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- 10 Steps From Brainstorm to Brilliance - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2011 from ruth davisHave you ever taken on a big project or a new creative endeavor and, after hours, days, weeks of working, you think you're finished. And then someone offers you a suggestion to make it even better? Do you settle for "good enough" or do you step back, take a breath and say, YES, I want it to ...
Views: 1213 - Who's Taking Care Of You? - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2011 from Marcy Stahl• Want to have a thriving business? • Want to attract prosperity? • Want to have an expansive, abundant mindset? Practice excellent self-care. What is self-care? It has many forms: it means getting enough sleep, providing yourself with high-quality, nutritious and beautiful ...
Views: 1210 - My way or the highway…no more…learn how to make the most of everyone’s skills when trying to make decisions as a team! - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-Pinet“A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of themselves and their contribution to praise the skills of the others.” Norman Shidle A fundamental part of being a highly effective team is the ability to make effective decisions as a team, but which way is the best way? In tackling ...
Views: 1209 - The Good Idea/Nick of Time - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2013 from Nancy LennertGood morning everyone…. I’m walking on sunshine today. What a beautiful day. A thought came to me this weekend when we were racing around trying to get it all done. I thought, “Just in the nick of time.” How many of us operate that way? “Just in the nick of time.” We run from one ...
Views: 1208 - How to Get Sales Meetings - Use Technology to Increase Sales Conversion - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueToday's modern technology lets you do so much in terms of saving time and adding functionality to the sales process. One of the greatest advances is in the area of web meetings or 'webinars' as they more commonly know. A webinar is an online meeting held over the internet using a service such ...
Views: 1202 - Action and Change - by Submitted on Dec 15, 2009 from Charrise McCroreyThere is a saying that goes like this: “When you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change.” Looking back on my life, I can truly say that at critical turning points, this was always true for me. It wasn’t so much that a situation changed, it was the way I was looking ...
Views: 1201(2 votes) - Slow down to speed up - by Submitted on Dec 07, 2009 from Stephanie FrankJust finished watching the movie Peaceful Warrior. (If you haven’t seen it, go grab a copy at the DVD store. It’s one you’ll want to see more than once). In the movie, Dan, the main character, has a very busy life. He’s a young college student and athlete, bound for the Olympics, he trains ...
Views: 1199(1 vote) - Telesales - Telephone Sales Tips to Produce Results - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueWhy should you sell over the telephone? • Telesales is cost effective compared to face to face sales • Telephone selling is direct - typically no appointment is required or its a quick and easy way to make a sales meeting • It's personal - your personality can shine through • It's ...
Views: 1196 - Now is the Time to Start Investing in YOU!!!! - by Submitted on May 20, 2011 from Andrew HortonNow is the Time to Start Investing in YOU!!!! Motivational Speakers - Are you one of those people that can state every sports statistic about every player in your favorite sports team, but when asked, do not even know what you bank balance or net worth is. People invest so much of their ...
Views: 1194(1 vote) - How Instant Gratification Undermines Your Business Success - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2013 from TJ PhilpottInstant gratification is a very common attitude that's prevalent in our society today! Now how that attitude can actually sabotage the success of entrepreneurs online today is the topic of our discussion below! The attitude of "I want what I want and I want it NOW' does not transition over well ...
Views: 1193(1 vote) - How to Increase Productivity In 5 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Nov 30, 2011 from TJ PhilpottLearning how to increase productivity is the key to becoming successful at just about anything! In fact when you improve productivity you are also improving upon the quality of your life since you are now making the best use of time! This of course allows for you to do the other things that ...
Views: 1191 - Maintaining Momentum During a Global Slowdown - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2020 from W.T. & Pamela HamiltonYou have spent countless weekends positioning your business, tweaking your product, perfecting your offer. Tirelessly sacrificing your free time, investing all your efforts into your passion, your dream, your wonderfully spectacular goal. You have built it and you're ready to reap the fruitful ...
Views: 1189 - 5 Ways Your Focus Speeds Up Your Success - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2013 from TJ PhilpottYour focus is one of the biggest assets you can have and something you'll need to succeed when working online! The internet environment is filled with distractions, changes and challenges any of which could easily keep you from achieving your goals! By staying focused not only do you increase ...
