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- Living Your World Class Life - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Janet Christensen"Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose."? Lance Armstrong, 7-time winner of the Tour de France Living Your World Class Life Last ...
Views: 1297(2 votes) - Pushing Distractions Aside - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2012 from Jodi ChapmanOne of my favorite times of the day is when I sit down to write my blog post. I have some breakfast and sit in front of my computer until a topic comes to me. And then I write. And sometimes it goes smoothly and effortlessly. And sometimes life tries to butt in and take over this peaceful ...
Views: 1297(1 vote) - How to Get a Promotion: Leadership Strategies #15, #16 & #17 - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from John LoveBe the First to Give More: The problem with the employer/employee relationship is that most employers will only pay you just enough to keep you and most employees will only work just hard enough not to get fired. What a terrible arrangement! In order for this relationship to progress, ...
Views: 1296 - Yes We CAN - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2010 from Ron BroussardWow! It's the beginning of February... one month already behind us... It sure does seem like time is flying... but if you're working toward any particular goals you may think that things aren't changing fast enough... Let's face it... we all would love to have accomplished our goals ...
Views: 1292(1 vote) - "Want To Know 'How To Be A Millionaire'?" - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from John SeayI can honestly say that most of my life I've always wanted to "know how to be a millionaire." It never occurred to me that the mind played an important role in the creation of wealth, I just figured that I would have to find a way to get a good paying job and work very hard, and then, I would ...
Views: 1291 - Making Change Easier - by Submitted on May 08, 2011 from Susan Crampton DavisWho hasn’t set a New Year’s resolution or declared a commitment to change some small aspect of who they are—only to disappoint themselves a few days later? We promise ourselves we will be more patient, positive, or forgiving. We vow to work out or show up on time, but still find ourselves with a ...
Views: 1290 - Improvement is a Lifelong Process - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2011 from cedric riceImprovement is a Lifelong Process If you are an honest person you will admit that there are many things in your life which need to be improved on. This is true of all of us no matter who we are or where we are from. The richest man in the world may not have more character than the ...
Views: 1289(2 votes) - What Rules – They’re Just Guidelines - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2010 from Lisa MininniFran excitedly hops into the conference room where Accounting is meeting and is just thrilled that she just landed one of the biggest accounts of her career and the largest in the company’s history. Rather than the excited response she anticipated, she was riddled with questions about how the ...
Views: 1288(6 votes) - Unleash Focus – Improve Productivity, Performance and Profitability - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffAre you dealing with more regulation, a reduced workforce and a shrinking budget leaving your organization with decreased productivity, mediocre performance and waning profitability? Are you hoping to push a button that will delete all old programming and thinking and magically upgrade your ...
Views: 1287 - Cold Calling - Is it Really That Bad? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueYou should really try to look at cold calling in a different light because it really can make a big difference to your personal and business success. I know what you're thinking, How can this be so important? There is a common misconception that cold calling is an unskilled job, a job that ...
Views: 1286 - Enhance Performance- Raise Your Game Through The Power Of Hypnosis - by Submitted on Nov 15, 2011 from Rhod JonesAll professional people in whatever walks of life are looking to enhance performance. Whether in business, sport, the arts or any other profession people want to be the best they can possibly be. We all aspire to achieving our desired goals, but there are times when we feel like we’re ...
Views: 1285 - The Principle of Vacuum - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2009 from Dawn AngierNature abhors a vacuum. And so it is with our lives. Everyone is busy—everyone. Ask any retired people you know, and they’ll tell you they don’t know where the time goes. Their life is full. And they’re retired. You can’t put any more into a full cup. And when our lives are filled to the ...
Views: 1285(6 votes) - Whither Your Resolutions? To fulfill those New Year’s Resolutions, you need to Harness Your HabitForce - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Matthew CossolottoIt’s late January 2010. Do you know where your New Year’s Resolutions are? I know we’re only a few weeks into the New Year, but I’m betting that most people reading this article – yes that means YOU! -- have already begun to give up on their New Year’s Resolutions. If you’re thinking ...
