Jay Izso

Success and Happiness Start with Your Thoughts… It’s Time to Change the Way You Think! We all probably recall some version of Proverbs 23:7 So as one thinks, so he/she is… And Best-selling author Andrew Matthews takes us on a journey to demonstrate it, through research and common sense. The fact is we choose our […] The post Rewiring Your Mind for Success: Reshape Your Life appeared first on Jay Izso.

Slow Living Doesn’t Mean Nothing Gets Done Are you feeling overwhelmed by the never-ending hustle? Do you crave a slower, more intentional way of living? Then you cannot miss this episode of A New Direction! I’m sitting down with best-selling author Stephanie O’Dea to talk about her latest book, Slow Living: Cultivating a Life of […] The post Slow Living: 5 Steps to Living on Purpose appeared first on Jay Izso.

Times Have Changed for CEO’s…Get Switched On! In high-pressure moments, are you truly in control of your decisions, or is your brain just reacting? The truth is, when stress kicks in, most of us default to old patterns stored in the back of our brains—patterns that often lead to bad choices. That’s why Steven R. […] The post The Empowering CEO: Staying Cool Under Pressure appeared first on Jay Izso.

Power Up You and Your Business Are you ready to unlock your full potential and take charge of your life? This week on A New Direction, we welcome the incredible Hilda Fainsod, author of Power Up, a transformative book designed to help you break through barriers and reach new heights in your personal and professional […] The post Power Up – A 4 Step Breakthrough Model for You and Your Business appeared first on Jay Izso.

The ONLY 3 Reason Businesses Fail Ever wondered why so many businesses collapse, even when they seem to be doing everything right? Join us on A New Direction as we dive deep into Larry Mandelberg’s eye-opening book, Businesses Don’t Fail, They Commit Suicide. Larry Mandelberg has taken his years of experience, and his own coaching […] The post 3 Reasons Businesses Don’t Fail, They Commit Suicide appeared first on Jay Izso.

Accountable Leadership is not for Everyone As the leader, you are responsible for everything! You are accountable for the decisions that you make, or don’t make. You will be held accountable for the decisions your team makes, or doesn’t make. Even more, you will be held accountable for the failures, while giving your team the […] The post Extreme Accountable Leadership: It’s On You! appeared first on Jay Izso.

Be Visionary the Navy SEAL way When we talk about leadership, we will think about a number of traits. But one trait that we often ill define in leadership is vision. Do you have vision? Are you leading with vision? What traits do you need to be a leader with vision? You may not be […] The post Be Visionary from a Navy SEAL appeared first on Jay Izso.

The Leader as a Coach? What if leadership isn’t about titles, positions, or authority? In his groundbreaking book “Leader Is Not a Title”, David W. Anderson challenges conventional thinking about leadership. He argues that a true leader is a coach and is defined by her or his actions, mindset, and influence, not a title or […] The post Leader is Not a Title appeared first on Jay Izso.

How to Create a Culture in 8-Steps Culture in business and organization is often talked about, but rarely analyzed for its effectiveness. Often times we don’t even notice our culture, like your computer’s operating system, it just runs in the background of your business. We hear about “business culture” from a variety of experts and […] The post How to Create the Right Culture in 8 Steps appeared first on Jay Izso.

Discovering Your Passion Will Change Your Life Passion is something I don’t believe we fully understand. Some of our passions change with age. Some passions we have for a lifetime. Sometimes we can confuse passion with purpose. Although they are related, they are not the same thing. Sometimes people will say follow your passions, but […] The post 10 Steps for Discovering Your Passion appeared first on Jay Izso.

6 Elements to Unblock & Develop a High-Performance Business Where do you think your business is struggling? Is it achieving the goals you can’t seem to make? Do you want to increase market share? Do you need to make faster decisions? How about when it comes to your people? Are they achieving their goals? Are […] The post 6 Elements to Unblock & Develop Your Business appeared first on Jay Izso.

Leading Your Team Like the Navy SEALs There is leadership and then there is leading. The two are not always synonymous. Leadership bases itself in a philosophy. Leading is the actions one takes. When it comes to leading teams, no other group has a track record of leading others like the Navy SEALs. They are […] The post Leading Your Team Like the Navy Seals appeared first on Jay Izso.

Book Publishing Myths You Probably Have, But Don’t Realize How many times have you heard someone say to you, or say to yourself, “You should write a book.” Probably more than you with to count. True, writing a book is challenging, but once you write it, then what? How do you publish it? Who is […] The post 10 Publishing Myths – Success Insights for Authors appeared first on Jay Izso.

What Doubts do you have that are keeping you from being the person you want to be, and doing what you really desire to do? Are you stuck in your life or your career? Are you really doing what you want to do, or are you doing what you think you have to do? Often […] The post From Doubt to Do – Kat O’Sullivan appeared first on Jay Izso.

Maximizing Profitability as You Grow Your Business Did you know that 60% of businesses fail in the first 5 years? That’s not all of those that survive the first 5 years, 60% will fail in the next 5 years. Not a recipe for success. The reason…lack of profitability. Profitability doesn’t have to be difficult. In […] The post Maximizing Profitability as You Grow Your Business appeared first on Jay Izso.

Shy By Design 12 Principles to Quietly Stand Out You may be one of those people who consider themselves “shy” making it difficult for you to stand out among the crowd of highly extroverted people. Or you simply may be someone who isn’t much of a talker, or in the spotlight type of person, where […] The post 12 Principles to Quietly Stand Out – Shy By Design appeared first on Jay Izso.

Dreams NOT Goals to Build High Performing Teams What’s the first thing you think of when you read the word “dream”? Chances are, the first thing you thought of was something “fanciful” that isn’t real. Or perhaps you thought of something that you do when you sleep, but often do not remember. What if I […] The post Dreams NOT Goals to Build a High Performing Team appeared first on Jay Izso.

How to Build High-Performing Teams that Operates Like the Navy SEALs If you are in business and have a team, no matter how large or how small, we ultimately want a High-performing team. But have a high-performing team does not happen overnight. And it requires a kind of leadership that quite frankly is not so […] The post High-Performing Teams Based on Navy Seal Training appeared first on Jay Izso.

Climbing the Mountain of Accountability is Not Going to be Easy Here is a fact that is never said about accountability… No one can hold anyone else accountable, you are only accountable to yourself. We all talk about the importance of accountability. We think if we put someone in charge of another person, we will […] The post Nobody Cares – Climbing The Mountain of Accountability appeared first on Jay Izso.

Your Leadership Can Become Dull Like a Knife in Your Home… You Need Some Honing Steal to Sharpen it. Leadership is never something we can fully master. It is an elusive journey to keep growing and going. Many times as leaders, we can get into a rut in our leadership. We can get stagnant. For […] The post Leadership Sharpeners – Major General John Gronski appeared first on Jay Izso.