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I used to think it was all about the money. Reaching the end goal. Partly, because I’m really results-oriented and partly because of my background in corporate. It was always about winning and being successful. Boom! That’s where the rewards always were.
In corporate, my boss called to ... Views: 1617
Now that you have returned from your holiday season and have begun your New Year… the question is how much of your work and life is actually going to be “new” for 2012?
Are your business expectations and self expectations genuinely optimistic, guarded or rather uncertain? Your answer to this ... Views: 1083
People collect everything from McDonalds Happy Meal toys to antique guns to books to cars. Of all the things you’ve heard of people collecting, perhaps questions isn’t on that list.
Collecting questions might seem unusual, but consider this: people typically collect things for at least on of ... Views: 855
Accountability is a buzzword in the business world right now. Unfortunately, most of us have negative understanding of the word. We often use the word as if it means blame and punishment. Therefore, we attempt to avoid it. The truth is that accountability is unavoidable. In the workplace, ... Views: 1254
I had mastered a bad habit in my relationship. This particular practice was born out of the desire to keep peace in my house.
It finally occurred to me that the thing I was doing to keep peace, actually kept me away from it. WHOA!
In my quest to create flow in my relationship I would often ... Views: 1275
Now that you have invested in a new company, is the CEO doing what is necessary to maximize your investment? Success does not happen by accident. It takes a lot of hard work and a commitment to a set of core principles, which become a foundation and pathway during times of development, crises, ... Views: 1451
Every businessperson wants to grow their company. Growth can be defined in many ways; revenue, profit, market share, asset value, strong team that lets you take more time off, increased happiness and contentment. Not every businessperson wants more money. Interestingly enough, virtually ... Views: 1838
Why to study ACCA?
ACCA makes you eligible to follow your own path to a rewarding and fulfilling career in any sector that you want to work in, in any financial role and position that you would like to work in. It opens doors for you in the corporate world that would have been difficult to ... Views: 1206
Adducology, the career and student consultancy, offers a number of career services which can help people achieve more. The aim of the career services area has always been to help people reach their potential. This is achieved via education on how to persuade employers, interviewers and ... Views: 1200
A lot of Business Owners can enjoy the benefits of business coaching. The important point is to make certain you are engaging with a Business Coach so that you can identify the bits of your business to work on.
Most people actually have a pretty good business, it's just the small bits that ... Views: 1014
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Am I a Leader? - by Courtney Lynch, Co-Founder Lead Star LLC
As women, we have dynamic lives, full of opportunity and continuous challenge. We fill a variety of roles – we are mothers, daughters, friends, volunteers and mentors. We also are called upon to lead everyday, though many of us have never considered ourselves leaders.
We are leaders, ... Views: 1005
You can spend hours writing, checking, and rechecking a perfect business plan; however, no matter how good it sounds, no busy potential investor will bother reading it, at least not before reviewing your executive summary first. An appealing, professional executive summary dramatically increases ... Views: 5045
Have you ever had the experience of achieving a substantial goal, receiving applause, high-fives, and maybe even a bonus — but you didn’t feel any joy or even happiness?
You looked forward to giving that training for a major conference. You worked hard on it. It was even a pleasure to create. ... Views: 1119
In my last newsletter, I shared with you a few of Jack Canfield’s Success Principles and today, I’d like to share one more: Practice Uncommon Appreciation.
Jack Canfield shares, as you might have heard, before “employees are more motivated by appreciation, the feeling included in things, and ... Views: 1806
It is no secret that there is an incredible diversity of personalities and behaviors among human beings. In the past few years, researchers have discovered a similarly broad diversity of personalities among animal species, suggesting that personality has a genetic element. But how do we codify ... Views: 1736
This is one of my favorite business quotes: "Vision without execution is really hallucination." I know several people who have taken credit for originating that masterpiece. I may have even done that occasionally. As obvious as its truth is, however, many organizations with lofty visions and ... Views: 1246
Do you ask to be compensated in direct relationship to the value you give for the work you do?
Do you ask for the support you need from every person that could highly impact your success?
