2020's Lessons on Adaptation

Change is a given. Adapting is a choice.

Adaptation became the theme for our third Be Your Own Best Coach cohort for 2020 and the year . . .

Change may be a given, but what you do about it and how you manage it can spell the difference between barely making it through or growing in unexpected and wonderful ways.

That’s where adapting comes into play. Adapting well to change allows you to see things in a new light, take advantage of new opportunities, and come out the other end better than when you began.

Best of all, adapting doesn’t have to be a struggle.

We designed all our posts of 2020 to help you adapt with grace.

Take a look at our 5 most popular posts:


1. Kickstart Program: A Science-Backed Approach to Success

One of the biggest problems you face, especially if your goal is to move up in your career, is that the critical skills you need to manage your life, build resilience, and improve your shot at success are never taught in school . . . or at home.

Sign on to the free Be Your Own Best Coach Kickstart Program to learn two of the most crucial skills you need.


2. Tiny Habits When You’re in the Grip of Uncertainty and Fear 

Taking charge and being in control gives us the sense of security we depend on, but COVID-19 has thrown us under the bus. This page includes three key ways the Tiny Habits® behavior change method can help you regain a sense of agency and empowerment.


3. How to Upskill When the New Normal Demands Skills You May Never Have Thought About 

Uncertainty and insecurity predominate today, but one thing you can be sure of -- we will not be returning to “business as usual.” Regardless of how it appears on the surface, our collective mind-body-spirit has been deeply wounded. Underneath the new normal will be profound trauma.

So, if you want to thrive--and not just survive--in the future, three key skills using the Tiny Habits® method can help.


4. Be Your Own Best Coach Conversations: Designing How We Work

In this special episode, we share an excerpt from one of our Be Your Own Best Coach Guest Contributors, Melissa Daimler. It's part of a bigger series of guest interviews within the Be Your Own Best Coach program.

Melissa Daimler has been an executive at high-growth companies for over twenty years helping leaders define and operationalize culture. In this interview, Melissa shares her insights about how to design how we work during this pandemic and into the future so we maximize our potential for wellbeing and productivity.


5. Be Your Own Best Coach Conversations: The Power of Onlyness

In this special episode, we share an excerpt from one of our Be Your Own Best Coach Guest Contributors, Nilofer Merchant. It's part of a bigger series of guest interviews within the Be Your Own Best Coach program.  

A celebrated business strategist, innovator, and best-selling author, Nilofer Merchant is a former executive of Apple and other tech companies, who once got sworn at by Steve Jobs himself. In this episode, Nilofer not only illuminates the future of work but also gives us the strategies to win in that future. 

Please enjoy our 2020 Most Popular!

Warm wishes for a Happy New Year.