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“Say what you mean and mean what you say,” says Frank Luntz, communications researcher and author of several books including What Americans Really Want…Really.
Today’s workforce craves truthful comprehensive communications and aligned action from leadership in all aspects. They want to know ... Views: 1951
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Zig Ziglar- A Eulogy - by Dr. Howard E. Haller - Professional Keynote Speaker on Intrapreneurship & Real Estate - Real Estate Expert, Licensed Real Estate Broker, Licensed General Contractor, Real Estate Developer & Investor, & Published Book Author
The Zig Ziglar Story (RIP)
Insights from the Motivational Speaking Expert “Zig” Ziglar,
Chairman, Ziglar Training Systems
By: Howard Edward Haller, Ph.D.
On November 28th, I learned the sad news about Zig Ziglar’s death in the hospital after a bout with pneumonia. I am blessed to have ... Views: 2270
“Somebody once said that in looking for people to hire, you look for three qualities: integrity, intelligence and energy. And if you don’t have the first, the other two will kill you. You think about it; it’s true. If you hire somebody without [integrity], you really want them to be dumb and ... Views: 2166
Rules and Guidelines
Written by the Author of A Practical Girls Guide to the Universe and Why God is Good and Religion is Bad, Sheri Combs Lantz
Summer is over and back to the real world we must go. Since this puts me back in my vehicle several times a day to be chauffeur to my 14 and 11 ... Views: 1697
There are many different levels to our being and the key to deep happiness and success is to live from the level of your authentic self. This means that you use everyday occurrences in your life to become more and more connected and aligned with your authenticity. There are a number of different ... Views: 1749
The old saying “ignorance is bliss” stems from a poem by Thomas Gray and suggests that if you are happiest being ignorant, then just stay ignorant.
I beg to differ. There is a lot of pain and effort involved in ignoring information that might challenge our habits and behaviours. If you have ... Views: 1868
My coaching client Sophia had explored a business opportunity with a franchising organization and was very excited to tell me about it. It combined many of the activities that she found motivating; it would enable her to work from home, set her own schedule, work in a people job and use her ... Views: 2140
Coming up with creative writing ideas is necessary for anyone using content when working online but it can be a challenge! As a result many forgo any attempt at being creative themselves and choose instead to 'copy' the work of another! On several levels this is a bad idea but for the sake of ... Views: 2770
Bearing a successful patent idea requires a lot more than the Eureka moment. Patent ideas have no drawbacks. Anybody from a 7 year-old kid to a great grandmother can provide the next substantial thing. The challenge will be to take your invention ideas from your brain to a physical reality that ... Views: 1933
Today, I’m feeling profound sadness and intense self-reflection as I heard the words of Harmon Killebrew telling the world his cancer is no longer treatable. Here are the Hall of Famer’s wise and precious words shared through the media:
Harmon Killebrew: hero for how he lives his ... Views: 1927
I once read the story of a successful business man who was looking for a successor to take over his business. He decided to go about it a bit differently. Instead of choosing one of his children or one of the directors to take over the business he called all the executives in his company ... Views: 3639
Adab is the foundation stone of developing the essence of ones being such that one can grow in an opening manner to receive ever increasing wisdom using the inverted pyramid as the analogy. As the pyramid continues to grow, it gets wider and wider until it is so wide it can encompass all things ... Views: 2248
By the time you’ve opened your little peepers in the morning you’ve most likely set your intentions for the day. This happens automatically for most of us. There are the normal patterns that we engage in to prepare for the day ahead, then follow through until tucked back in bed ready for a good ... Views: 2096
Where did the time go? Twenty-five years have passed and the last day of work has arrived. Two and a half decades at the same company. Who would’ve thought? Time to collect that gold watch and ride off into the sunset of long-awaited retirement, writes Grant Cyster.
Those were the good old ... Views: 1994
What do you stand for?
