Achieve the rank of a genuine leader when you live and lead by the leadership rules on this no-fail list. If you're familiar with the “head slap” made famous by NCIS character Leroy Jethro Gibbs, you know that this non-injurious action is usually meant as...
READ MOREStop Marketing Products and Services. Your Company Culture Will Attract the Ideal Customers
by Marla Tabaka | Apr 6, 2022 | Business Coach, Company Culture, Marketing, values, Why
A good product or service practically sold itself in the past, but not anymore. Today, customers put their money in businesses that demonstrate a strong company culture with values that match their own. A savvy entrepreneur puts the development of an attractive...
READ MOREHow (and Why) to Transform Your Broken Company Culture
by Marla Tabaka | Feb 23, 2022 | Business Coach, Company Culture, Leadership, Productivity, Small Business, Strategy, values
I've always said that if you aren't intentional about building your company culture, it will build itself, and you won't like the results. Creating a company culture from the ground up is one thing; repairing a broken culture requires in-depth exploration, a...
READ MOREMy Sister Lived with Down Syndrome, and She Taught Me These Life Lessons
by Marla Tabaka | Oct 14, 2021 | Emotional, Grief, Healthy Entrepreneurs, Life Work Balance, Mindset, values, Working with emotions
My sister, Janine recently passed away. Naturally, our hearts are broken. Yet, I am in gratitude for every precious moment I had the privilege of sharing with this incredibly amazing soul. As a tribute to Janine at this weekends memorial I will read this revised...
READ MOREGrief Completely Sucks. Look For the Collateral Beauty to Find Hope Again
by Marla Tabaka | Jan 2, 2018 | Grief, Mindset, Mindset Coach, Mindset Mastery, values, Working with emotions
This weekend my daughter and I re-watched Will Smith’s movie, Collateral Beauty. It's about the grief and the devastation that loss leaves in its path. I know, it doesn't sound very uplifting, but in many ways it is. If you haven’t seen this film, please do…Smith is...
READ MOREThe Fire That Ignited My Heightened Perspective
by Marla Tabaka | Mar 4, 2017 | Fear of Failure, Mindset, Negative Thinking, Uncategorized, values
The fire spared the lives of my neighbors and their pets. It had mercy on the young child with special needs and the wheelchair that is literally his only mobile connection to the outside world. The two homes, however, were not spared, and several others were damaged....
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