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- One Size Success Does Not Fit All - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa-Maria NapaMost people measure their success by somebody else’s standards, which is understandable when you realize that you are trained from the time you are born in what and who to believe. Where else are you going to learn the rules and beliefs? Your parents, teachers, church, community, ...
Views: 1093 - Your Winning Leadership Formula to a Balanced Life - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man.” –Euripides Balance is not a state or place we can get to. Balance is always in motion. A ballerina trains and ...
Views: 1075 - Restlessness of the Heart - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living. It’s a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope, which is what I do, and that enables you to laugh at life’s realities.” – Dr. Seuss (1904-1991) U.S. cartoonist and writer Recently I ...
Views: 1450 - Out of Control - In Control with Change - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“If a man constantly aspires, is he not elevated?” - Henry David Thoreau The pursuit to be in control of one’s life is powerful, yet life does challenge each and every one of us. No one goes unscathed in their life’s journey. Who hasn’t experienced loss of some kind? It can be a loss of a ...
Views: 938 - Striking Out is Vital to Home Runs and Winning - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“People who cease to grow can’t inspire others. Leadership begins with challenging oneself.” –Daisaku Ikeda (Buddhist leader, philosopher, educator, prolific writer and poet) The beginning of any quarter stirs up new hopes and new dreams, which sometimes seem to fade before the quarter has ...
Views: 976 - Get Clues from Nature on Mastering Change - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“We have it in our power to begin the world all over again. A situation similar to the present hath not appeared since the days of Noah until now. The birthday of a new world is at hand.”—Thomas Paine There are all kinds of cycles. In looking up the term “economic cycles” I found the ...
Views: 1050 - Change the Question and You Will Win - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“The question actors most often get asked is how they can bear saying the same things over and over again night after night, but God knows the answer to that is, don’t we all anyway; might as well get paid for it.” –Elaine Dundy When the going gets tough the immediate reaction for most human ...
Views: 1107 - Choking Dreams with Fear And Doubt - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” – Eleanor Roosevelt Most people walk around with submerged dreams filled with fear and doubt. We all have dreams of something better: A better career, a better relationship, a better environment, a better lifestyle, a ...
Views: 1069 - Lead the Way with Your Talents - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Have I dreamed of late; of the person I want to be. Have I renewed of late; my vision of the world I want to live in; my dreams shall not crash down. My visions go not glimmering. So long as I have breath, I know I have the strength to transform what I can be to what I am.” – Unknown Life is ...
Views: 1026 - Leadership Tip - Managing the Unimaginable - by Submitted on Apr 20, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“It is not the mountain we conquer, but ourselves.” Sir Edmund Hillary (1919-2008) New Zealand mountaineer and explorer. If you are someone who is overworked, stressed out, burned out, under-paid, and underappreciated, then read on to see what successful people do to be winners in their lives. ...
Views: 1234 - Be Inspired - From Rags to Riches Leadership - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“Each of us has that right, that possibility, to invent ourselves daily. If a person does not invent herself, she will be invented. So, to be bodacious enough to invent ourselves is wise.” – Maya Angelou Where does leadership originate? What makes a good leader? There are a multitude of ...
Views: 985 - Attract Desired Relationships-Careers With Unseen Forces - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Every valuable human being must be a radical and a rebel, for what he must aim at is to make things better than they are." - Neils Henrik David Bohr (1885-1962) Danish physicist - Nobel Prize for Physics - 1922. Creativity and imagination are masterful tools often underutilized in tapping into ...
Views: 875 - Personal Success Strategy - Schedule a Mind-Rest Date - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"It is the journey that brings us happiness, not the destination." - Dan Millman - Peaceful Warrior Do you ever feel as if your mind were about to burst from overwhelm? Do you ever feel that nothing is going right no matter what you do? Do you feel immobilized when you are seeking answers and ...
Views: 728 - Your Winning Leadership Formula to a Balanced Life - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"The best and safest thing is to keep a balance in your life, acknowledge the great powers around us and in us. If you can do that, and live that way, you are really a wise man." - Euripides Balance is not a state or place we can get to. Balance is always in motion. A ballerina trains and ...
Views: 762 - Career Success Strategies - Interview With Your First Impression in Mind - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"A statesman who keeps his ear permanently glued to the ground will have neither elegance of posture nor flexibility of movement." -- Abba Eban (1915-2002) It takes less than 6 seconds to leave a first impression. It is said not to judge a book by its cover, but come on, isn't it the color, the ...
Views: 743 - Landscape Your Way To Success With A Metaphor - by Submitted on Feb 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa"They who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night." -Edgar Allan Poe Metaphors are great in visualizing your goals. They take you to your imagination and away from the "how." The how can often be a goal killer. Goals are usually going after something ...
Views: 802 - Cross the Bridge to Your Career with Luxury Features - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“It is not so much that we’re afraid of change or so in love with the old ways, but it’s that place in between that we fear…It’s like being in between trapezes. It’s Linus when his blanket is in the dryer. There’s nothing to hold on to ” –Marilyn Ferguson Change is forever and unlimited. We ...
Views: 794 - Your Vision is Your Leadership Calling Card - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“Every time you don’t follow your inner guidance, you feel a loss of energy, loss of power, a sense of spiritual deadness.” – Shakti Gawain Looking to develop your leadership skills minus a vision is choosing a difficult path. Maybe you want to make more money, so you look up job trends for ...