If you work from home, do you ask for peace while you work? If people work for you, do you ask for ... Views: 1268
Working in global organizations, one thing is certain. You will get evaluated on your performance. Are your presentation skills putting you at risk for getting poor scores?
A few weeks ago, giving a presentation skills training for a new team in a world-class company, I noticed a few ... Views: 929
Have you ever felt like you’ve lost your sense of power and maybe even all logic? That feeling that nothing is going to go your way? woman talking into her ear
The downward spiral seemingly starts out with an event. You’ve been diagnosed with a health verdict that sounds scary. Your mate or ... Views: 1767
Perhaps...
- You did well in school with practically no effort.
- You’ve always been well-liked, even in grammar school.
- You’ve aced every employment interview you’ve ever had.
- Your people skills feel like second nature and people have always come to you for help.
- You ... Views: 996
Perhaps you aren't looking for any of those. Those of us who continue to grow, expand and learn are constantly looking for ways to improve what we do.
There can be a lot of overlap between those terms and perhaps we aren't always clear on what they mean. Here are my ideas.
Teacher
We ... Views: 2011
I was shopping for a new tennis racquet in a store in northern Montgomery County, Maryland. It had recently changed hands after the prior owner had declared bankruptcy. The new proprietor greeted me with a hearty "good morning." I inquired as to the details of the transfer of ownership. He ... Views: 1249
A wake-up call is a resounding signal received that change is necessary in your life. Often we get this type of call when a crisis or deeply challenging situation has emerged.
Clients ask me, "What is crisis in our lives? How can we tell we're heading into crisis, versus simply going ... Views: 1166
The Striving Styles Personality System is based on the premise that if we want to know what we are born for, we must know what we are born as. Too often we are trying to figure out what we are meant to be or do without really knowing who we are. This disconnect causes us to look outside of ... Views: 1433
For the last twenty two years I’ve been enabling my clients use mindfulness in the course of their daily lives. Most of them are “big business” people – leaders in big companies and multi-nationals. And most of them tell me regularly, how mindfulness enables them cope with the enormous ... Views: 1601
Too Busy
We hear it all the time – ‘I spend too much time IN my business, and not enough time ON my business’. So how do you spend quality time on your business, but still make sure your day to day work gets done?
Where to start
First work out how much of that ‘busy being busy’ stuff YOU ... Views: 633
One of the thought-provoking questions Gay Hendricks asks in the beginning of his book is:
“Am I willing to feel good and have my life go well all the time?”
Gay says: “In my view, saying yes to that question is one of the most courageous actions a human being can take. In the face of so ... Views: 1595
I was attending a meeting at one of my client companies a couple of years ago. They regularly conducted sessions for the external executive coaches with whom their leaders worked, to provide updates on company results and strategy.
During one segment of the meeting, the presenter used the ... Views: 864
As a part of an engagement with a client (an insurer), I walked the executive leadership team through a discussion of company strengths and weaknesses, as well as external opportunities and threats. I stood at the white board posting their answers as the discussion migrated to an assessment of ... Views: 1167
I highly recommend Berkshire-Hathaway's annual report for your pleasure, amusement and education, even for those of you who don't enjoy reading business publications. More specifically, I recommend chairman Warren Buffet's annual message to shareholders.
Buffet always educates and ... Views: 1492
"In the province of the mind, what one believes to be true either is true or becomes true." John Lilly.
How are you now that spring is arriving? Is the first of the spring sunshine and the fact that you can now get up in daylight giving you a lift? Many of us find that we begin to think ... Views: 1160
"You know nothing about me. I was lost long before the [Berlin] Wall fell. I was once destined to become a man much like yourself: true-hearted; determined; full of purpose, but … character is easier kept than recovered. We cannot control the things that life does to us. They are done before you ... Views: 1333
Sometimes it seems the Universe is not hearing your requests. Your powerful self may feel like it's on vacation because you can't hear its voice. Loneliness sets in. This sets the stage for all the mischievous, lying, bad news Gremlins to come in talking their smack.
