Nick Liberati

Meet Nick Liberati,

A business & life coach who works with people that are already high-performers - but really want To "kick it up a notch" & are ready to take life-changing action to live lives of Boundless Success. Contact me via email»

"In the short time that you've partnered with me, balance in my life is achievable, tension is washed away, and your coaching has transcended so many aspects of my life, and the lives of those closest to me."

~ Cherise P ~

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    Mother’s Day

    Happy Mother’s day to all the human & pet mother’s today!

    It’s been 10 years since I originally wrote this poem for my mom.

    3 things of which to be mindful when reading…

    1. my mom’s name is Margaret
    2. the meaning of the name Margaret is pearl
    3. her first grandchild is named Miles

    Margaret you are a pearl indeed,
    Over the years you’ve always been
    The comforter when I’m in need -
    Healing hands for your next of kin.
    Each moment I was feeling blue
    Right was I to turn towards you.

    Magical moments, thinking of
    Our bond that’s evolved over time.
    Totally unrequited love
    Has helped me grow and to refine.
    Every word you spoke so long ago
    Resonates through me as I grow.

    Mom do you sense your saintliness?
    Outperforming most moms by Miles.
    Today I cherish your caress;
    Heartfelt, compassionate smiles.
    Everything you did now makes sense…
    Realize you made all the difference.

    Nick Liberati © 2001

    May 9th, 2010 at 12pm
    Posted under Inspiration tags

    Attitude Is A Choice

    Ask yourself these questions:  Do I recognize the opportunity in each situation or feel victimized?  Am I a winner or a whiner?  Is the glass half-full or half-empty?

    Notice that for each question, there are two choices?  There may be more that weren’t listed. The point is, you have a choice.  The motivation for writing this particular blog post is an all too familiar situation we’ve all likely encountered in some way or another. Yesterday I was flying home from Phoenix.  Long story short, my flight was delayed for 2.5 hours due to the weather in Chicago.

    Like many, my initial feeling was that of frustration…until I reminded myself that I have a choice in how I respond.  First, I re-framed the situation – choosing not to label it as good or bad, but rather to accept it for what it was.  The fact is, the flight was delayed, and there’s nothing I could do about that – “It is what it is”. What I could do something about was my attitude towards the situation.

    What a shift!  I now felt empowered, not like a victim.  I recognized that I can create an opportunity with this ‘gift of time’.  Hey, Sky Harbor Airport has free Wi-Fi, so I logged-on to my Mac and caught up on a bunch of the emails that I’ve had lingering longer than I’d care to admit – like the ones to my good friends – Ivan at Nutrolution and Vern at ThaiPulse to congratulate him on the impending launch of his new Thailand travel website.  Then there were some reports that I needed to complete for the end of the week – knocked them out too.

    “Hey Nick, it’s been a while since you’ve spoken to …”  So, I called my buddy Pete in St. Louis and then Jack at Govig BioPharma. Finally, there are some great blogs where I’ve fallen behind on my reading, so I got caught up on reading/learning from Nate Riggs and downloading articles from Inc. Answers.

    Holy crap!  I’ve gotten a lot done and my glass is beyond half-full.  I felt energized by the fact that I felt in control of a situation where I initially felt frustrated and victimized.  All because I reminded myself that I have a choice in how I respond – my attitude!

    By the time I boarded the plane, I was thankful for the opportunity that the airlines presented to me.  On the flight home I was able to set-aside any work and reward myself, becoming immersed in leisure-reading of the book I just started.

    Suffice it to say that I’m sure I felt much different than the fella that was sitting next to me in the airport.  He kept calling his wife to complain about the delay, looking at his watch, and lamenting how yet again the airlines foiled his plans.  Guess he made a different choice :-) .

    Now, I’m not saying that a good attitude guarantees success or happiness.  But, a bad attitude will surely guarantee otherwise.

    What choices will you make?  How will you recognize that everything is an opportunity?  Willing to share a story of your own in this regard?  If so, leave a comment below, I’d love to hear about it and be inspired by you!

