Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 13, 2022

The thing about "sales" and "sales processes"— even the most excellent ones behind the most phenomenal services and products — is that our Intentions, Energy, and Presence (our "IEP") and how we show up in that conversation or process, will make or break our success in the "sale." Why you maybe missing your mark in sales and leadership.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 5, 2012

Day 5 and I’ve been super aware, perhaps more now than ever, of how much power we have to support ourselves and set the tone of our lives by “getting in front of it” with energy leadership. Physical/Environmental Energy: How’s your nutrition? Notice the energy you bring into a room.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 10, 2023

We've recently returned after several weeks on the road bringing our Positive Energy Workplace Initiative™ and IEP Method offerings to a variety of rooms — from group trainings for a Fortune 50 client, to mastermind sessions with former ACI clients, and finishing up with a keynote session for procurement leaders.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 1, 2016

Our normally high vibration, present, positive energy meetings, turned into dysfunctional sludge; the sludge had nothing to do with what I said or did – it was my energy and what I brought into that Google Hangout. Fortunately, I quickly realized I was sinking the “room”, was able to name it, reboot, and get us back on track.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 4, 2011

This is a continuation of the on-going list of 17 “acts” for authentic living, sustainable leadership, and simply “getting out of your own way” that started on January 14 th , click here to read that post. Lead your energy. Be patient. Change takes time. Healing takes time. Relationships take time. Get curious.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 3, 2024

The IEP Method (Intentional Energetic Presence®) is ACI’s proprietary methodology and impact model at the heart of our leadership and training programs. Your IEP is the energy you bring to the room and how people experience you each and every moment. What is the IEP Method? Check out a video overview of the IEP Method here:

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 1, 2023

It can sometimes feel simpler and more straightforward to approach your company culture reactively (by changing policies hastily, disregarding employee input, moving forward on engagement campaigns without leadership commitment, prioritizing short-term fixes, etc.),

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Anese Cavanaugh

MAY 4, 2022

Building a healthy culture and an authentic Positive Energy Workplace™ takes awareness, honesty, intention, energy, presence, and action. If you are truly tending to your IEP (Intentions/ Energy/ Presence) and taking action from a place of awareness and service.

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 3, 2021

I'm noticing in my work with clients, with things my friends and family are going through, and in my own life that there is this extra level of buzz, tenderness, and sensitivity that seems to go with more things than not right now. the pandemic and. everything else.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 2, 2023

3 Questions Corporate L&D Leaders Can Ask to Determine if there is a Stickiness Problem Your organization is investing in training, coaching, and cultural transformation initiatives and spending a lot of time, energy, money, and “workforce trust equity” in doing so. It’s a big lift with lots riding on the success of these initiatives.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 9, 2010

I like to look at leadership through several lenses; two of the most important are (1) the “being” of leadership, and (2) the “doing” of leadership. The “doing” of leadership is the actions, the behaviors, the things you can “see”. Since we’re a “doing” culture, let’s take “doing” first. People like tangible.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 8, 2010

It’s all about the energy. The energy you bring to your life, your leadership, and to your team – physical, emotional, and vibrational - is having an impact at all times. To me, this translates into energy management. Hope to see you there! Boots on? . Join us for this call to learn more!

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 20, 2010

Simple leadership musings from the trenches: energy & impact. ” The energy and beliefs that you bring to your life, your relationships, and your organization are showing up as impact in one way or another – intended or unintended. .”

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 13, 2024

As a women-owned business, our team at Active Choices, Inc. is especially inspired by Women’s History Month in March and International Women’s Day on March 8th.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 13, 2010

Simple leadership musings from the trenches: intended outcomes. This does not have to be a huge or complicated undertaking; more often than not it has to do with the beliefs and energy that are going into creating those results. If it’s not the outcome you intended, look back, what do you need to do differently to shift it?

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Anese Cavanaugh

JUNE 25, 2020

We are in a new era of leadership. What is required NOW as we navigate the present moment and lead into the future, is similar in some ways (after all, we're talking about human beings, human dynamics, connection, and leadership), and also will require more -- and in new ways. little did we know.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 21, 2013

If you’re familiar at all with my work or my stance, you’ll know that I’m a stand for leadership and that I get to work with some of the most innovative companies and business leaders in helping them create more effective leadership and impact in the world. Your self-care directly impacts your energy inside.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 18, 2013

When one of the outcomes they wanted to have came up as being something like: “Schedule the next team meeting to discuss how we want to have team meetings” my energy flinched just a tad. You’ll prevent a lot of snaffu’s and energy drains that happen when this isn’t in place. It’s just easier.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 7, 2013

The lowest energy “wins” You walk into a room, and the room feels heavy, “down”, tense, yucky. Unless you “match” that energy. Unless you “match” that energy. Unless you “match” that energy. Unless you “match” that energy. You however do not.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 5, 2021

Years ago when I wrote CONTAGIOUS CULTURE (McGraw-Hill, 2015), people were surprised to find that when I talked about “creating a healthy culture,” I pointed them to first look at their own leadership health, and how they showed up, to actually create that culture.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 3, 2013

“The energy is way better in here… What’s happening? Full disclosure, primarily as a customer — and, of course, I’ve also made friends with their leadership team.). The leadership team decided to add a bit of love into their every interaction with clients and customers. The magical energy of love.

