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“Growth stops when you lose the tension between where you are and where you want to be.”
-John C. Maxwell
"The greatest courageous act that we must all do is to have the courage to step out of our history and past so that we can live our dreams." ~ Oprah Winfrey
Do you ever feel like you are doing all the ‘right’ things and not seeing the results?
Og Mandino says that “It is those who concentrate on the one thing at a time who advance in the world.”
What are you concentrating on?
We need focus and we need to focus on the right things.
There is no magic formula, however there is a formula.
It's taken alot of trying to get things right, I finally got it...
The gift lies in the journey.
The best gift that a business owner can give their business is the best version of themselves.
And I want to share what I am learning with you.
We talk about all thing's leadership, business, and personal development. We may even throw in a lil’ tech tool help here and there too!
~ Coach Dezi
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Preparing for 2026 the Right Way
Every year, people race toward January with pressure disguised as preparation.
New goals.
New planners.
New promises.
Same exhaustion.
But preparation was never meant to feel frantic.
Preparation is about alignment, not urgency.
Deloitte’s research on organizational performance shows that aligned systems, aligned strategy, and aligned leadership outperform speed driven execution every time (Deloitte Insights, 2022).
Alignment is not passive. Alignment is power.
As you step toward 2026, ask yourself three grounding questions:
What part of me needs strengthening for the season ahead?
What habits must be released so I can lead with clarity?
What systems need rebuilding so my vision can rest on a foundation that holds it?
Your next level is not waiting on more hustle.
Your next level is waiting on a stronger foundation.
Build with intention.
Build with clarity.
Build from a version of yourself that is steady and ready.
Your next level will meet you when your foundation is ready.
References
Deloitte Insights, “The Strategic Choice Cascade: A Foundation for Alignment,” https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/insights/topics/strategy/strategic-choice-cascade.html
About Coach Dezi
Desiree Foster-Collins is the Founder of EBD
Collective Coaching & Consulting. She is a Maxwell Leadership Executive Program Team Member and a Certified Human Behavioral Consultant.
"You can have it all. Just not all at once." - Oprah Winfrey
This is the space where I share my thoughts, my wins, my learns and all things in-between on leading and growing my business.
I also share the parts that others won't - the hard parts of being the woman I desire to be and living out my purpose of helping you to grow your business and change lives. It starts and stops with you!
I'm a Mom to two amazing creative human beings. I love all things leadership, creativity, techy, travel and really good food.
I am a woman of faith and I will share about that too!
Thanks for being here!
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