I challenge you to take a long, hard look at your life. Are you happy with your life? Are you being everything you have always imagined you could be? Do you have everything you've ever wanted to have? Even though you might have accomplished or acquired certain things, I ... Views: 1897
I was in a seminar today on networking strategies. It was produced by a very reputable organization. The invited speaker, an author and self-proclaimed expert in the area of networking, was sharing his strategies. He was funny and witty and quick on his feet. He used the word "stalking" as a ... Views: 1969
by Jodi Nicholson
“Money grows on the tree of patience.” ~ Japanese Proverb
In your life it may seem that all you seem to do is hurry up and then wait. There are many milestones that you look forward to achieving, however it seems like it can take forever for you to get to them. Why is it ... Views: 2382
Mark Twain said, “The worst loneliness is not to be comfortable with yourself.” Whatever you pursue in your outer life will never fill the inner void created by feeling inauthentic; you have to fill it yourself, and first.
“Sam” was so distressed and confused that he’d pretty much shut down; ... Views: 1846
If there is one thing we really strive for, it is building up the community around you. Humans are a lot like wildlife in nature, we behave in a very similar way. As some of us have learned in elementary school, ecosystems are essential for the development and longevity of wildlife. Without a ... Views: 1610
Lemons to Lemonade kids charity is a hub for innovative ideas that help in fundraising for school kids or donation to charity. The online stop Lemons to Lemonade teaches in a fun way, all the kids, ways in which they could contribute for children charity in their own small way. The company ... Views: 2205
Have you ever wondered what makes someone influential?
Why did people follow Gandhi? Or Martin Luther King Jr.?
What makes leaders, entrepreneurs, politicians or salespeople influential?
These are the questions I have asked myself for years. In my career I have had a chance to work with ... Views: 4060
Leadership, or the lack thereof, has been receiving a lot of attention over the last few years but, let’s face it, it’s a fairly woolly topic. There are as many definitions of leadership as there are people. Personally, I define leadership as the ability to look forward and clearly see the ... Views: 1911
"Excuses are the nails used to build a house of failure" ~Don Wilder and Bill Rechin
The Excuse is a false reason that you give to explain why you do something.
Excuses are the tools of incompetence, used to build monuments of nothingness, and those who specialize in them seldom accomplish ... Views: 2174
Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery? A phrase we have heard many times. First said by Charles Caleb Colton, it’s usually used in an ironic or sarcastic tone. Meant to convey that while you are annoyed that you have been copied, you recognize the fact that whoever has copied you is ... Views: 2135
After a meeting with a client today I was struck at how positive my mood was. I reflected on why this was, and I came to the conclusion that it really boiled down to authenticity: to the opportunity for both of us to just ‘be real’. We both took advantage of that space that coaching affords – ... Views: 1841
I’ve recently been trying to get ahold of someone to come and take a look at a problem I’m having with my roof. I’ve left three messages with this particular company, and none have been returned. Similarly, a few months ago I needed to get a potential moisture problem in my basement looked at. I ... Views: 1761
You are a leader. Stake your claim to what is yours.
It’s very empowering to acknowledge, celebrate, and truly own all of the aspects of our existence. And each of us is a leader on some level: at home, at work, in the community… through formal or informal roles. Whether a CEO or a ... Views: 1759
As we go through life, we all remember those little voices in our head that we attached to a belief somewhere in our life. This article is about getting them under control.
We remember those beliefs as:
1. Never ask anyone about money.
2. Eat all your food. Kids are starving in the ... Views: 1920
My growing-up experience was common in our society. I learned to put up walls as the only way to keep others from taking too much from me too often. The implication is that I can’t trust you, so I have to protect myself from you.
The downside is, walls keep everyone out all the time. The ... Views: 5511
No matter how much individuals like their jobs, they’re entitled to be paid. Years ago the company my father was an executive with was purchased in a hostile takeover. The new owners were unable to deliver the paychecks on payday. Their response was, “They’ll just have to wait ‘til Monday.” “My ... Views: 2017
What is important to you in life? Do you know what your values are?
Values are those things that are priorities. These can be anything from nature and beauty, adventure, learning, having fun, or honor and integrity. You know these things because when you see them in others, they bring you ... Views: 1835
Growing up, competition was considered a good thing, healthy even. As a visible minority I was told I had to be better than the rest, because nothing was going to come easy to me, and I was going to need the upper hand intellectually in order to achieve the success I wanted. To be honest, I ... Views: 2014
The term boundaries can seem unclear and even confusing at times. What does the term ‘boundaries’ mean? And how does it relate to psychological wellbeing? Are they the same as ‘walls’? And in this context what are walls?
