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Financial Market Structure
In economics, a financial market is a mechanism that allows people to easily buy and sell financial securities, commodities, and other fungible items of value at low transaction costs and at prices that reflect the efficient market hypothesis.
Financial markets have ... Views: 19853
Do you get up from bed each morning with dread and anxiety about what faces you at work?
• Do you feel like you have to make “through” each day?
• Are you completely exhausted by the time you get home each night?
• Do you see life as a merry go round over which you have no control? ... Views: 18913
There are many benefits of goal setting. It has been found that the ability to effectively set goals throughout life is one of the most important skills that any of us can have. Based on recent studies conducting by professionals in mental health and behavioral science, it has been estimated ... Views: 15706
The traditional image of workplace coaching has been for the reserve of executives or individuals with high potential within an organisation. It is now reaching the shop floor with organisations realising that managers using coaching skills in the workplace can provide direct performance and ... Views: 13355
Core Desires are those things you have your heart set on- what you want to be, have, or do most. One might think that identifying these Core Desires would be easy, but people often tell me, "I don't know what I want, please help me." This dilemma affects people of all age groups and crosses all ... Views: 11774
Sometimes in life things can feel out of control, like we are being pulled in many different directions. When things feel this way, we too can become that way inside. Our emotions and thoughts scatter, rising and falling with the events in our lives. It can be hard to stay grounded, to be ... Views: 8987
Achieving Peak Performance Through Personal Goals
Individuals can have personal goals. A student may set a goal of a high mark in an exam. An athlete might walk five miles a day. A traveler might try to reach a destination-city within three hours.
Managing goals can give returns in all areas ... Views: 7262
Employers, personnel managers, and human resource directors will all profit from a better understanding of leisure and its hidden benefits to the company. The toll that stress takes on the individual can be minimized while making a substantial contribution to the over all quality of life. The ... Views: 6824
In order to really answer that, we need to define what we mean by personal development. In my opinion, personal development is:
• Growth as a conscious human being
• Activities that improve self-knowledge and identity
• Development of talents and potential
• Development in different areas of ... Views: 6563
If you find that you are on your way to burnout or already suffering from burnout symptoms, there are things you can do to work against it. One of the most effective things you can do to fight burnout is to create fulfillment at work. This has a very large effect on you because we spend many ... Views: 6408
Putting is a very mental task. It has very little to do with the golfer’s strength or size. Great putting is all about confidence, accuracy, focus and relaxation.
Golfers who choke on short putts and golfers who lose tournaments have difficulty managing pressure and distractions when the ... Views: 6014
"We share what we know, so that we all may grow."
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SHARING SOME QUOTES BY THE GREAT GRAND PRIX DRIVERS
"This was such an important victory for me. It's the old thing everyone says: ... Views: 5929
Manager Sherry Martin couldn’t stop thinking about her last team meeting as she walked down the hall towards her office. Her problem in a nutshell boiled down to three really difficult personalities that continually recurred on her team. These personalities were indeed a cancer not just ... Views: 5817
A critical key to success in your career and in your life overall is developing and maintaining good relationships. In fact, "Relationships" is number five of the Ten Pillars of a World Class Business.
Our relationships with coworkers, suppliers, spouses, clients, bosses, siblings, employees, ... Views: 5543
Tiger Woods is dealing with a multitude of issues, losses and changes which seem to be impacting his performance on the golf course.
Several years ago, most golf pundits thought he would definitely break Jack Nicklaus’record for wins in majors.
I have coached many golfers on the mental ... Views: 5438
School has started and lots of young athletes will be trying out for school teams. And some kids will fail to make the team. Others won’t get the playing time they think they deserve. This time of year, I get lots of calls from parents of young athletes who are upset about their child’s role ... Views: 5377
Home, home on the range,
Where never is heard
A discouraging word
And the skies are not cloudy all day!
Oh, that would be wonderful but most parents and bosses tend to feel that criticism and pointing out what is wrong will make others want to do what is right. However, people cannot improve ... Views: 5209
Have you heard the saying "People buy people?"
