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- Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous is Vital - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiJudith here. Do you or your friends and/or work colleagues struggle with frustration? Anxiety? Insecurity? Breaking promises? Missed deadlines? Puzzling, even maddening behaviors? What’s going on? My husband Jim Sniechowski and I call it The Fear of Being Fabulous™ and it’s the result of ...
Views: 1214 - Identify the Problem and Get 50% of the Solution - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiJim here. Have you ever walked into your house or apartment and smelled something that caught your attention—an odor that was striking but you couldn’t immediately identify it? Was it the remnant aromas from dinner the night before? Could it be the sweat drenched running shoes from that ...
Views: 1058 - Career or Will a Job Do? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiJudith here. Recently I was speaking with a young woman in her mid-twenties who had just been let go from her position at a start up in the UK. She was disappointed and not sure where to turn. The clear problem she was facing was that she had never looked at her work as a milestone in a career, ...
Views: 855 - Inspiration: What Is It and What Inspires Me? - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiJim here, as I set down to write this post I asked the question—“What inspires me?” I then listed a number of options. Soon I realized that the items on the list weren’t real. They were just concepts. More precisely they were just my attempt to make a list and I hoped something on the list would ...
Views: 910 - Praise Doesn’t Make You “Big-Headed” - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom: Judith Hear Yea! Hear Yea! Let it be known across the land: Receiving Praise and Compliments for Your Excellence Does NOT Make You Big-headed! Yet, in a recent workshop “Overcoming the Fear of Being Fabulous: It’s Time To Shatter Your Inner Glass Ceiling” (which my husband Jim ...
Views: 823 - You Need to Know Your Water Cooler Story - by Submitted on Feb 10, 2014 from Rand GolletzTo the onlooker, John's life was idyllic. He was a vice president at a large financial services company. He earned great money and appeared to have a successful life. At the age of 43, his mortgage was paid off and his kids' college educations were funded. His wife did volunteer work as a member ...
Views: 939 - Simple 11 Step Formula for Success Online - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2014 from TJ PhilpottAre you looking for that elusive formula for success that will help 'transform' you into a successful internet marketer? Well if you got that burning need to succeed but have still not been able to do so, my guess is the problem may be more in your approach and not the business your building! ...
Views: 1285 - The Reasons Why Great Success Can Bring You Down - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiChronic insecurity? Drug and/or alcohol abuse? Procrastination? Those are just a few of the symptoms that can haunt your life and your career when The Fear of Being Fabulous threatens to undermine your newly acquired success. Mind you, those are only the symptoms—not the cause! To expand your ...
Views: 1015 - Pay Attention: Your Unconscious May Be Overruling Your Conscious Choices - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiWe’d all like to think that we are good at being rational and that we conduct our lives with deliberate awareness. And why wouldn’t we? That’s what the professional world rewards---conscious, well thought through, efficient, predictable results. If we can’t predict we can’t control. If we can’t ...
Views: 1126 - Anxiety? Insecurity? Caught in the Doom Loop? Sounds Like The Fear Of Being Fabulous - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiHave 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: 984 - Compassionate Collaboration: Letting Your Heart and Head Dance Together - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiHow can compassionate collaboration lead to higher productivity and more effective results? The answer is housed in the words "compassion" and "collaboration." The dictionary.com defines compassion as: a feeling of deep sympathy and sorrow for another who is stricken by misfortune, ...
Views: 1003 - Get a Little Wild to Get What You Want - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniA confident mindset will make or break your dreams. Yet, sometimes action breeds confidence. So should you work on mindset or take action? I say both. (But never take action while in resistance unless the action is intentional to get you out of your funk). If you're familiar with my Speed ...
Views: 875 - Creating Your Zen: Learning How To Be A Relaxed Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2013 from Tracey FieberCreating Your Zen: Learning How To Be A Relaxed Entrepreneur Being a small business owner should be an exciting and enthralling responsibility. Frequently though, it is a major source of stress instead. Because of this, many entrepreneurs quickly become burnt out on business ownership – a ...
