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- Are You Being Betrayed? Fight back with the Power of Integrity! - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2013 from Karen KanakanuiHave you ever felt like you’re walking around with a knife in your back? Have you seen it happen to others? Was the pain so intense that you were paralyzed or disarmed to do anything about it, and therefore, you didn’t? Or did Anger get the best of you? This is a ...
Views: 679 - Are You Winning Yet? - by Submitted on Jan 15, 2013 from Karen KanakanuiThere seems to be a constant struggle between Impulse and Ambivalence, Intellect over Emotions and Reason over Intuition. With so many choices, how do you make the right decisions? How do you know you are winning at meeting your goals, your desires, your timelines, and your successful ...
Views: 979 - When Anger Calls, Do You Answer? - by Submitted on Aug 14, 2012 from Karen KanakanuiAnger is one of our most primitive emotions. It always has, it always will be. It can also be a life saver. When emotions get bottled-up, it puts a tremendous strain on your health, relationships, family, friends, community and business. Anger is one way to let the volcano of emotions ...
Views: 1364 - Do You Have What It Takes? - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2012 from Karen Kanakanui•To ask for help when needed? •To make quick and smart decisions on the spur of the moment? •To invest in yourself, long-term? •To have the courage to put yourself first? •To TRUST that everything will be okay? I know these are loaded questions, but just like the elephant in the ...
Views: 840 - Are You Reaching Out? - by Submitted on May 30, 2012 from Karen KanakanuiHaving a home-based business has tremendous perks. You are in charge of your own time, activities, projects, tasks, delegation, and you don’t have to drive much to see clients or meet with vendors. However, one of the down sides is that if you are not circulating and networking in your ...
Views: 784 - Are You Stepping Into Growth? - by Submitted on May 01, 2012 from Karen KanakanuiIt was the early morning hours of March 31st, when suddenly, the house was shaking, the wind was howling, and all was dark. Electricity was off. Cell phone was dead, and of course, no computer either. I found my portable radio and listened to the tornado warning. Intuitively I knew where ...
Views: 950 - Are You Spring Training? - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2012 from Karen KanakanuiIt happens to all of us. We have been hibernating during the Winter, and all of the sudden Spring is upon us, at which point we find out, we are simply “out of shape” not to mention hungry, thirsty and in need of much wanted nourishment. And it is not just about the body, but the mind and ...
Views: 870 - Are You Remarkable Enough? - by Submitted on Jan 22, 2012 from Karen KanakanuiWhen I was a little girl, my Mom used to tell me that I was “remarkable” and it made me feel very special. Then I heard her say the same thing to my school friends, my sisters, and so on. When I called her on it, she explained that in her world, every child was remarkable, every one of us had ...
Views: 925 - Are You Loving Your New Attitude? - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiIf there’s one thing I’ve learned, is that one size does not fit all, and I don’t mean clothes-wise, I mean, people-wise. We get into new relationships with certain expectations, only to be disappointed (some times.) - Why? Because ONE size doesn’t fit all. Not one person fulfills all your ...
Views: 764 - Do You Love Being a Champion? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiThere are fundamental issues that shape the life of a champion-to-be; and it has neither specific age nor boundaries, nor physical Amazon like-built, but a lot of heart, passion, intellect, physicality, emotions, and lots and lots of “Intuition.” For some folks, the energies are amazing, and ...
Views: 636 - Why “Doing It All” Hurts Your Business and What to Do About It! - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiDo you view Multi-Tasking as a good thing? Do you think that if you don’t do it all, it won’t get done correctly? Worse yet, it won’t get done at all? If you say “yes” to one or all questions, let me tell you that you are not only hurting your business, you are also putting your physical and ...
Views: 585 - Are You Authentic Enough? - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiHave you ever felt like telling somebody to literally “Go to Hell”…but didn’t? You are NOT alone. CONSIDER: • How often do you bite your tongue? • How much does it hurt when you do? • How long does it remain sore? • How do you feel when you don’t speak up? • In the long run, is it ...
Views: 742 - Are you choosing “Freedom” in 2011? - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiEarly in the year, everyone talks about planning, changes, moving-forward, transformations, and some interesting and well-meant resolutions that seldom come to fruition. However, how about “Freedom”? Yes, freedom to be who you are without feeling the “need” to please anyone but yourself? I ...
Views: 652 - Pure and Simple... - by Submitted on Aug 29, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiAs I continue to re-vamp, create and co-create new systems, programs, and products, none can happen without the help of my master mind buddies, clients, colleagues, virtual assistants, team-members and amazing brainstorming sessions, that though, out of the clear they seem to appear, they come ...
Views: 659 - Going In Style - by Submitted on Aug 23, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiI want to tell you about my Aunt Rosa, who at 97, decided to get a mini-facelift, refused to wear glasses because those were for old people, and even tried to move her hips to the sounds of Shakira’s music whom she adored and was beginning to like Lady Gaga’s style. My Aunt or Tia Rosa (in ...