If you have been in sales or business any length of time then you would have heard this a thousand times.
The trouble is no one has ever really been able to show you how you can go about selling yourself - until now, that is.
You might work ... Views: 5166
Master sales people are adept at using a strategy called framing to communicate with prospective clients. Framing ensures their sales messages 'cut through the clutter' and distinguishes them as the credible sales resource for their product or service.
Framing is not a difficult skill and it ... Views: 5134
Clarity will increase your desire and move you in the direction of your goals and dreams. Legendary motivator Jim Rohn said, “It’s not the direction of the wind, but the setting of the sails that really matters.”
I want to remind you that you were born to win, but to be the winner you were ... Views: 4972
Authentic Accountability
Accountability is the backbone of success. Without accountability, dreams, and ambitions will almost always fall by the wayside. With accountability, motivation levels go up, things get done even when the effort doesn’t seem worth it, and goals get accomplished. So ... Views: 4966
5 Secrets to “Unshakeable” Self-Confidence
When you are grounded, focused, and self-assured, you will be unstoppable. You will be free to express yourself, share your unique skills, talents and gifts with the world. You will be able to accomplish things in your personal and professional ... Views: 4901
Everyone has heard of an IQ test. The potential of the brain is called intelligence quotient or I.Q. These tests use the theories of unitary and multiple, which is believed to the two main theories when studying the brain.
Unitary refers to the part of the brain where the linguistic and ... Views: 4892
It's Monday morning. You just had a fun and relaxing weekend - and now it's time to get back to the grind.
It's understandable that most people dread Mondays - after all, the number of people working unfulfilling jobs is staggering! So, it makes sense that most of them have a hard time ... Views: 4890
If you are in a supervisory role at work and you have men in your department it is important to learn how to communicate with them. It is widely known that men and women communicate differently and a woman supervisor who understands this and works towards communicating more effectively will get ... Views: 4754
Profit Maximization and Revenue Enhancement
In economics, profit maximization is the process by which a firm determines the price and output level that returns the greatest profit. There are several approaches to this problem. The total revenue -- total cost method relies on the fact that profit ... Views: 4679
For those fortunate enough to have tapped the reservoir of innate potential, life is a rich and full experience. They’ve established the most natural of connections with self and with life. Innate potential exists inside each of us, whether utilized, or not. However, when a connection ... Views: 4636
Peak Performance through Goal Setting
Goal Setting involves establishing specific, measurable and time targeted objectives. Work on the theory of goal-setting suggests that it is an effective tool for making progress by ensuring that participants are clearly aware of what is expected from them, ... Views: 4634
Thought viruses are statements, ideas or comments, beliefs or beliefs about beliefs (also called values). There are two parts that you need to know about “thought viruses” the first of which is, that these beliefs come in many forms but mostly from people in positions of “authority”. The other ... Views: 4611
Success leaves clues. In order for us to become champions, we must watch champions. If we model what they do, think what they think, believe what they believe, learn what they learned, then we will get similar results. One such champion I think we can learn from is one of the great thinkers, ... Views: 4561
Performance Training Management
Performance measurement is the process of assessing progress toward achieving predetermined goals. Performance management is building on that process, adding the relevant communication and action on the progress achieved against these predetermined goals.
In ... Views: 4553
Over the years, I have counseled many females who compete in figure skating, cheerleading and gymnastics at very high levels.
These sports can be quite demanding, since they are different from many other sports. Consequently, these sports can place a great deal of stress on the young ... Views: 4410
I counsel lots of golfers. Some of them are professionals, some are highly ranked amateurs and juniors. Others are weekend warriors hoping to win a few more dollars and maybe the club championship.
While most pros do not mind hitting out of bunkers, some golfers hate being stuck in the ... Views: 4372
We hear a lot today about being your best, taking care of business, achieving success, and performing at your peak. What we don’t always hear is what it takes to sustain peak performance.
