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The Leadershift Project

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Telephone: (970) 376-1860

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Contact us now for a free consultation! The LeaderShift Project™ comes from years of experience working with leaders at all levels and focuses on creating better leaders who then drive cultures of high engagement and performance excellence.

11/05/2026

As some of you know, I started a Substack in May called Less What If, More Hell Yes! That's where this essay lives, along with tons of other provocative content and extremely personal stories about how to stop living on autopilot: https://shanibeth.substack.com/p/idrb-i-dont-ride-bitch?r=isjzu&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I started this Substack with the encouragement of many friends who admire the unique way in which I live my life and believe it can inspire others to muster more courage and create more joy and adventure.

I question the "shoulds," excuses, and habits that keep you in a life of What Ifs. The alternative is choosing "Hell Yes," but that's not always easy or comfortable.

It's not for everyone. If you are up for the challenge, please join the growing community. (it's free).

https://substack.com/

I hope to see you there!

11/03/2026

Today I want to share a simple reframe that has helped me in my ongoing battle with perfectionism.

Maintaining very high standards can be a superpower, but when you push the accelerator TOO far, your superpower can suddenly switch sides and become self-induced kryptonite in the form of perfectionism.

Perfectionism has been a lifelong pattern for me from as far back as I can remember. Starting in my kindergarten play about the alphabet, in which I had the starring role of…you guessed it…Little Miss A.

Also in kindergarten: if I made a mistake practicing my penmanship, I refused to use an eraser like a normal person. Rather, I’d crumple up the paper and start over.

Here are some of the downsides of perfectionism. We perfectionists often:

• set unrealistic expectations for ourselves, which is a recipe for a lifetime of self-flagellation, stress, anxiety, and unwellness in general
• set unrealistic expectations for others, which can be alienating and demotivating
• react defensively to criticism
• procrastinate to avoid failure in case we can’t get it perfect
• forget to celebrate our accomplishments

So here's the reframe:

Stop asking if it’s perfect. Instead, ask if you’re on-track or off-track.

“Is this perfect?” is a question begging for self-judgment and wasted time and energy..

“Am I on-track or off-track?” points at the work instead of your worth and gets you moving again. This question has kept me out of quicksand quite a lot since I started asking it.

If you are a fellow perfectionist, I encourage you to try this technique and LMK how it goes!

11/02/2026

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Tap ❤️ if you agree.

10/22/2026

I was recently in Bentonville, AR and visited the Walmart Museum. Take a look at the sample products from each decade that were in display cases.

My favorites that made me LOL were the camera with flashbulbs from the 1960s, Simon from the 1970s, and the Sony Walkman from the 1980s.

I hope these make you smile as much as I did!

10/20/2026

From Coach Shani:

1️⃣ How long have you been driving on I'll Figure It Later Blvd?

2️⃣ What have you been postponing that you'll regret not having done?

3️⃣ What is one small step you can take TODAY in the direction of Why Didn't I Do This Sooner Ave?

10/16/2026

Today is National Bosses Day.

Here's to my boss - ME! I've been working for myself for 15 years now and, if I do say so myself, I'm the best boss I've ever had lol!

Leadership experts like me spend a lot of time talking about poor bosses.

Today, let's celebrate the great ones!

For me, one of my earliest managers, Cheryl Tierney, stands out. I was twenty-two years old and given a huge stretch project. It would have been so easy, and not surprising, for Cheryl to micromanage everything, but she didn't. She gave me room to be creative and empowered me to take ownership. While offering an incredible amount of independence to work on this project, she was also accessible if I had questions or needed support navigating politics. Cheryl brought out the best in people and, in return, people consistently delivered their best for her.

Tell me in the comments about the best boss you've ever had.

10/13/2026

Today is the International Day for Failure.

What, celebrate failure???

Absofreakinlutely!