These are the moments when ... Views: 1647
The annual meeting of the International Coach Federation is a great time to connect with my colleagues from around the world and spend time with friends who I respect so much that I’m always pleasantly amazed and grateful that I can contribute to them!
One of these colleagues is a coach I ... Views: 1714
In my work as an executive coach I have found that the single biggest mistake that people make is assuming that competence and performance are their ticket to success; when in fact they are merely the price of admission. Most people are good performers. It’s a huge mistake to think that good ... Views: 1015
Internet seems to be the ideal approach to hit a huge section of web users. And it is for this reason that it has gained a reputed business status with the perception of endorsement and advertising. As per the resent scenario, almost every business entity is making efforts in planning an ... Views: 912
Many leadership researchers emphasize the importance of authenticity. People under authentic leaders can trust them, rely on them, know what they are thinking and therefore are able to follow them wholeheartedly.
Where is your leadership coming from? Do your actions originate from your core? ... Views: 996
Book endorsements sell books.
Some of the best ways to get endorsements are:
• At the beginning and end of your book.
• When you do a launch and people opt into your list for a bonus gift, you can add a request or two to the series of AR's (auto-responder messages).
• After the fact ... Views: 1414
When you have a goal or desire that is important to you, do you ever go into mental overdrive before you see the results? I know I have. I watch my clients do it, too.
You can go into overdrive in several ways:
*Think about every scenario possible that could go wrong
*Think about ... Views: 1431
The other day, I came across a quote from Dwight Eisenhower. “Pessimism never won any battle.” I agree. In fact, I believe that a true pessimist would never even join the battle for fear of it being lost before it began.
The 2008 Super Bowl was a good example. The media hype surrounding ... Views: 896
In my executive coaching work, I have found that all successful people have five things in common.
• Successful people are self confident.
• Successful people create positive personal impact.
• Successful people are outstanding performers.
• Successful people are great communicators.
• ... Views: 4579
Executive Leadership Coaching removes all the barriers to inspiration. When the leader is inspired, the energy of that inspiration pours through and energizes the entire company. Results naturally skyrocket.
Executive leadership coaching is a powerful tool for creating that energy and ... Views: 1058
The call you’ve been waiting for finally comes. The president and CEO of James Nanochic Widget Makers, Inc. is on the line. Peter James’ company has cornered the market on the cute microchip—advancing an interest in science among the young while creating trendy, chic ... Views: 1709
What is business coaching?
Business coaching helps businesses make improvements and bring about necessary changes in order to not only perform better, but to also perform at a much higher level and to continually keep growing and expanding. Business coaching helps businesses improve and grow ... Views: 1119
As an entrepreneur, you like to do your own thing. But going at it alone is not always the best idea. Whether you are running the show yourself or in partnership you see a fair share of highs and lows.
There comes a time when you need an impartial expert in your camp to help you realize your ... Views: 775
Shopicoin ICO Started
ShopiCoin (SPC) is a cryptocurrency . Shopicoin - endorsing the future of true trading with ICO and IEO. Shopicoin is the cryptocurrency, brings products and services to millions of people around the world,leveraging the revolutionary technology of blockchain and ... Views: 610
If you want to grow your business and reach your ideal clients and customers you’re going to have to let go of a lot of assumptions about what it takes to fill your pipeline.
Let’s start off with a few common myths that may be stunting your growth …
1) I can’t make money until my website ... Views: 1372
Do you want to increase your wealth and improve your relationship with money? Are you willing to ALLOW a constant flow of prosperity into your life?
All it takes is a decision and belief. Simple, huh?!
Sure, you’ll have to let go of a great many negative beliefs that you currently hold on ... Views: 1594
What is Blockchain?
In simple words, the blockchain is a unique distributed record that stores the data and verifies its integrity. By using a different set of cryptography-based technologies, Blockchain assures that transactions continued into the blockchain database which is ... Views: 942
Bollywood movies have a large following and there are countless people interested in reviews of the movies being released. When a new movie is released, you want to know what the story is about. More importantly, you want to know whether the movie will be a worthy watch or not.
You will ... Views: 544