    May 8th, 2010 at 10am
    Posted under attitude tags

    “I Was Hot As A Pistol”

    No matter how many times I watch this video, I get goose-bumps every time. I resurrected this video from my favorites that I’ve saved on YouTube. It’s been several years since this story originally came to light, and chances are, you may have seen it before. But please, indulge me for 2 minutes and 45 seconds, and watch the video again.

    This video contains one of the ‘secrets’ to unlocking your success within.

    Imagine what Jason probably encountered in his young life.  Countless doubters I’m sure. Folks whispering amongst themselves, unshared thoughts, or blatant comments. Comments like:  ”he’s different”, “he’ll never play basketball”, “he hasn’t got what it takes to do it”, “he’s handicapped”, on-and-on…

    Everybody, with the exception of a few, had their preconceived notions about Jason’s limitations – the limiting beliefs that would hold him back.  Everybody except Jason!

    If one is not careful it’s easy to slip into believing the limitations that others, or worse yet you, may impose on what you can truly achieve.  Being ‘typecast’ or ‘pigeon-holed’ is what happens when we listen to the limiting beliefs, negative assumptions, or interpretations of situations expressed by ourselves or others.

    It doesn’t have to be that way.  You have the power to choose what you believe to be true. Jason’s video is here to teach you one thing:  There aren’t any opinions or preconceptions that are powerful enough to change who you really are and what you are completely capable of…without your permission.

    If you have a steadfast belief – in yourself,  in your capability, in your dreams, in your talent, in your intelligence, or in your desire – you are miles ahead of most folks.  The idle commentary from others is rendered as meaningless as a compass without a needle.

    They can’t change you or stop you. There is nothing that can hold you back; there is nothing that you can’t achieve if only you know you can achieve it.

    I’d like to thank Jason McElwain; an enthusiastic, determined, simply amazing young man from upstate New York; for teaching an invaluable lesson.

    It’s up to you.  It’s your choice.  What’s holding you back from becoming “hot as a pistol”?

    ~ Nick

    January 5th, 2010 at 1pm
    Posted under Inspiration, success tags

    Are You a Baby Monkey or a Kitten?

    It’s no secret that your attitude determines your potential for ‘success’ in relationships, career, even your internal ‘success’ with yourself.  After all, we’ve all heard the ol’ saying “Your Attitude Determines Your Altitude”.  Examine your attitude/beliefs/thoughts.  Are they helping or hurting you?

    My previous blog post focused on change, and looked at different responses that people may have to change.  At the end of it, I asked you to consider the question posed in the title of this post, without any context.  This post is an extension of that discussion. Let me bring you further ‘into the light’ on the monkey and the kitten.

    The reason I ask the question is tied to two basic attitudes, related to how each animal deals with stress and change.  Think about how a kitten responds when in danger or is confused.  It will nearly be paralyzed with fright and meow until its mother arrives to carry it off to safety.  Kind of a victim mentality.  By contrast, consider a baby monkey faced with a similar situation.  At the first sign of trouble the baby monkey seeks out its mother, jumps on her back and rides off safety…all the while holding on.

    Two similar themes here, but different approaches.  Both animals recognize that they need help to manage the situation. However, the monkey plays an active role in it’s flight to safety, while that of the kitten is rather passive.

    Coaching a ‘kitten’ can be very challenging, and unless one can breakthrough the ‘victim’ mentality of a kitten, it often yields unsustainable results.  Coaching is ideally suited for ‘monkeys’ – those willing to actively work on themselves, and enjoy the fruit which that work can bring.  Not to fret if you’re a ‘kitten’, there is hope.  Coaching can help eliminate the attitude of being helpless, by dismantling that victim mentality, it’s just a little more work than coaching a ‘monkey’.  The results after the breakthrough, however, can be no less than spectacular.

    And so, I ask the question again: “Are You A Baby Monkey Or A Kitten?”

    December 12th, 2009 at 9pm
    Posted under Navigating Change tags