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By Gail McMeekinAug 30, 20091 topic

Spark Your Creativity Via Your Intuitions

Worried that you’re not creative? You are, but you may be out of touch with it. Your intuition can lead you into a world of novel ideas, experimentation, and brainstorming that will perk up your work life and stimulate innovation and problem-solving. Intuition training is not just for New Agers. Many executives, business owners, and research and development professionals attribute their successes to following intuitive clues. Intuition is your internal information and feelin

Primary topic: Creativity

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By Gail McMeekinAug 30, 20091 topic

Are You Ready for Self-Employment?

Ah, the fantasies . . . make your own hours, invent your own rules, choose your own associates, express your creativity, and make unlimited money. These are the dreams of the aspiring self-employed. Yet, if you interview people who have built a profitable business, they will tell you about the long hours, financial insecurity, lost contracts, loan problems, self-employment tax, and the daily dance with risk that it takes to run your own business. On the positive side, there a

Primary topic: Entrepreneurs

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By Gail McMeekinJun 14, 20121 topic

The 12 Secrets of Highly Successful Women: Secret #1

Why did I write this book and why now? For years, my readers of The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women: A Portable Mentor (Conari Press) have written me asking for a follow-up book and a special journal book too. Well, both of your wishes have come true as this new book is out already and the journal book The 12 Secrets of Highly Creative Women journal is due out in two weeks, but more about that later. We are in the midst of a work and lifestyle revolution right now. Women

Primary topic: Women In Business

Women In Business

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By Gail McMeekinJun 29, 20111 topic

Prosperity, Goal-Setting and Visualization

What is prosperity for you? A key element in the Positive Choices strategy is the addition of positive choices to your life that reflect your prosperity goals. Prosperity for most people is not simply money in the bank. Your health, peace of mind, and well-being all count. Think about combinations of fulfilling work, great relationships, a sense of community, healthy lifestyles, harmony with nature, personal growth and creative expression. You are the author of your own life

Primary topic: Goal Setting

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By Gail McMeekinAug 30, 20091 topic

TIME TO SPEAK UP!

Passivity is out; speaking up is no longer an optional skill. Successful people are both vocal and visible. Even if you’ve managed to avoid communication challenges to date, you will most likely not be able to cower in the back room much longer. Whether you’re called upon to make a presentation or conduct a meeting, communication proficiency is essential for endurance in today’s marketplace. Sitting quietly by the sidelines could put you at the top of the layoff list or place

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Gail McMeekinAug 30, 20091 topic

TIME TO SPEAK UP! II - PRESENTATIONS

Our discussion here will highlight developing your presentation and meeting skills. These two areas offer you a chance to demonstrate your leadership competence, organizational and project management abilities, and facilitation mastery. As I said before, if these activities are not currently in your job description, you want to find a way to exhibit your capabilities in these two arenas. ORGANIZE YOUR PRESENTATION 1) Prepare thoroughly. 2) Introduce your topic and indicate

Primary topic: Communication Skills and Training

Communication Skills and Training

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By Gail McMeekinApr 23, 20091 topic

Procrastination Strategies

The progressive realization of worthy goals propels you towards that vision of prosperity. The addition of positive choices everyday improves the quality of your journey? So, why not get started? In case you’re a procrastinator, here are eight tips to help you begin: 1.) Acknowledge that procrastination creates needless stress for you. By procrastinating, you put yourself under an energy-draining emotional strain. Procrastination is the opposite of success. If your procrasti

Primary topic: Creativity

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By Gail McMeekinApr 24, 20091 topic

Running Meaningful Meetings

As you know, there is nothing more boring than sitting through a meeting that is pointless or unfocused. It’s a common time waster. Meetings are also very costly in terms of time and productivity. So if you’re called upon to run a meeting, the first question you should ask yourself is, “Is this meeting really necessary or can I accomplish what needs to be done in a more efficient manner”? If you have a better alte ative, use it. Today with E-mail, faxes, conference calls, tel

