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.

How to Have Conversations that Really Change You and Your Business. Whether in life or business, relationships are important to our success. And relationships are built on our conversations. If our conversations are not authentic, trusting, safe, have commitment, and accountability, we will not build strong relationships. The fact is that we often take our […] The post Conversations That Will Change Things appeared first on Jay Izso.

Taking a Break from Burn Out Work burn out is real. So often employers dismiss it and treat it as a weakness in the employee. But nothing could be further from the truth. Let me ask you this question, would you want to have a surgery from a doctor who is exhausted mentally, emotionally or […] The post Burn Out Break Away appeared first on Jay Izso.

5 Conversations That Will Change You We all say, “communication is important.” The problem is, we still do not communicate all that effectively. If we did, our personal and professional relationships would be so much more effective and efficient. What is the biggest problem with our communication? It is ourselves. We either do not have […] The post 5 Conversations That Will Change You and Your Business appeared first on Jay Izso.

Achieve the Possible Has life dealt you a bunch of lemons, and you can’t seem to make lemonade? Have things happened to your business that you are stuck? Has it come to the point that you are saying to yourself, it’s not possible? Do you need a reawakening to what is possible? Have you lost […] The post 6 Strategies to Help You Achieve the Possible appeared first on Jay Izso.

Motivation: How Do You Create It for Yourself and Your Team? Motivation. There are a ton of theories that exist. Some theories suggest that motivation comes from within, others suggest motivation can be inspired from others. Regardless of what camp you fall into, there is one thing that has stood that test of time and […] The post How to Create Motivation for You and Your Team appeared first on Jay Izso.

Being Intentional Creates Success in Life and Business! Would you like to be more successful in both your life and your business? What does that word “success” mean to you, really? Whatever it means to you personally, would you like to improve upon it? The answer is “YES”! We all want to be more successful […] The post The Intentional Playbook for Success appeared first on Jay Izso.

Can Your Business Run without You? As I am writing this, I had just finished talking to an entrepreneur/business owner who said, “I’ve got too much on me… And only I can do it.” So often, the very thing that they created for freedom from having to work for someone else becomes the very thing […] The post Does Your Business Feel Like a Prison? appeared first on Jay Izso.

Success Blueprint for Life and Business – The Oxcart Technique If I were to ask you if you wanted to be successful? Most all of you would say “yes”. If I were to ask, would like to be more successful than you are right now? Again, most all of you would say, “yes”. The fact […] The post Success Blueprint for Life and Business appeared first on Jay Izso.

Leading Change in Your Business or Organization Change is inevitable. It’s one of the guarantees we have in life. Even in our businesses and organizations, we must deal with change. The fact is no one likes change. We have a built-in mechanism to resist it. On some level, change violates our sense of comfort and […] The post Change: How to Lead It and How to Manage It appeared first on Jay Izso.

Owners Prison: 3 Levels to Breaking Free If you are an owner of a company there is one thing that is absolutely true. You are responsible for everything! There is always a fire. And there are no days off. But is that the way it should be? When entrepreneurs start with an idea, they want […] The post Owners Prison: 3 Levels to Breaking Free appeared first on Jay Izso.

Breaking the Procrastination Habit Let’s be honest there are things that you don’t want to do, that you know you should do, but don’t do. And the reasons are many. You may say, “I don’t procrastinate, I never do that in my job”! Okay, well how’s that eating right thing going for you? How about […] The post 22 Ways To Break Your Procrastination Habit appeared first on Jay Izso.