Views: 1283(1 vote) - Help! My Time Is Completely Uncontrollable! - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2008 from Bryan HeathmanI met recently with a client at Denver Water for his 1-on-1 “In the Trenches” appointment to get organized. When I first arrived, he stated, “I would be completely organized if it weren’t for other people. As it is, my day is so uncontrollable that I never have enough time to get things done.” ...
Views: 1282 - It's Not All About You - by Submitted on May 24, 2011 from Theresa BehennaIt’s Not All About You So a colleague bad mouthed your work, the client didn’t like your product, a friend doesn’t call any more, you get one bad evaluation after your speech. What to do? Stop and rethink. It’s not about you. They don’t know who you really are. They can’t get inside ...
Views: 1279 - The Best Time Tracker Software Your Business Needs To Be Using - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2018 from Misty JhonesThere are many time tracker software available in the market today, but amongst all these options, it is necessary that you find the best time tracker available in the market today. This can help your business in many ways, and it is only necessary that you make the right purchase to ensure you ...
Views: 1271 - How to Make a Great Decision - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2010 from Mara FisherFor a moment let us think about the decisions that we made this week. Were they easy or difficult? Did you avoid or postpone any decisions? Are you hoping that others will make the decision for you? Making decisions are important because how you make the decision and of course what decision ...
Views: 1269 - Sales Training Tip - Using Time Management Techniques to Achieve Your Goals - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOne of the most important skills that any salesperson must utilize is to set out a strategy to achieve your objectives and to plan in advance how you intend to manage your time and sales territory to reach the end goal. It is often said that time is the most valuable asset of any sales ...
Views: 1269 - Using EFT for a Golfers Confidence and High Performance - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2011 from Loren Fogelman"Experience tells you what to do; confidence allows you to do it." - Stan Smith As athletes strive toward high performance, setbacks and failures occur. It is part of the process. Some athletes are easily able to put the failures into perspective. Other athletes hold onto them longer than ...
Views: 1268 - How to Get a Promotion: Where a Bad Attitude Will Leave You - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number Six Tell me about your attitude. You may say, “Oh, John, I’ve heard about attitude all my life. And I know you have heard about attitude all your life, but you haven’t heard about it today. Did you know that it is your attitude, not your aptitude that determines ...
Views: 1266 - Jump Into Your Best Life - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2010 from Lisa MininniEdmund Hillary said, “It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” It’s true. We think it is the mountain that must be conquered but it is what’s happening on the inside that paves the way. Many people doubt that they can create something really significant in this world. ...
Views: 1266(3 votes) - Use Easy Way to Convert/Transfer OST Files into PST Format - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from garry blakeOutlook email client is the application that works stand alone as well as it can easily used with Exchange Server with which entire Outlook data shared on network. Various Outlook items like emails, tasks, calendars, contacts etc can easily saved in OST file format if Outlook user is working in ...
Views: 1265 - The Mindset and Spirit of a Champion - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: The Mind-set and Spirit of a Champion Shared by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): Champion, motivation, inspiration, empowerment, sport, sport psychology, positive psychology, achievement, peak performance (enough there for now, craig!) Web Sites: ...
Views: 1263(1 vote) - Understanding Emotional Response to Change - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2011 from Karen KleinwortThis week it seems my work week will be rearranged so I can support son while he is working through an ear infection and teething fevers. Am I happy about it? Not really, but ultimately my first priority beyond any reasonable doubt is my son's health and well-being. It is somewhat out of my ...
Views: 1263 - Setting Life Goals – 3 Steps To Effective Goal Setting Plans - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2013 from Ewen ChiaSetting life goals has been one of the most well known secrets of highly effective people, and being able to do that effectively should be one of the skills you ought to aim to master in this life. So what is the main secret behind setting effective goals for your life? The answer may ...
Views: 1262 - The Zone - by Submitted on Jun 02, 2008 from David OttThe Zone At the highest level of human achievement, in any field, sport, music, academic or art, we reach a state of being beyond and free from effort, understanding and conscious control. It is a state of intuitive knowing, effortless power and universal flow that we call being, “In The ...