Primary topic: Business Coach and Business Coaching

Business Coach and Business Coaching

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By Gail McMeekinJun 23, 20111 topic

Invoking the Power of Positive Life Choices

Work has the potential to be a vehicle for your creative self-expression as well as cover your expenses. A key success strategy is to choose work that suits your talents and lifestyle and reflects your passion as well. In this topsy-turvy work culture, where reliance on others for job security is fast disappearing, building a work-life based on what you love has emerged as a quest. The question of meaningfulness is capturing the sentiment of the stressed-out baby boomers as w

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Gail McMeekinApr 21, 20091 topic

Reclaiming Your Creative Courage

Are you haunted by unfinished creative projects or dreams? Make a list of the major ones. Are you still interested in pursuing one or more of them? Note which projects/pathways, if any, are still compelling to you. Creativity is about magnetism and commitment. If you are not going to move ahead with any of these projects, you need to release them to make space for your new attractions. Are there lessons to be learned from letting go of these abandoned dreams? Rudy acknowledg

Primary topic: Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

Self-Esteem and Self Confidence

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By Gail McMeekinApr 23, 20091 topic

Creativity Catalysts

We know we are creative beings. Yet, we are also well aware that sometimes our creativity stalls, plays tricks on us, or appears to have vanished completely. It is at those moments that we need to reconnect with our vitality around our creative process or project and leverage our inspirational powers to stimulate our ability to make new connections. The following tips are meant to arouse your natural creative gifts so you can surmount those obstacles in your journey and achie

Primary topic: Creativity

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By Gail McMeekinApr 23, 20091 topic

Seven Deadly Sins of Job-Hunting

After an unsuccessful nine-month job search, Darlene Dawson, a former vice-president of a bank mortgage department, knew she was stuck. Darlene lost her job in the midst of a take-over. She opted against outplacement assistance because she was sure she'd be hired quickly elsewhere. Now she feels angry, frustrated, and pessimistic about her options. Bob Jones, a training manager for a healthcare company, felt over managed and plateaued in his job. He had also looked for a new

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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By Gail McMeekinApr 24, 20091 topic

Challenge! Assessing Your Collaborative Potential

Before you embark on a partnership or alliance for yourself or if you’re in one already, take the time to complete the following Challenge. While this is a lengthy exercise, it will increase your awareness of your natural abilities and vulnerabilities in collaborative relationships. Successful partnerships and alliances depend on complete honesty, open communication, self-awareness, and a commitment to resolve conflicts for mutual benefit. Challenge: Your Collaborative Profi

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Gail McMeekinApr 22, 20091 topic

Fighting Overwhelm

We are living in a time of unprecedented choices and a myriad of new options. Many of my clients are asking me: "Do I need a blog?" "Should I joi Facebook or Linked In?" "How does online marketing work?" "What kinds of products should I create? "How do I best use my creative energy?" These are complex and powerful questions. As people tapping into our creativity, the choices can be overwhelming and lead to paralysis. I am in product development mode myself and need to keep m

Primary topic: Career Development

Career Development

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By Gail McMeekinApr 22, 20091 topic

Seven Tips To Get You Unstuck, Unblocked, Newly Focused, And Passionate About Your Creative Project Or Process

You know that you are a creative person. After all, you run a business. You have the ability to do innovative work and to make new connections between ideas, which is the key dynamic of the creative process. Yet, sometimes our creativity stalls, plays tricks on us, or appears to have vanished completely. It is at these moments we need to reconnect with our inspirational powers to stimulate our ability to invent something new and useful. The following tips are meant to arouse

Primary topic: Career Coach and Career Coaching

Career Coach and Career Coaching

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P is for Priorities

Your choices determine the quality of your life experience. The act of making choices implies the chance or the power to select one option over another. Positive Choices are life choices elected to support your body, mind, and spirit. Negative life choices, such as doing unsatisfying work or ...

Primary topic: Creativity

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