What I am describing here are psychological boundaries. So here I will ... Views: 3965
Freedom is presently on our mind: Independence Day is upon us, the election of 2012 is a news headliner, foreign countries are seeking freedom through revolutionary action, we are involved in foreign wars, and our country back home seeks freedom from debt, job loss and a plummeting economy. ... Views: 2885
When you choose to follow the advice of any self-professed experts, it is always advisable to be absolutely certain that their advice is sound. Ideas and concepts that work for one person may not work for someone else. The safest way to use any advice you may encounter is to examine it first, ... Views: 1784
The city of Delphi was in the center of Ancient Greece. Delphi means “navel” as in “belly button” as if this were the center of the universe where human life somehow connected with the source of wisdom, the way a baby is connected to her mother before she’s born. There was a temple of Apollo in ... Views: 1787
If you really want to change your life and help build a better world for yourself and others, you might want to consider this little piece of advice: stop complaining.
You don’t have to travel far these days to come across this crippling habit — there’s plenty of people fussing about the ... Views: 2284
A necessary ingredient to leadership is integrity. Without integrity your leadership capabilities will be handicapped. In fact you may never regain your leadership if you lose the integrity of your co-workers, employees or customers. Yes all three you need to demonstrate your leadership and ... Views: 2411
Are you in a losing battle with time? Do you have too much to do and not enough time to do it? Are you always running late or just making it under the wire without a moment to spare?
The time issue is a struggle for many. Rather than criticizing yourself or blaming your responsibilities for ... Views: 2160
Two of the issues I often hear from my clients are: what’s the process for figuring out what values I feel accurately reflect what’s most important to me, and how can I pass them along to my children in a way that will make them more powerful?
Our values define our character—the code of ... Views: 1746
Take a moment right now to think of a few foods you particularly disliked when you were younger but now enjoy as an adult. For me there was brussel sprouts, broccoli, spinach and eggplant. As a child I was required to eat these foods because they were “good for me.” I certainly would not have ... Views: 1549
I have a habit of saying “yes” to adventures. Then I have to deal with what I got myself into…
Last week I said yes to being a “journalist” at a super-exclusive conference in Los Angeles, where I was invited to interview some of the most outrageously successful innovators on the planet–people ... Views: 1692
We live in a society that has a real need for a background best check We have become extremely high-tech, and along with that technology has come the ability of anyone or any type of persons to represent themselves to others as almost anything they wish.
An example of this is the almost ... Views: 1635
“You are the noblest, the gentlest and the best man who has ever come here,” said the jailer to Socrates. The jailer had guarded Socrates for a month following his trial. A jury of 501 men found Socrates guilty of corrupting youth by teaching them to question everything and to think for ... Views: 2507
Imagine you could…
do what brings you the greatest joy,
be with the people you love,
and use your natural talents and gifts.
That’s exactly what happens when you live in accordance with your personal values!
1. When you honor your values you are honoring yourself. There is a flow, ... Views: 4693
The people who we surround ourselves with have a strong gravitational pull on our lives. We tend to act like they act and do things like they do things. I have heard several people say, over the years, that they started smoking because they were hanging out with people who smoked. I know ... Views: 1592
There is a strange phenomenon that occurs every day in the business world. In fact it’s so ‘out there,’ that I bet people don’t even realize that they are doing it. Did you ever CAREFULLY listen to people’s voicemails. How CREDIBLE are they? Do people know that they are not following through on ... Views: 1775
One of the most valuable aspects of taking on and completing the 30-day challenge is becoming aware of your tendencies- realizing where and how you tend to get stopped. Let me share with you one of mine. I tend to have an “all or nothing” mentality. If I can’t do something full on, why bother? ... Views: 1802
The "Imposter Syndrome" is when a person feels they don't deserve a title or identity because they are not the best in their field, or because they feel they lack some form of credential, whether the credential is necessary or not. They are the kind of people who say they are an artist ... Views: 1651
It’s important for Building Companies to look at the building process as a whole when assessing the environmental impact of new builds in the UK. In recent years the focus in the building and construction industry have shifted to a more environmentally sensitive approach. Often the way in which ... Views: 1716