SOAR TO SUCCESS / Feature Article for “life coaching,” serving an audience of 150,000 coaches, and coaching thousands of hours across 12 countries. David coaches’ business owners, executives, and teams, to produce extraordinary results through authentic, transparent communication. He was elected to the exclusive Transformational Leadership Council alongside such thought leaders as Jack Canfield, Don Miguel Ruiz, and Marianne Williamson. David has appeared on over 200 shows and podcasts, plus helps business owners and other individuals solve issues and become more successful. His approach supports people so they can understand the issues behind their actions and find solutions, that work, to make them better humans. David found that over the years he had to learn to lead himself before he could successfully lead others. To do that he had to identify and name the things that bothered him. We’ve all heard of the saying “there’s an elephant in the room.” David discovered there’s another animal in the room too - something a person is afraid to talk about, or address. In his newly released book, Mouse in the Room, he calls these mice. “An example of a mouse could be, you are late to a meeting, and you are embarrassed. You are wondering if the other people are annoyed with you for being late. You first must learn to lead yourself and ask, what are you actually feeling, what do you want and don’t want. That is a leadership move and takes courage to look that deep inside.” In his book, Mouse in the Room, David identified eight different types of mice that could be in the room when you are communicating with another. He shared three that are themost common for entrepreneurs to experience, although we all probably face all eight at one time or another. The first discussed was Desire Mouse. Do you have a desire to lose weight, eat healthier, spend more time with family, or do you just tolerate the lack of success in those areas, because those goals are not important enough to make them a reality? Becoming aware of the things you really want is a win. “If you are a business owner and someone is five minutes late to a meeting, but you want them to be five minutes early, that is a DESIRE Mouse.”
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