Views: 1261 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Blogging Can Replace Cold Calling As a Fantastic Lead Generator - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Prospecting in the 21st Century means you have to be blogging to raise your industry profile. Here you will discover the essential first part - the right name choice. Are you blogging? If you are not then you are missing out on one of the greatest tools for accelerating your sales ...
Views: 1259 - Is There a Secret for Getting Repeat Business on the Internet? - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2011 from Craig CopelandMost entrepreneurs are so anxious to sell something, anything, on their web site or affiliate site that they rarely pay attention on the importance of how to attract repeat business. And very few people out there today provide the tools that teach you how to get it. So many people are ...
Views: 1257 - Master Successful Life Skills - by Submitted on Feb 27, 2010 from Cindy CarpenterI talk about Golf because that's what I am but golf relates so much to lots of life. To get better you must be better. It doesn't just happen by itself. You have to know your goal and turn your life in the direction that will achieve that goal. Golf takes practice & positive thinking. Life ...
Views: 1257(3 votes) - True Food: A Love Poem - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsAs headlines swirl and climates whirl And Wall Street finds its feet There’s one refrain that doesn’t change “Mommy, what’s there to eat?” Well listen child, I’ll tell you what, That’s no small query there. Come over here, and sit right down, In fact, pull up a chair. Your question, ...
Views: 1257(2 votes) - Better Time Management for 2020 and Beyond - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2019 from William CottringerBetter Time Management for 2020 and Beyond by Bill Cottringer “Time is the one resource that is equally distributed, but unequally used.” ~The Author. This combining millennium will likely just continue to overload us with more and more information, where we end up never having ...
Views: 1256 - How to Increase Focus When Working Online - by Submitted on Jul 01, 2011 from TJ PhilpottIt is important to learn how to increase focus when working online since there are many distractions to contend with that decrease your work productivity! In order to have a profitable business on the internet your work efficiency must remain at a high level since in most cases you are working ...
Views: 1256 - 5 ways to reach you peak potential - by Submitted on Jan 17, 2013 from Tracy BrinkmannThe turning point in my life came when I discovered the law of cause and effect, the great law of the universe, and human destiny. I learned that everything happens for a reason. I discovered that success is not an accident. Failure is not an accident, either. I also discovered that people who ...
Views: 1255 - Spend Less Time At Work And Get More Done - by Submitted on Jun 10, 2008 from Bryan HeathmanSounds too good to be true? It really isn’t! In fact, studies show that after a certain amount of hours at work each week, the average worker hits diminishing returns for their labor. Here are a couple of reasons this is true. Family drain. Does your spouse or family complain that you work ...
Views: 1255 - Three Performance Tips to take from Polo Ponies - by Submitted on Apr 07, 2011 from Theresa BehennaPolo. "Tis the sport of kings they say. Jolly good and all that. As a motivational keynote speaker on peak performance it was fascinating to watch a game at the Houston Polo Club to draw some parallels between business and sports. The ponies are trained for years to stop on a dime and turn ...
Views: 1255 - THAT’S WHAT HE SAID! - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2010 from Sandra Dee RobinsonWhy your words may be working against you in your video script One of the main causes of discomfort for many entrepreneurs when they attempt a promotional video is the words they are trying to say. Most often entrepreneurs and experts will come to their video shoot with a script derived ...
Views: 1253 - The Opportunites of Change - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2009 from Tracy KennedyDealing with uncertainty and change is an on-going topic of media and academic attention in these challenging times. What is mostly ignored in all this coverage is that, ultimately, change is the catalyst for innovation. Opportunities are everywhere, we just need to abandon our fear of ...
Views: 1253(6 votes) - What Makes You The Biggest Loser? - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoI was watching the NBC show last night called “The biggest Loser” and that’s how I got inspired by this new topic: “What Makes You The Biggest Loser?” What actually fascinated me a lot was not only the high expectations the trainers Jillian Michaels and Bob Harper had for their teams but also ...