Views: 1250 - The Measuring Sticks of Success - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel that we can rest on our achievements is a dangerous fallacy. Inner strength can overcome anything that occurs outside.” I Ching I am a pretty amazing woman – I may not be an Olympic woman of ...
Views: 903 - Leaders Make Use of Mess to Germinate New Solutions - by Submitted on Jan 02, 2009 from Theresa-Maria Napa“One’s mind, once stretched by a new idea, never regains its original dimensions.” -- Oliver Wendell Holmes Did you ever get so deep into despair that there seemed to be no way but up – and yet you could have chosen to sink deeper into victimization. Oh, I have been there so many times when I ...
Views: 720 - Have the Career You Want by Embracing Change - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria NapaChanging careers, going back to school or going back to work is a wonderful life space to be in. Yet it can be so scary leaving what we know and are familiar with. In fact it can scare the heck out of you! This familiar place is often called your "comfort zone". However, isn't it strange to use ...
Views: 786 - Manifesting - Using the Law of Attraction to Acquire More Money - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves." - Robert Frost Becoming familiar with The Law of Attraction (LOA) is powerful in manifesting your desires for something more. Simplistically, the LOA is a synchronizing of thoughts, beliefs, feelings and ...
Views: 912 - Yearn, Learn And Earn More Money Through the Art of Pretending - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning." - Christopher Morley (1890-1957 - American journalist, novelist, essayist & poet) I would arrange Morley's ingredients for the good life in this fashion: yearning, learning and earning. Yearning is the catalyst to ...
Views: 772 - Autumn is the New New Year - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria NapaYou control your future, your destiny. What you think about comes about. By recording your dreams and goals on paper, you set in motion the process of becoming the person you most want to be. Put your future in good hands – your own." --Mark Victor Hansen I love autumn. It brings endings and ...
Views: 863 - You Are Smarter Than You Think - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Greatness is not in where we stand, but in what direction we are moving. We must sail sometimes with the wind and sometimes against it, but sail we must, and not drift, nor lie at anchor." – Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. (1809-1894) Physician, writer, poet Transitions are a way to grow to a ...
Views: 1030 - Leadership Strategies: Leadership Excellence Isn't Achieved Without Failure - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Only those who dare to fail greatly can ever achieve greatly." - Robert F. Kennedy No matter where you are in your year, I would like you to think about where are you now from where you were six months ago? What were your New Year's Resolutions this year, if any? More and more I hear people ...
Views: 1262 - Creating Space - Your "Someday" Could Be Your Today Or Your Yesterday - You Choose - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"What lies before us and what lies behind us are small matters compared to what lies within us. And when we bring what is within out into the world, miracles happen." - Henry David Thoreau One of the obstacles in deciding to go back to work, change careers or go back to school is the "someday ...
Views: 861 - Changing Your Life - Transition Is Either Voluntary Or Involuntary - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Theresa-Maria NapaYou may be changing careers, going back to school, or going back to an old familiar career that you've been away from for a while. Your transition may be voluntary or involuntary and either provides similar feelings of stress and uncertainty. Voluntary transition can arise from being bored or ...
Views: 1398 - Career Change: Have The Career You Want by Embracing Change - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Theresa-Maria NapaChanging careers, going back to school or going back to work is a wonderful life space to be in. Yet it can be so scary leaving what we know and are familiar with. In fact it can scare the heck out of you! This familiar place is often called your "comfort zone". However, isn't it strange to use ...
Views: 713 - Career Success - It Is Better To Compliment Than to Complain For Career Satisfaction - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Too often we under estimate the power of a touch, a smile, a kind word, a listening ear, an honest compliment, or the smallest act of caring, all of which have the potential to turn a life around." --Leo Buscaglia It is not unheard of to hear tales of unpleasant comments and attitudes in the ...
Views: 716 - Career Changers - Blazing New Trails To A New Career - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"The secret of joy in work is contained in one word - excellence. To know how to do something well is to enjoy it." - Pearl Buck (1892-1973) Reinventing yourself from one career to another is an adventure. The adventure can be welcomed or not. It depends upon personal circumstances. To some ...
Views: 919 - The Coaching Experience - So What Is This Thing Called Coaching? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"I have ceased to question stars and books. I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me." - Herman Hesse (prologue to Demian) Without a doubt, one of the most powerful tools to maximize your potential to produce better results is coaching. A client may initially hire a coach ...
Views: 731 - Manifesting - Using The Law Of Attraction To Acquire More Money - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"Something we were withholding made us weak, until we found it was ourselves." - Robert Frost Becoming familiar with The Law of Attraction (LOA) is powerful in manifesting your desires for something more. Simplistically, the LOA is a synchronizing of thoughts, beliefs, feelings and ...
Views: 806 - Leadership - Become The Winner You Were Born to Be - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"You were born to win, but to be a winner, you must plan to win, prepare to win, and expect to win." -Zig Ziglar I agree with Zig Ziglar that you were born to win. You are born with unlimited resources. Regardless of the advantages or disadvantages you had or have. Within you is a wealth of ...
Views: 746 - Success Tip - Yearn, Learn And Earn More Money Through The Art Of Pretending - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2008 from Theresa-Maria Napa"There are three ingredients in the good life: learning, earning and yearning." - Christopher Morley (1890-1957 - American journalist, novelist, essayist & poet) I would arrange Morley's ingredients for the good life in this fashion: yearning, learning and earning. Yearning is the catalyst to ...
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