Views: 1593(1 vote) - Walk a Mile in Another Person’s Shoes - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2013 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiCompassion has become a buzzword now in corporate management. Compassion is generally understood to mean being in intellectual and emotional agreement with someone else. In other words you have a grasp of their experience so that it can be said that you understand them: that you’ve walked a mile ...
Views: 1255 - 'WISH-I'D-KNOWN-THAT' Secrets For a Six-Figure Launch - by Submitted on Nov 14, 2013 from Jeanna GabelliniI'd heard about six and seven-figure launches for years. I dreamed of making that much money in a short time frame but the ins and outs of pulling off that kind of launch felt totally out of my league. I'm just a business coach, not a marketing wiz ... so why try? My marketing mentor told ...
Views: 1308(1 vote) - What Do You Want to Do With Your Life! - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2013 from Doug DvorakIt doesn’t matter if you’re a high school student staring at a pile of college applications and wondering how you’re supposed to pick a major, or if you’re a middle aged adult who’s suddenly realized you’re not as happy as you could be, knowing what you want to do with your future can be a ...
Views: 676 - The Power of Self-Discipline - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2013 from Melyssa MonizWhere self-control is more of an abstract concept, a mental exercise, self-discipline is a physical, actionable concept. Self-discipline is the basis of self-control and therefore without discipline no measure of self-control alone will bring you the success you desire. Has there ever been ...
Views: 710 - The Key To A Successful Business…Respect Yourself - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2013 from Carrie GreeneIt comes up time and time again. You know you are being taken advantage of. Then suddenly out of your mouth come the words "Sure, I can do that" or "it’s ok, don’t worry about it. I’ll take care of it." You think you’re being nice. You may think it’s your job, so even if you’re ...
Views: 882 - The Most Moral Act Of All Is The Creation Of Space For Life To Move Onward - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2013 from Rick CarterThe title of this article is a quote from Robert Pirsig from his book “Lila: An Inquiry Into Morals.” Mr. Pirsig is best known as the author of “Zen And The Art Of Motorcycle Maintenance,” widely regarded as the best selling philosophy book of all time. I highly recommend both books (for what ...
Views: 1139 - Are You Tricking—Or Treating—Your Passions? - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2013 from Judy WidenerAre you gathering up your passions and stuffing them into into your goodie bag? Or do your fears make you ring the bell and run away instead? All of us have passions, but some of us let fear stop us from going after our passion wholeheartedly. As you’re getting the hang of the process of ...
Views: 1446 - Navigating Life's Twists and Turns - by Submitted on Oct 11, 2013 from Rosemary Lichtman, Ph.D.Remember playing car-racing games at the arcade, trying to stay on the virtual road while going as fast as you can? In those videos, sharp curves keep switching and obstacles suddenly appear, causing you to crash and burn if your reactions aren’t fast enough. It may be fun to play a game, ...
Views: 575 - 3 Things Successful Entrepreneurs Strongly Believe - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2013 from TJ PhilpottMost of the successful entrepreneurs found on the internet are highly motivated and therefore more productive! It is primarily these characteristics that allow them to get more done than their competitors thus allowing them to taste the fruits of success while others languish in frustration and ...
Views: 1261(1 vote) - Your Commitment Dictates Your Blogging Success - by Submitted on Oct 06, 2013 from TJ PhilpottYour commitment is one of the biggest assets you have and what it takes to be a really good blogger! Once you start blogging it's important that you continue updating your site since this is what gives your platform life! Of course your objective is to build a following of loyal readers but this ...
Views: 1251(1 vote) - Get to Know Pete Carroll - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2013 from Rand GolletzSeveral years ago, Pete Carroll was the head football coach at the University of Southern California. During his tenure, the school won three NCAA championships. In the last 20 years, only Nick Saban has enjoyed a better record as a college football coach. Pete left USC in advance of a ...
Views: 1248 - The Innovators Road!!! - by Submitted on Sep 29, 2013 from Lori SnyderSometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of action may be so obvious that the problem no longer exists. Edward de Bono I’ve always found it very enlightening to discover new ways of tapping into my ...