Peak performance is a commitment to your physical, mental, and spiritual being and to your Personal ... Views: 4251
What is Self Discipline?- 'The training and control of one self and ones conduct, usually for self improvement'.
Self Discipline is also one of the key factors of success. It's the ability to do something regardless of how you feel, what your body tells you and when you are supposed to do it. ... Views: 4132
Do you know what's important for the success of small business owners and entrepreneurs? I submit that it is: Knowledge, Skills and Talent. I know that many of your competitors also have the same traits. The key to remaining viable and profitable must also include ATTITUDE and the following ... Views: 4080
These seven words, when used properly, hold the key to finding answers and solutions to every problem, obstacle, or barrier you will encounter. When you are faced with a problem, look at this list to determine what you need to do or be to solve it.
1. Change
To make things different in your ... Views: 4056
Perhaps the most challenging, and often very difficult, part of the success journey is maintaining momentum.
Many times as we trudge along the success journey, we encounter setbacks that make us falter or even stumble and fall. When this happens, we start losing faith in our ability to complete ... Views: 3960
Coaches from around the country and maybe from the world, sometimes remind athletes to “get their head into the game,” during an athletic contest.
This well known sport cliché is a way to remind athletes to tune out distractions and stay focused on what is happening on the playing field or on ... Views: 3857
Greatness is the height of achievement. We gravitate to greatness by using our potential to its peak. We become great when we do the impossible. We become great when we do the unbelievable. We become great when we discover the secret behind the magic in us and how to use that magic to influence ... Views: 3814
In a recent session I conducted with performers on what they wanted out of their performances, I found that many of the performers in the group were big believers in the Perfectionists’ Creed:
Perfectionists’ Creed: “If I try hard enough and I am very careful and I follow all of the ... Views: 3793
Fear of failure is the single most powerful reason so many people fail to find happiness. They try something once, maybe twice, and then give up. For them, it’s a two times and you are out approached to life. Yet, failure is a natural aspect of life. Failures are something everyone has to deal ... Views: 3773
Jim Harbaugh has been successful at every level in football. In college at the University of Michigan, he was an All-American quarterback. As the leader of the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts’ offenses, he was known as a modestly talented but gritty, independent and inspirational ... Views: 3742
LAYOFF FEARS
QUESTION
I am nervous about today’s financial challenges. I think my company is going to start layoffs soon. There are lots of meetings and whispering going on among executives. I can’t afford to get laid off right now because my husband hasn’t been getting consistent ... Views: 3737
I was introduced to the idea of “Giving an A” when reading The Art of Possibility by Rosamund Stone Zander and Benjamin Zander. I loved the concept!
The authors point out that “the main purpose of grades is to compare one student against another.” They believe that ... Views: 3713
THE MIND OF A RACING DRIVER:
AN INTERVIEW WITH AYRTON SENNA, PERHAPS THE FASTEST AND GREATEST GRAND PRIX DRIVER OF THEM ALL!
Sourced from: http://www.sportscars.tv/Newfiles/tick.html
Tags (key words): Motor racing, Ayrton Senna, Denis Jenkinson, elite performance, champion, champions, ... Views: 3518
Article Title: The Mind of a Great Racing Driver
Submitted by Craig Lock
Tags (key words): Motor racing, Ayrton Senna, Denis Jenkinson, champion, champions, Formula 1, great racing drivers, racing drivers, champion drivers, Grand Prix drivers, Grand Prix champions, Formula One ... Views: 3356
Article Title: Formula One: Sharing Some Quotes by the Great Grand Prix Drivers
Submitted by Craig Lock
Key Words: Motor racing, books, book "reviews", sport, elite performance, champion, champions, Formula 1, great racing drivers, racing drivers, champion drivers, Grand Prix drivers, Grand ... Views: 3271
People who perform in front of audiences can have very special challenges. For some, it’s just a few jitters but for others, stage fright can be debilitating – or at least harrowing.
There is plenty to worry about: dry mouth and shaking hands to begin with. And what about that difficult ... Views: 3241