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Anese Cavanaugh

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Your intentions, energy, and presence guide your impact. Your focus today builds your leadership and culture today and tomorrow. Are you focusing on the right things today to build resilient leaders and a sustainable culture tomorrow? Are you clear?" This is a question I used to ask clients.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 13, 2020

You have a training program you're about to launch that is costing your organization big resources in time, energy, money, and people. This training is the thing that will help your workforce get on the same page around culture, leadership, and the skills (and ways of being) required to do them well.

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Anese Cavanaugh

AUGUST 13, 2012

When I asked her why she was so late (my irritated presence and energy doing nothing to help her), she burst into tears. Our assumptions and judgements create energy that either contributes to helping things go better or contributes to making them worse. Leadership requires authenticity. We had 2 hours, she was 40 minutes late.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 17, 2017

Recently I was asked to consult with an organization to help them shift their culture to one of greater health, leadership, productivity, and morale. The team pulled together consisted of several thought leaders from different industries, some of the organization's leadership, several of their employees, and me. Slow down. Next Steps.

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Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 12, 2010

The “energy, being & mindset” of feeding the wolf. The energy created from this mindset and way of being is expansive, positive, productive, and positively contagious. The energy created from this mindset and way of being is expansive, positive, productive, and positively contagious. The cycle goes on.

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Anese Cavanaugh

FEBRUARY 14, 2013

I think the quality and sustainability of our leadership is highly dependent on this. And that, my friend, is a compelling energy to lead from. The post Leadership Rocket Fuel… Four Ways to Launch. In order to make powerful generous space for others, we have to make intentional space for ourselves first. And hold it.

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Anese Cavanaugh

APRIL 13, 2020

Hi Everyone, I hope you are staying safe, sound, being kind, and taking care of yourself and those you love and lead. This moment in time is surreal and I'm grateful to be in it with you. I am clear that we will get through this together and I, like you, am. sitting with the experience, lessons, and quiet opportunities for becoming in it all.

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Anese Cavanaugh

NOVEMBER 22, 2010

BUT…I did have a choice if I wanted to let it tank my energy which would do NO ONE any good. Often people think that leadership is about not being allowed to be scared, mad, frustrated, or to “not know” – this is a lie. How do you use gratitude to shift energy and create better resource states to make decisions from?

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Energy Video Follow-up Learning-by-Doing 70

Anese Cavanaugh

OCTOBER 30, 2020

The range of emotion I experience, almost daily, is like nothing I've ever felt before -- a mix of personal feelings, empathy for what's going on, feeling the collective energy and emotions on our planet right now, and ambiguity galore -- combined with a lack of control of so many big things -- creating an incredible amount of global anxiety.

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 19, 2016

energy dips, resistance comes in. You get into your car, notice the to-go coffee cup (from 3 days ago) and your kid's Cheese-Its crumbed in the back seat. agitation spikes. You walk into your office, it's dark, stuffy, messy. You go to write on the white board, and have to move through 4 pens until you find one that works.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 9, 2012

If they’re true allies and friends, they will come around quickly, they will support you in your “yes” If they’re not, you’ll learn soon enough where to invest your energy and heart, and where not to. It is a choice that inspires, and it is a choice that creates positive energy and impact for those you serve.

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 26, 2013

You didn’t get to where you are today without some really good effective leadership skills… Though maybe you did. How can I inspire more leadership and engagement in my team? If these things are not supporting your energy… hop to. To you and your best leadership possible. You lead your company.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JANUARY 19, 2021

Our intentions were clear, our energy was clean, and we were present to the situation at hand and how we wanted to be with each other and for our kids. Years ago when my ex-husband and I completed our marriage, to keep things extra clean and as emotionally easy as possible, we worked with a mediator.

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Anese Cavanaugh

JULY 16, 2019

Whatever your preference, it boils down to this; how we spend our time and energy creates our outcomes and results. And even better news, it's not really about time; it's about energy , setting ourselves up to be the best use of us, and the way we relate to and think about time.

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Anese Cavanaugh

SEPTEMBER 11, 2020

energy goes. Whatever the case (and this seems to happen more and more frequently), my previously energized and focused brain, after any of these (or a combination of the above) -- shuts down. And all that "ready to engage, ready to write, ready to whatever, zoom zoom!!"

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Anese Cavanaugh

MARCH 8, 2012

I’m working on a couple of articles right now – one on “leadership vitamins” Yep. Vitamin E has been on my mind this week – there are several forms of it; exhilaration, energy, education, engagement… To me these all blend. (My Where do you go, within yourself, to tap into that energy?

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