Views: 1188(1 vote) - Juke Box Transition? A Fond Remembrance Of The Past And Future Of The Juke Box - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2008 from JD StratisCan the venerable Juke Box survive in the digital and MP3 world? The MP3 Jukebox is a here in many forms and expressions but still the standard Juke Box is still here. Juke Box styling came along from the austere wooden boxes in the early 1930s to glorious lighted displays with plastic and ...
Views: 1187 - 5 Musical Tips for Achieving a Great Feel and Groove - by Submitted on May 07, 2010 from Brian DohertyI love listening to other drummers to hear where they’re coming from musically and what motivates their choices. I often share my observations with colleagues while shooting the breeze. My questions framing the conversation are always the same; “What makes this drummer great?” “What separates ...
Views: 1183(1 vote) - Rituals and Fatigue are More Alike than You Think - by Submitted on Mar 29, 2011 from Hugh StewartWhat can fatigue teach us about success? To answer that question I have to tell you about one of my favorite subjects from engineering school, Fracture Mechanics. Fracture Mechanics is simply the science of how things break. What will cause a metal or metallic object to break or suffer ...
Views: 1180(2 votes) - When the Mind is Clear, Action is Focused - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2011 from Lisa MininniIn a world of continuous connectivity, creating focus is a challenge for even the most disciplined small business owners. Some studies even suggest that only 20-30% of focused time is spent on priority areas. The news of the day, email, and texts can have you getting sidetracked never ...
Views: 1180 - PEAK PERFORMANCE - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2010 from Marta HatterBegin improving your performance to become a high-performing individual. EMDR Therapy is implemented to help clients reach Peak Performance and can be used effectively to increase self-confidence, positive feelings and behaviors, and to meet goals. It can be used to increase success and ...
Views: 1179 - Trust Yourself - by Submitted on Dec 23, 2010 from Frederick Zappone© 2008 By Frederick Zappone All Rights Reserved When you don't fully trust yourself, feelings of depression wash over you, you start losing hope in yourself and worry, fear and anxiety begin making a permanent home in your mind. The absence of trust, more than any other virtue, has doomed ...
Views: 1177(1 vote) - The 3 P’s – Positivity, Proactivity and Productivity - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2011 from Nicki ParkerThe recent 19th Commonweath Games in Delhi shows just what is achievable despite international concerns of unfinished building work, infrastructure (lack of) and the very real risk of Delhi Belly. In fact one of England’s excellent swimmers Fran Halsall encapsulated the very nature of ...
Views: 1175 - Wielding My Wednesdays – Weekday Organization - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerWith half of my house cleaning tasks completed on Tuesdays, the downstairs remains for Wednesday's. At the end of the day, the heavy lifting for the week will, for the most part, be done. Opportunities to take on time-consuming projects during the remaining 4 days exist, but can be ...
Views: 1174(1 vote) - Sensing The Space In Business - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2008 from Joseph SeilerIn business we use our five senses and something else, a kind of gut feeling or intuition. When dealing with people, learning how to sense “the space”, the intentions in the room, is key to attaining one’s objectives. In a Christmas commercial for Bailey’s Crème, one fellow holds a nearly empty ...
Views: 1173 - Why Be More Creative? - by Submitted on May 15, 2010 from Nellie Jacobs"Creativity involves breaking out of established patterns in order to look at things in a different way." - Edward de Bono Q. Really, what’s the big deal about being more creative? Why would I want to be? A. In every aspect of our lives-our homes, parenting, gardens, meals, finances, how ...
Views: 1173(1 vote) - Be the ‘Landlord’ to Your Beliefs. - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2013 from Youarn BellBeliefs are an interesting thing. They aren’t there from the day you are born. They are gradually passed on to you by your parents based on their lives and experiences. These beliefs are for them a way of thinking - a way of life. They take them for granted as fact for your safety. Without ...
Views: 1171 - High Performance Selling - by Submitted on Dec 10, 2007 from Jim MeisenheimerHigh performance selling is available to anyone who desires it. Knowledge is power. Knowledge creates a competitive edge and powers salespeople to success. There are four things you can do to achieve a measure of high-performance in your sales career. 1. Define your talent. What are you ...
