Archive for October 2025

There are many applications of the 20/60/20 Rule. Sometimes it refers to how one feels day to day about their performance (good, decent, or bad), but for me, I like to use it more deliberately. In training, I believe it helps to train… 20% of the time with someone who is better than you 60% of…

After over a decade of supporting clients in recovery, from both addiction and mental health challenges, Cindy West has seen firsthand the strength it takes to ask for help. A committed and compassionate listener, as a Mental Fitness Life Coach, she now empowers others to reclaim their strength and purpose after divorce, trauma, retirement, or…

A “phantom deadline” is an artificial deadline created by a supervisor meant to motivate employees to get stuff done in a hurry. Sometimes this strategy can work in the short term, but it comes at a great cost. The challenge is that it’s lie, and by lying to your team, and it breaks trust in…