This is Part 3 in our Conflict Resolution series. You can read Part 1 here - A New Take On Conflict Resolution, and Part 2 here - Let’s Jug It Out, Conflict Resolution In Relationships == In my previous two blogs, I outlined two approaches I’ve taken to resolve some...
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Ditch Negativity By Rewriting Your Inner Dialogue [With Video]
Video Transcription: How many times have you heard from people like me — coaches, self-help experts, talk about “just change your mindset”? And if you've heard that, I think you also know it's just not that easy. It's not like you just snap your fingers, and all of a...
Let’s Jug It Out: How Emptying My Jug Saved My Relationship
This is Part 2 in our Conflict Resolution series. You can read Part 1 here - A New Take On Conflict Resolution, and Part 3 here - From Gut Punch to Virtual Hug: A New Take On Conflict Resolution == It appears that conflict is following me. Or maybe, since I’m the main...
From Gut Punch to Virtual Hug: A New Take On Conflict Resolution
This is Part 1 in our Conflict Resolution series. You can read Part 2 here - Let’s Jug It Out, Conflict Resolution In Relationships, and Part 3 here - From Gut Punch to Virtual Hug: A New Take On Conflict Resolution == Ever heard of the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon? It’s...
Watch The Cliff! How To Set Guardrails At Work To Reduce Stress
Let’s say you’re driving on a single-lane road up a mountain pass. On either side of your car is a sheer cliff – if you veered off to one side or the other, you’d drive off the mountain. Protecting you are the metal guardrails. They provide safety. They let you know...
Unlocking Life’s Hidden Principles: 5 Universal Insights for Executives and Leaders
I don’t know about you, but my brain seems to be on overdrive - non-stop! When I divorced in 2013, I remember my therapist asking me, “When do you relax?” I got defensive before replying, “I relax plenty!” But she was too smart and saw through my bullshit. Nowadays,...
Screw Luck! Why Networking Is the Real Key to Success
I need clients! That’s what I embarrassingly blurted out about 5 years ago when Dave asked me, ‘How can I support you?’. Ugh – what a loser I was!! When I joined the entrepreneurial ranks, I REALLY learned the importance of networking. And I was also brought into a...
Celebrate good times…
🎶 Celllll-uh-brate good times, come on!! 🎶 Kool & The Gang sing it best! I’m writing this 1 day before my 48th birthday. And I love celebrating! It doesn’t always need to be a huge party or a big event. Just enough to celebrate the very day I entered this world. I...
Lessons I Learned From The Mafia: Mastering Employee Feedback
You told ‘em nothin’, and they got nothin’ That’s what Robert De Nero’s character, Jimmy Conway, says to Henry Hill in the movie Goodfellas after he gets ‘pinched’ for selling illegal cigarettes for the mafia. As I was rewatching this classic film, it dawned on me...
Adventures in Awkwardness and Other Discomfortable Feats
I’m not going streaking through the quad. I can guarantee you that 100%! Let me explain… For many of us, the idea of doing certain things (like streaking naked through the streets of your college) is something you’re just NOT going to do. Period! Doesn’t matter how...
Darren Kanthal
Darren Kanthal, Founder of The Kanthal Group, is a values-driven leadership and career coach with over 20 years of experience in HR and Talent Acquisition. Darren is intensely passionate about helping mid-career leaders cut through the BS, do the foundational work, and achieve their greatness.