Views: 687 - Lessons from a Root Canal - by Submitted on Aug 22, 2011 from Karen KanakanuiWhat do a root-canal and your business have in common? PAIN! Thankfully, it’s not every day, every month, not even every year we are confronted with having to have a root canal, like I just did last week. However, the visual and real pain associated with it, turns out to be something quite ...
Views: 621 - Silence to the Fifth Power - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiWhen the noises around you are so loud you can’t hear yourself think, what do you do? You turn them off! And if by magic, you can think again, and envision again, and create again, and dialogue again, and feel a sense of newly regained energy, “again”. That is Silence to the Fifth Power. ...
Views: 794 - How To Deal With Overwhelm In Your Business - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiWe show and must have courage….to manage our overwhelm by prioritizing. We must become our own “heroes”. Have you ever noticed how people react when they have had it UP to here and they can’t take it anymore? Has it happened to you? It’s called “Overwhelm.” So what do we do ...
Views: 726 - The Power of Benefits in Today’s Market - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiAs we go through life wondering “What’s in it for us?” Perhaps a better question becomes: What’s in it for THEM? Interesting, isn’t it? This kind of question makes you think outside the box and prompts you to look at your products and services from a completely different angle. When ...
Views: 672 - How to Create and Run a MasterMind Group - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiWhat is a MasterMind Group? There is synergy of energy, commitment, and excitement that participants bring to a MasterMind Group. The beauty of MasterMind Groups is that participants raise the bar by challenging each other to create and implement goals, brainstorm ideas, and support each ...
Views: 2439(2 votes) - OBSESSION, Why It Is Good For You And How To Use It To Your Advantage! - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiMost of us have heard the clinical expression "OCD" (Obsessive Compulsive Disorder) which as Wikipedia explains it: "is a mental disorder characterized by "intrusive thoughts" that produce anxiety, by repetitive behaviors aimed at reducing anxiety, or by combinations of such thoughts ...
Views: 1020 - How to effectively use the “F” word and double your business! - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiWhen, where, with whom and how we use the “F” word, still remains a mystery to some folks, and to others, is right down scary if not unacceptable. And yet, not using it in an effective way can cost you thousands of dollars in business not to mention, missing out on prospects, opportunities, ...
Views: 758 - What Coaching Can Do For You - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiAfter spending 8 days on a very intensive, Coaching Tele-Sumit, brainstorming and learning from some of the best in the business, I was deeply refreshed on the impacting results of coaching and the tremendous variety of values it offers to those who use it. Have you ever noticed how one ...
Views: 725 - What Do You Want to Be When You Grow-Up? Really, what do you? - by Submitted on Mar 16, 2010 from Karen KanakanuiI was recently asked that question by a colleague of mine, and without hesitation, the words just rolled out of my mouth. When I was a little girl, I always wanted to grow up to be a Doctor. I remember my first "Play-Doctor" set my Mom gave me when I turned 6. My Dad on the other ...
Views: 759 - How to effectively use the “F” word and double your business! - by Submitted on Nov 12, 2009 from Karen KanakanuiWhen, where, with whom and how we use the “F” word, still remains a mystery to some folks, and to others, is right down scary if not unacceptable. And yet, not using it in an effective way can cost you thousands of dollars in business not to mention, missing out on prospects, opportunities, ...
Views: 1287(4 votes) - Indecision 101 - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2009 from Karen KanakanuiI ran a survey last month on what were the three most significant issues that hold back business people from making the right decisions, at the right time. The answers were illuminating to say the least. Most of them were about inability of making decisions at all. Although most of the ...
Views: 845(1 vote) - How to Dispose of Negative People in 7 Simple Steps - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2009 from Karen Kanakanui"The Life given to us by nature is short, but the Memory of a Life well spent is Eternal! (Cesaro, Greek Philosopher) This gives us a compelling reason to dispose of people we can no longer deal with. They're toxic, they're negative, and they are sucking the life out of us. It's time to ...
Views: 835(2 votes) - How To Create More Passion For Your Life and Work - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2009 from Karen KanakanuiConfucious said: "He who builds business around passion, never has to work again." It was true then (almost 5,000 years ago), and it's still true today, if not truer! Think of what you always wanted to do but haven't done yet. What would happen if you never did it? What would ...
Views: 775(2 votes) - Group Coaching For The Business Professional - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2009 from Karen KanakanuiIt is evident that the old adage: “There’s strength in numbers” holds very true in all aspects of life. None truer than when coaching in groups. The benefits are immense. - Clients are helped to achieve success in a collective fashion, while this highly interactive process, allows them to ...
Views: 786(2 votes) - Discover Your Brilliance - It’s Your Unique Talent That’s Your Secret Weapon for Success - by Submitted on Aug 28, 2009 from Karen KanakanuiBrilliance is a word that is used in many different contexts. When we use it to describe people, it's often as a synonym for super-smart or genius. Sometimes when working with my clients on discovering their brilliance, they’ll tell me this: "I'm not that smart." (But they usually are!) When ...
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