mindset of Self-Leadership
Mary, a self-proclaimed people-pleaser and chronic worrier, was feeling a lot of anxiety about a decision she wanted to make, fearful of making the wrong one. When I asked her the best way she could support herself, she immediately responded, “I crave some time and space away to slow down, regroup, and just be”. While…
Keep Reading...What are You Resisting?
The AONL Conference in Boston last month was great for connecting with like-minded colleagues and gaining inspiration from thought leaders like Adam Grant, author of Think Again, The Power of Knowing what You Don’t Know. He says our biggest bias is thinking we don’t have bias! Bias creates resistance to change our mindset, which is…
Keep Reading...The Choice of Well-Being
Well-Being is how you feel about yourself and what you do every day and Self-Leadership supports you to make the best choices to positively affect it. Self-Leadership, the foundation of the Well-Being Coaching Initiative empowers you to make better choices, by giving you the skills, structure and support to prioritize yourself. Read a couple of…
Keep Reading...Self-Leadership is Self-Love
What’s love got to do with Self-Leadership? As it turns out, everything. The nurses I coach in the Well-Being Coaching Initiative are high performers in their healthcare organizations. They hold themselves to very high standards and when they don’t meet their often unrealistic expectations, they can be harsh and critical of themselves. Common statements I…
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