Views: 932 - It's Time To Take Action: A Massive Action - by Submitted on Sep 21, 2013 from Asif Ayubwww.empowernetwork.com/quantumleap77 "The path to success is to take massive determined action." Anthony Robbins The distance between dream and reality is ACTION. The beauty of being human is that we can think, we can act, and then we can interpret our thoughts and actions into our ...
Views: 1321(1 vote) - What Executive Coaching Courses Can Do For Managers - by Submitted on Sep 19, 2013 from Sara BernToday’s working environment has the hands of managers full with so many responsibilities and doing big things that cause the organization to be disorganized and chaotic instead. They deal with pressure of deadlines, quotas, and stiff standards and so they end up achieving less rather than ...
Views: 963 - What I Have Learnt From Personal Development Courses - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2013 from Ewen ChiaAre you someone who loves to attend personal development courses? Well, you are in luck because I am just like you. I don’t mind people calling me a course junkie, because I know that I have personally benefitted from many of these. Today, I would like to share with you a bit of my life’s ...
Views: 1156(1 vote) - Do You Convert Suspects Into Clients? - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2013 from Rand GolletzI was standing in a line at the grocery store. The person in front of me was paying by check. At what I thought was the conclusion of the transaction, the cashier called the manager to her workspace. I watched quizzically as he initialed the check without even pretending to see what was on it ...
Views: 1009 - Who are firefighters? How to get a firefighter job? - by Submitted on Sep 03, 2013 from Robin SmithWe hear news related fire hazard on daily basis, fire is caused due to natural causes or it is being occurred due to man-made cause. So do we know the men wearing red color dress with helmet what we call them? Yes, your question is right, some people name them firefighters, some name them fire ...
Views: 923 - Change Your Life: 6 Ways to Ignite Your Life - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2013 from Sidney GaskinsYou have the power to transform your World right now. It takes transforming the way you relate to yourself and the people around you. Intending to have an existence that is in line with what you want takes being intentional daily. To ignite your Life means releasing the old ways of being and ...
Views: 1106 - What Exactly is the Fear of Success? - by Submitted on Aug 21, 2013 from Stacie WalkerAccording to Dictionary.com, fear is defined as “a distressing emotion aroused by impending danger, evil, pain, etc., whether the threat is real or imagined; the feeling or condition of being afraid.” Fear can mean that you are about to experience a painful emotional experience. Both the ...
Views: 982(1 vote) - Taking Charge of Your Results - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2015 from Ulrike Berzau MM, MHS, PT, FACHE, www.UlrikeBerzau.comThe weekend of July 14, 2013 was magnificent for my friend Marion. She rode her very first top level dressage tests called Prix St. George and received excellent scores, thus she will be receiving the Silver Medal from the United Dressage Federation in 2013. This is an amazing success story ...
Views: 1155 - Our Future - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2013 from Angela Schulz-HenkeWe put our soul trusting in the love in the hands of other people. But no one out there can give us, what we really need. That what we are looking for, we can only find in ourselves. With the decision to love yourself, the most exciting journey of your life starts! I can confirm this from my ...
Views: 1066 - Five Questions You Should Ask After Enrolling For Self Improvement Courses - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2013 from Ewen ChiaAre you one of those junkies who frequently sign up for self improvement courses? Or maybe it is your first time enrolling for one. Whatever category you may belong to, have you ever stopped to ask yourself these questions after signing up for a program? Here are the questions. Question 1: ...
Views: 1200 - Make Money from Home With These Seven Great Tips - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2013 from pascal mansellMany people are starting to understand that they can make a living from home. However, they do not know where to start. If you want to do as well, research your product or service. This article will give you an introduction and tips to help you along the way. You must be driven and thorough ...
Views: 714 - Today's actions, tomorrow's results - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2013 from Liz UramWhen it comes to building a business, solo entrepreneurs face decisions every day. We need to decide if we want to take on a certain client, who we want to partner with for joint ventures, or if we want to take on a new marketing project. One reason businesses suffer from indecision or poor ...