Views: 1250 - Awaken the Energy of Leadership Within - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Jayne WarrilowTimes have changed and leadership is undergoing an evolution. Leadership is no longer confined to those at the top of organizations, indeed it is no longer confined to those working within organizations. Leadership is becoming an essential skill for us all; it offers us many insights into how we ...
Views: 1249(3 votes) - 9 Simple Solutions for Procrastinators - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2011 from Christine KanePeople who say that procrastination is about laziness are probably the same people who think that anorexia is about not eating enough. Procrastination isn’t about laziness. It’s about fear. It’s about perfectionism. It’s about overwhelm. We all experience it, and there are some tricks to ...
Views: 1247 - HOW TO BE AN ORCHESTRATOR OF YOUR REALITY - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2018 from James Mapes“Future shock is the shattering stress and disorientation that we induce in individuals by subjecting them to too much change in too short a time.” —ALVIN TOFFLER, Future Shock Since we will always move away from what creates the most pain to what creates the least, the question becomes ...
Views: 1246 - Enthusiasm: How Do I Develop It? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2009 from Elvis UkpakaIf I may ask you: How much do you enjoy living your life? How enthusiastic are you about waking up each morning to see a new day. When you are enthusiastic, you are positive and that makes you stay motivated and happy no matter the circumstance that comes your way. The happiness we are talking ...
Views: 1241(3 votes) - How Do You Know You're Ready - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Lisa MininniAnyone who knows me, knows I ask a lot of questions. Thankfully, my clients have said they appreciate it because I seek to understand and pose questions that help generate ideas. I guess I’ve been curious all of my life. When I was little, I remember spotting a mound of ants. I noticed ...
Views: 1241(1 vote) - Turning Lemons into Lemonade: or How to Return to a State of Sustainable Confidence - by Submitted on Feb 22, 2010 from Jonathan M FlaksTurning Lemons into Lemonade: or How to Return to a State of Sustainable Confidence In January, I went on vacation with my wife and our two sons, who are 10 and 14. We had hoped to enjoy the warm, sunny, southern California weather, but as you may have seen in the news, it rained like ...
Views: 1241(3 votes) - How to Find All the High Quality Prospects You Need - Prospecting Sales Success - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales is not a numbers game and the way you control that is by clearly identifying who you would like to be working with and who is a good fit with your company. Define your ideal client or customer. Sales is only a numbers game game if you let it. It is your choice. If you can't identify who ...
Views: 1239 - Success Life Purpose - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2012 from Rosemary HeenanThe Master of Success is a thumb Life Purpose. This person is independent and wants to make her own way in the world. She can take the intangible and turn it into something tangible and useful. Often full of ideas, she is good at taking action and getting results when living purposefully and ...
Views: 1233 - First Costly Misconception About Creating Success - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Joey PoltorOnly Certain People Can Be Successful... Often time people seem to assume that you can only be successful if you were born into money or you are overly artistic or fate has brought you success. This is an absurd belief… There are factors that contribute to success among all people that have ...
Views: 1229 - Career Strategy: Ask for Help - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Marsha EganPeople who have more luck than others aren’t afraid to ask others for help. While some might think that this is a sign of weakness, it really isn’t. It is a signal of success. Asking people for help in terms of a referral to someone or opening the door for a possible meeting with someone is ...
Views: 1228(1 vote) - God's Mistake or Yours? - by Submitted on Jun 22, 2009 from Jay NiblickWe live in a world obsessed with fixing ourselves. More specifically, the fixing I'm talking about here is the fixing of our weaknesses - something the great many endeavor to correct when it comes to increasing performance. We take courses and classes, read books, and follow this craze or that ...
Views: 1227(1 vote) - The Real Secret to Making Great Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Don NenningerOne of the most important topics discussed in recent years in the field of neuroscience explores the mind-body relationship and the fact (yes, it is a fact) that much of our best “thinking” does not occur in the traditional rational left brain-centered approach. This more thorough scientific ...
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