Highfill Performance Group

The crash came as I talked to my mom about the hurricane. My husband had gone to the front door to take the dog outside since Irene had been raging for twelve hours and it was supposed to be dissipating. My son had gone upstairs to his bedroom with a window that faced the front [...]

Photo by Liza Highfill I’m awaiting hurricane Irene here in Virginia. I’m preparing by gathering non-perishable snacks like Fritos and Triple Stacked Oreos. You have to have your priorities. Watching people in Target yanking water off shelves as if they’ll never drink again, I am always amazed by the panic that ensues when we are [...]

We all know that emotions impact behavior, right? Well, according to recent research, behavior also directly impacts emotion. Even something as simple as how we move our heads. In an example from Richard Wiseman’s book, 50 Seconds – Change Your Life in Under a Minute, he cited one study where participants were asked to focus [...]

Teaching a group of Middle School kids who have been kicked out of their regular classrooms is always a delight. I had the chance to teach them one year, and was told that if I could keep the fighting down to five a day I’d be successful.

I watched the man shuffle through Penn Station in New York City. He had an old jacket with the lining torn out, and shoes with no laces and rips down the side.

I will never forget sitting down to have a serious coaching conversation with a new employee. His name was Ed, and he had come to my team with years of face-to-face selling experience.

My dad was in a hospital bed, gasping for the last few breaths he would experience on this earth. I watched him from a small distance, amazed by how unattached I felt to this body, this person, who had meant so much to me.