Views: 1169 - Optimal Thinking Protects You from Financial Despair - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from anne optimalthinking.comMany people jump into get-rich-quick schemes, create ruinous debt, and fail to employ solid strategies that serve their best interests. So what really happens to disappoint and frustrate these people? How do they sabotage their financial success? Many positive thinkers judge, suppress, and ...
Views: 1169(3 votes) - Why has it taken 40 years to discover how to improve IQ? - by Submitted on Jan 10, 2010 from Mark SmithBack in the 1950s, Professor Jensen - a leading authority on intelligence - concluded that nothing could be done to improve our IQ level - that it was fixed from early childhood. This was the scientific consensus. Numerous studies investigating the effect of different types of cognitive training ...
Views: 1168(1 vote) - Mandatory Mondays – Weekday Organization - by Submitted on Jan 29, 2013 from Tracey FarmerGetting organized is definitely a daunting task. However, I have decided that if I list out the tasks that need to be completed each week, then divide them up into days, I might have a fighting chance. Since I do not have a cleaning crew, nanny, or someone to take care of my business, it’s ...
Views: 1165(1 vote) - Maintaining Your Focus When Working Online - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from TJ PhilpottMaintaining your focus can be very difficult when working online due to all the distractions the internet environment has to offer! Of course this can also have a detrimental effect on your work productivity and as any veteran marketer will tell you, this can easily doom your chances of ...
Views: 1161 - Proven Method to Blast Through Your Goals - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2010 from Marien PerezYou take the kids to school, rush home, start working, the phone rings, you get distracted, you try to get back to work again, more and more things get in the way and at the end of the day you sit back and wonder, “what did I accomplish today?” If you are like most of us the day is gone too ...
Views: 1161(3 votes) - What Is Flow State, and How Can It Affect Your Productivity? - by Submitted on Dec 31, 2020 from Angela AshWhat Is a Flow State? Flow state is the optimal state of one’s consciousness and is closely linked to high performance. The simplest definition would be that a flow state is the state of mind when the person is so focused on the task that everything else ceases to exist for the moment. In ...
Views: 1155 - No More Resolutions... - by Submitted on Dec 17, 2009 from Thomas Swank,What have you actually accomplished in this year of 2009? Can you look yourself squarely in the mirror and honestly declare that it was a successful year? Statistically... 98.2% of you can not make such an affirmation of “success” to yourself. While this statistic is true, it is also ...
Views: 1154(2 votes) - Why Bloggers Need A High Level Of Energy - by Submitted on May 18, 2013 from TJ PhilpottBlogging is something that requires a high level of energy and don't be fooled by the assumption that sitting at a keyboard is NOT tiresome! The fact is that the best bloggers got that way by continuing to produce interesting content and over an extended period of time which requires energy to ...
Views: 1153 - At the Halfway Point - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2010 from Drew Stevens PhDIndependence Day has recently passed and just around the corner it is time to turn attention to the baseball All Star Game and then the opening of professional football summers camp. Three events that implicitly signify the halfway point of the year. Yes summer is heating up, how about ...
Views: 1152 - How Your Confidence Initiates Productivity - by Submitted on Dec 11, 2011 from TJ PhilpottYes it's true that motivation plays a huge role in being productive but it finds its roots in your confidence! Being self confident is what actually motivates you to take a particular action that can contribute to you increasing productivity in any field! Lacking confidence in yourself or your ...
Views: 1150(1 vote) - Do People See The "Real" You? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2009 from Thomas Swank,By this point in time, there are probably very few people left on Planet Earth who aren’t familiar with “Susan Boyle”. Truly a remarkable story and a remarkable individual. Her appearance and subsequent performance on “Britain’s Got Talent” shocked the judges and the world. After already having ...
Views: 1149(2 votes) - Effectiveness and you - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2013 from sridhar laxmanI ask you to climb mountain A in two hours You climb mountain B in 90 minutes You are happy about being efficient, you did it quicker than I had estimated However, are you effective? Note, you climbed the wrong mountain. Can you relate this to your workplace? How many meetings would be ...