Views: 1522 - The Young Black Man’s Guide to Changing Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2013 from Ramone Smith‘The Young Black Man’s Guide to Changing Your Life’ One of my clients is a Single African American woman who lives in Harlem New York. She is the mother of two sons one in which is a 16 year old. She read my book ‘African American Healthy Self-Esteem’ and sought out my coaching services for ...
Views: 857 - What is Success? - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2013 from Stephen PierceIf you want to find out what is success, it is truly about living. If you are struggling to survive, it is not living. You can actually control life and succeed, but then life does not get ruled with a user’s manual. Most of them generally struggle for the whole part, but get nowhere. You need ...
Views: 587 - Thoughts on Success - Live a Fulfilling Life - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2013 from Stephen PierceWe all have our thoughts on success. The starting point is perhaps what we think of ourselves. Many of us have the thought of earning enough to feed our kids and fend for our wife, pay our bills and taxes. To us, this is success. If you have not thought about all of these, it is time you do. ...
Views: 620 - Here Are Some Of The Benefits Of Taking Part In Personal Development Courses - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2013 from Ewen ChiaAre you interested in attending or taking part in personal development courses? Now, you may be wondering why I asked you that, especially if it never crossed your mind. However, there are benefits in doing so. In this article, I will be sharing with you the benefits that come along when you go ...
Views: 1117 - Strengths-Based Sales Leadership - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Doug DvorakThe goal of sales management leadership professionals is to teach salespeople solid techniques and principles, along with actually helping personnel increase new accounts. There are a number of methods sales leaders can apply in order to see steady improvements in closing transactions. To be ...
Views: 1803(3 votes) - Private Sales Coaching – DO Reps Need Them to Make their Numbers? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Doug DvorakIrrespective of the economic climate, it's always critical to find new ways for increasing an organization's sales output. In many instances management tries to achieve this with additional resources and training programs in order to help their sales staffs perform at higher levels. When these ...
Views: 1152 - Personal Sales Coaches are on the Rise - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2013 from Doug DvorakEvery successful sales organization must find ways to increase the effectiveness of their sales meetings. There are several ways this can be accomplished. One method that will make a significant impact on team meetings is including your sales personnel by allowing them to input their thoughts ...
Views: 1085 - How to Build a Value-Based Sales Team - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2013 from Doug DvorakThe emphasis on value based selling is more important than ever before. With the recent economic climate, finding and selling prospects has become a greater challenge for many sales organizations. As a result, some have seen a slowdown in growth and meeting objectives. For this reason, the key ...
Views: 1180 - Success Starts Today - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2013 from Doug DvorakSome people go through their life in an almost dreamlike state. They keep thinking that they will wake up at any moment, and that they will be living the life that they have always wanted. What they do not know, but may realize at some point, is that the dream has to start somewhere. In order to ...
Views: 874(1 vote) - The Success System That Never Fails - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2013 from Doug DvorakSales of services and goods are the backbone of all organizations and continued growth in these areas is the key to success. Sales organizations depend on increased sales as a prime motivating factor. There are many issues involved from having the right personnel, quality training programs, an ...
Views: 782 - Great By Choice - How to Succeed in Sales - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2013 from Doug DvorakAlthough the field of selling is one of the best professions, and has led many people to great success, it isn't for everyone. Selling requires a certain amount of self motivation, dedication and enhanced training. With the ever evolving world of business, selling is continuously changing. Most ...
Views: 809 - Luck is Defined As: When Preparation Meets Opportunity - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2013 from Doug DvorakAny great fisherman knows that you cannot catch a good fish without the right bait and a lot of time on your hands. When you fish, you set time aside, and you have the right tools for the job. After that, all you do is pay attention to the conditions, get a good feel for the weight and balance ...
Views: 951(1 vote) - The 7 Deadly Habits of Ineffective Sales People - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2013 from Doug DvorakThe sales profession is not easy, and it takes a special person with the correct skillsets to be able to be effective in sales. While people can learn the skills that they need to be a great salesperson, they often do much better in the profession if they possess natural instincts and abilities ...
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