Category Archives: Values

S-A-C-R-E-D and S-C-A-R-E-D

Posted in: celebration, emotion, leadership, sacred, success, Values | April 16, 2013 at 8:00 am , by Dave Kaiser

This just hit me in the face: the words “sacred” and “scared” are almost identical in English, reversing the second and third letters of one gives you the other. Wow, a little moment that blew my mind! Why? Well, often,...

What are Your Dreams?

Posted in: Brand, celebration, change, emotion, Humor, leadership, risk, sacred, success, Values | February 11, 2013 at 8:28 am , by Dave Kaiser

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What do you dream about doing? Maybe it’s big, like getting a PhD, maybe it’s little, like taking a trip to a nearby city. Maybe it’s outrageous, like being on the first spaceship to Mars! It doesn’t matter if it’s...

It’s Out Of My Control…NOT

Posted in: conflict, emotion, Humor, leadership, risk, success, uncategorized, Values | November 30, 2012 at 4:27 pm , by Dave Kaiser

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One of my clients emailed me the day before our coaching call and asked to reschedule. She mentioned that a client had asked her to reschedule. Fine of course, these things happen. Then she said it’s “out of my control.”...

Who is NOT my Ideal Client

Posted in: Brand, Humor, marketing, new client, success, uncategorized, Values | October 8, 2012 at 2:41 pm , by Dave Kaiser

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As an entrepreneur, you are often encouraged to find and market to your “ideal client.” In general, this is a good idea, since it enables you to better connect with those people and their aspirations and their needs. Sometimes, though,...

Cool article round-up

Posted in: Brand, leadership, marketing, risk, sacred, success, uncategorized, Values | August 10, 2012 at 11:42 am , by Dave Kaiser

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Does Happiness Really Drive Results from Talent Management Magazine (um, yes, it does…) Washington Post Article on “Career Coaching” This article is more valuable in talking about how to define progress and success in a coaching engagement, than in discussing...

How to Be Extraordinary

Posted in: Georgetown, leadership, risk, sacred, success, Values | February 25, 2012 at 8:30 am , by Dave Kaiser

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A famous commercial from the 90s began with the words “When I grow up, I want to file all day…” It reminded us that kids do not dream small dreams, they dream of being princesses, rock stars, astronauts. Most of...

All About Heroes

Posted in: celebration, emotion, leadership, risk, sacred, success, Values | February 23, 2012 at 10:06 pm , by Dave Kaiser

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I curated a series on Men and Heroism at the Good Men Project blog this week. You can find the link to it here. Some are about heroes that are truly extraordinary, some are about ordinary men and women doing...

Matthew Bishop meets Crash Davis

Posted in: change, job, leadership, productivity, Promotion, risk, success, Time Management, Values | January 3, 2012 at 10:36 pm , by Dave Kaiser

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In the midst of a jobless recession, many companies are having a hard time finding talented employees, according to this story by Matthew Bishop in the Economist. How can this possibly be so? Once upon a time, big companies were...

Thursday Thanks ManKind Project

Posted in: emotion, risk, sacred, thanks, Values | December 30, 2011 at 8:07 am , by Dave Kaiser

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OK, I am going to reboot the Thursday Thanks category here at the DarkMatter blog. Today I want to thank the Mankind Project (Also known as New Warriors). I went to an MKP weekend here in Chicago back in ’04,...

Too Busy For Professional Development?

Posted in: change, job, leadership, Luck, New Year's Resolutions, productivity, Promotion, success, Time Management, Values | December 18, 2011 at 11:58 pm , by Dave Kaiser

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I hear this all the time: “I can’t afford to take time away from work to go to some seminar or conference.” Often, it’s from the guy or gal near the top of the pyramid, too. The way I see it,...

I began working with Dark Matter Consulting, because I wanted to take my career to the next level but lacked a clear vision for how to proceed. DMC helped by: Holding me accountable to my own goals Helping elicit strategy and vision that I could not easily articulate Provided insight based...

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David is a very strong coach; the type of coach that won’t let you get away with accepting anything less than your true potential. —Kateneh Sherkat, Founder, KASA Human Resource Consulting...

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The perspective work you facilitated gave me a whole new outlook on life. It’s brought excitement and energy back in, helped me tap a deeper well of energy I didn’t know was there. Thank you, thank you, thank you. —Michael Cervino, VP and Founder, Beaconfire Consulting...

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Category Archives: Values

S-A-C-R-E-D and S-C-A-R-E-D

What are Your Dreams?

It’s Out Of My Control…NOT

Who is NOT my Ideal Client

Cool article round-up

How to Be Extraordinary

All About Heroes

Matthew Bishop meets Crash Davis

Thursday Thanks ManKind Project

Too Busy For Professional Development?

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