Views: 1147 - The Cycle of Business Growth - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2012 from Marcy StahlGrowing your business is a spiral process, where you go through certain phases, then repeat them again. Note that it's not a straight line and also there's no arrival. Success is not a place you arrive so much as it is a journey. The first stage of a growth cycle is discontent. You're not ...
Views: 1143 - The "AND" Option - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever been stifled when choosing between two options? Every time you tried to weigh the pros and cons, you came to an impasse? What if you took a different approach? Instead of looking at a right-or-wrong, this-or-that, all-or-nothing approach, you could asked yourself, “What is the ...
Views: 1142 - Becoming Your Best: The Overlooked Way to Survive the Economic Downturn - by Submitted on Oct 01, 2009 from Terry CrosbyIn an economic downturn, one of the first budget items to land on the corporate chopping block is employee training. Too often, executives focused on survival believe that they must minimize expenses. They reason that training must not be a necessity -- after all, employees have been able to ...
Views: 1140(1 vote) - The way to Learn to Play Guitar? - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Fernener WisornThis article is devoted to finding out the best way to execute guitar (and even all those just dreaming about finding out to enjoy or providing the present of songs to a adored a person) and the way to strategy gaining some type of proficiency about the instrument. Now, we've all noticed ...
Views: 1139 - Who checks Facebook before you get out of bed? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Janet McNallyHey Friends, Wanted to send out some thoughts on achieving what you set out to do daily. With everything at a fingers touch or click away, I found that every now and then we can easily lose focus on what we need to complete that day (myself included!). The result of losing focus is that the ...
Views: 1137(1 vote) - How Not to Hit Your Goals - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from Dave FergusonASK COACH DAVE How Not to Achieve Your Goals in 2011 By Dave Ferguson, 12/19/2010 Over the past few months, we’ve talked about how were going to tackle our goals and dreams drastically different in 2011. Now, lets talk about why some people fail to achieve their goals (so it doesn’t ...
Views: 1131(1 vote) - The Curse of the Cold Caller - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueThe people who make the decisions in any company, large or small, hate cold callers with a passion and they consider them to be one of the biggest time wasters that they know of. They will often refuse to take your calls because they assume that you will just be wasting their time. End of, ...
Views: 1131 - Why Smart Executives Make Dumb Decisions - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2011 from Rand GolletzWhen I help senior leaders with their strategy creation efforts, I’ll review past strategies and then the results, financial and otherwise, that those strategies produced. I’m frequently amazed when I see that smart, capable executives have developed and implemented strategies that should have ...
Views: 1130(1 vote) - Cold Calling - Do You Want More Confidence in Your Ability to Sell? - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueOne of the single biggest areas that delegates on my sales training want to cover when we look at cold calling and appointment setting is CONFIDENCE. When we set goals at the beginning of the day almost everyone wants to walk out of the door more confident in their ability to make cold ...
Views: 1128 - How To Overcome Your Biggest Obstacle - by Submitted on Oct 24, 2011 from Chuck MorrisonThere is a great divide between the dreamers of the world and the do’ers. Those that merely dream about their dream, and those that actually live it. For most of my life I was just a dreamer - praying, wishing and hoping for a life that felt miles and miles away. It wasn’t until I turned ...
Views: 1128(1 vote) - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Should You Be Using Twitter for Selling to Businesses? - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueA question I am often asked when delivering sales prospecting training is 'should I be using twitter for business to business sales prospecting?' Why Use Twitter: Twitter is a fantastic way to quickly and easily begin a dialogue with key targeted people and form relationships with them. You can ...
Views: 1126 - Professional Subliminal Messages – Achieve Your Peak Performance in 4 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2011 from Nelson BerryBy The Pioneer of Subliminal Messages Online. Don’t feel like you’re giving your all at work? Do you feel that you are underperforming and that no matter what you do, you just can’t seem to let the inner potential come out? Tired with mediocre work and mediocre recognition? You can do so ...
Views: 1124 - What Impact Do YOU Want to Make? - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2010 from Kimberly DavisWow. It’s amazing the impact that one person can have. It’s easy to forget how powerful we all are. Single-handedly, we can take an entire team down in flames, or inspire thousands worldwide to believe in themselves and make a positive difference in their world. This month I have witnessed both ...
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