The Kathie Owen Perspective — Articles
Observations on leadership, human systems, and performance.
50 Reasons to Get Fit in 2023
Today's article is 50 reasons to get fit. I have been a certified personal trainer for 20+ years now. Not only have I been a Certified Fitness Trainer for 20+ years but I have worked with older adults for many, many years. And today I am considered an older adult myself. I have found fitness to be the very best way to improve your life.
Controlling the Controllables
“Controlling the Controllables” is a concept from Sports Psychology. This concept can be very beneficial to you as a coach, entrepreneur, and/or team member. When we separate and evaluate the things we can control it helps us to focus our attention and energy where we get the most bang for our buck. Instead of wasting our energy in places that leave us drained and ineffective.
Power vs Force Marketing
Market from a place of power not force like this! One of my biggest pet peeves as a coach is being marketed to, forcefully. Today I am going to explain what I mean by this. I am going to give you examples of what to do and what not to do. As well as a clear and obvious example of how this was done to me. Let’s market with power, my friend!!
11 Powerful Ways to Know It’s Your Intuition Talking
How do you know it’s your intuition talking? Kathie discusses concepts from the book Power vs Force in which we discuss the way that power (the Universe) works. Here you will find 11 tips and words that are calibrated in Power and the opposite word which is calibrated in Force. We also give you examples from the movie It’s A Wonderful Life!
Authentic Positivity
In today’s article, Kathie discusses the term that is thankfully losing its luster in the buzzwords of kids nowadays - toxic positivity. What is this term? And what it is not. We discuss the levels of consciousness and the ignorance of even using this term to label anything!
Updated Amy Porterfield Review 2023
The Amy Porterfield review articles on this site are very popular. So here’s an update and more content. Going into 2023 we discuss how Amy is still the queen of online marketing made sleazy. And in an unregulated market that is easy for her to do. She is lining her pocketbook with our money and is not returning the dollars in service. Unless of course, you are one of her favorite customers that I call “online course junkies”, who take the course and never use the material. Or maybe you do use the material and really create awesome success. Great for you. But do you also market like Amy? If so you might want to read this.
Expectations for Success Seekers
Today we discuss expectations. Expectations are a funny thing and they require balance because if you expect too much you set yourself up for failure. Expect too little and you will not exert yourself to achieve your goals. Kathie gives an excerpt from her book The Truth Bubbles Up on expectations. She also gives entrepreneurs, coaches, and team members 5 research-based tips on setting expectations that actually convert into growth.
Most M&A deals miss critical human risks. This article explains how leadership behavior—like founder overreach and team deference—reveals hidden operational risk that financial and legal diligence never catch.
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