This day encourages people to:
• Tell the unpolished story behind an eventual success
• Admit that an idea or decision didn’t work
• Extract a specific lesson from the experience
• Separate an unsuccessful attempt from personal worth
• Make it safer for others to experiment
• Take another thoughtful risk instead of retreating permanently

I love the history of this "holiday," which originated in 2010 with students in Finland trying to stimulate a startup culture. At the time, Finland had excellent education, strong engineering talent, and significant technological expertise, but students felt that its culture was too cautious about entrepreneurship. Starting a company involved the possibility of very public failure, and failure was often treated as evidence of foolishness or incompetence.

I work with leadership teams globally to change culture, and one big element is encouraging smart risk-taking. When "failure" is the result of smart risk-taking, it should NOT be punished. Rather, it should be celebrated and mined for lessons.

There is a huge difference between a failure made in the quest for innovation and failures as a result of carelessness or bad faith. The latter ones should come with punitive consequences.

So, if you are a leader who is serious about creating a culture of innovation, then start with an honest audit of how your organization treats failure. Is the reaction a one size fits all "failure is bad" attitude? Or do your leaders know how to distinguish among the various varieties of "failure" and manage accordingly?

10/08/2026

As a follow-up to an article I posted a couple months ago about how I changed careers four times, I wrote this essay titled, Everyone to me: “You’re nuts to quit your great job; it’s irresponsible," detailing the learnings from quitting my job to do a year of amazing travel on six continents.

To be clear, this gutsy decision wasn’t just about having money to fund it. It was more about stoking the internal resource of courage and embracing uncertainty. The latter is where most people get stuck, and my life purpose is to inspire others to get unstuck.

For those who have or are thinking of doing something similar, this essay also provides advice to help others see your time off as an advantage rather than something that detracted from your career.

Taking extended time off, for whatever the reason, needs to be normalized.

Having the clarity and courage to go for what you want and need is the inspiration behind my free Substack page, "Less What If, More Hell Yes."

Head there to read the whole article: https://shanibeth.substack.com/

DM me to share your reflections and possible regrets!

10/06/2026

Shani's Book Club is back, and I have a pound-the-table recommendation to share.

It's a delightful book called Theo of Golden by Allen Levi. It’s an unlikely best seller because it features kindness, curiosity, generosity, and vulnerability. No conflict, betrayal, superheroes, or s*x.

That is precisely why I liked it! The book is a welcome escape from all the drama and cruelty in the world right now. It will make you feel good, smile, and occasionally tear up with empathy.

Here is the Amazon description:

“One spring morning, a stranger named Theo arrives in the small Southern city of Golden. He doesn’t explain much about where he came from or why he’s there—but when he visits the local coffeehouse, where pencil portraits of the people of Golden hang on the walls, he begins purchasing them, one at a time, and giving each portrait to the person depicted.

In exchange, he asks only for the person’s story. And so portrait by portrait, person by person, secrets are revealed, regrets are shared, and ordinary lives are profoundly altered.

A story of giving and receiving, of seeing and being seen, Theo of Golden is an unforgettable novel about the power of generosity, the importance of connection, and the quiet miracles that happen when we choose kindness and wonder.”

I highly recommend it! LMK what you think!

10/02/2026

Ted Lasso is the gift that keeps on giving, not only for comedy and heart, but also for leadership lessons. In this clip from episode 7 of season 4, Ted teaches his assistant coach the art of "yes, and..." This is one of the most treasured arrows in my leadership communication quiver, and I just love the way Ted so simply describes it.

"...yes opens up the door...and, well, that allows people to walk on through it."

Let me add my nuances:

• "Yes" doesn't necessarily mean agreement. Rather, it is acknowledgment that you heard the other person. For example,
◦ Yes, I appreciate your input. And there are some other factors to consider as well...
◦ Yes, that's an interesting idea. And let's talk more about it...
◦ Yes, I can understand how you'd feel that way. And I'd like to offer another perspective.
• "And" is an alternative to the word "but" which shuts down conversation and often puts others on the defensive. Substituting one word can change everything.
• "And" presents an opportunity to build on rather than diminish ideas.
• "But" has siblings to watch out for that have the same subtext: however, nevertheless, and although.

Fieldwork for you, LeaderShifters: start to notice how frequently you and others use the word "but." Then try to replace it with "and" and notice the difference!

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