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If you are ever placed under arrest, the first thing you might do is panic. The second thing you might try to do is make a phone call to someone who can help bail you out. Hopefully, you never find yourself needing this information, but in case you ever do get arrested and need to get out of ... Views: 2542
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: 2475
Are you being true to what you ask of others everyday? Remember that you are the face of your brand, even if you do not think of your business as a brand as yet. Your clients do.
There is a lot of talk about authentic entrepreneurs, but what does it really translate into? Look at it this way, ... Views: 1694
This posting, written by my colleague and collaborator Julie van Amerongen, celebrates Authenticity as a core principle of Working for Good.
Authenticity is certainly worth cultivating. Like happiness, profits, and other such things, it tends to be the result of focusing on other things, rather ... Views: 1215
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: 1944
“To see and listen to the wicked is already the beginning of wickedness,”
Confucius, Chinese teacher, philosopher and political theorist.
According to Confucius, simply listening to an evil plan is not profitable. It could lead the listener down a wrong path. Why? Spreading rapidly is not ... Views: 1096
These past few weeks, I like many of you have been shocked, rocked, and somewhat horrified by the college admissions scandal in which parents paid a college consultant to falsify their children’s records, bribe test administrators and college coaches, and cheat on entrance exams so that their ... Views: 1038
On a daily basis I encounter people who are frozen in fear.
- They want to date but fear getting hurt.
- They long to quit their day job to pursue their passion but fear failure.
- They yearn for connection but fear rejection.
- They want to speak and live their truth, try something ... Views: 1095
Swift Compiler Error: iOS 12.0 vs. iOS 13.0 with FirebaseRemoteConfig in Xcode for Flutter
In the world of mobile development, one of the more common challenges developers face is resolving issues related to building and running applications, especially when integrating third-party libraries. ... Views: 136
You visit your sick co-worker in the hospital or at home and he looks terrible. He's not sounding like himself and he's sharing way too much personal information. Then, you happen to see a pamphlet on the nightstand about a scary illness that you were not aware that he has. To top it off, some ... Views: 1560
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
A few years ago, British Rail had a real fall off in business. Looking for marketing answers, they went searching for a new advertising agency – one that could deliver an Ad campaign that would bring their customers back.
When the British Rail Executives went to the ... Views: 1053
There are many cheaters in our world nowadays. They maybe enjoying the current scenario but in the end they will have their fate unfold also.
My classmate in high school is always on top of the list in the class. I admire her and look up to her because she seems to have the grasp of all the ... Views: 1857
Have you ever thought about what or who is driving your choices?
Week after week I hear stories about:
• The people-pleaser who does everything for everyone else besides themselves
• The baby-boomer who puts their life and dreams of traveling more on hold to stay in close proximity ... Views: 1439
As a Christian business owner do you have people constantly expecting you to give away your services for free? Do people give you a sob story about why they can’t pay and expect you to give them a break? Do they call you a passive aggressive Christian hypocrite if you send out a late payment ... Views: 1690
Second Chances shows you how to make better first choices. It is one of those rare books that effectively bridges the gap between personal accountability and business success. Read it. Heed it. Apply its lessons.
Randy G. Pennington
Author of Results Rule! Build a Culture that Blows the ... Views: 1610
This coming weekend, I have the extreme honor of leading The Shadow Process Workshop in Los Angeles. No matter how many of these workshops I have attended, participated in, or led over the years, I am always in awe of the shifts that people experience in the short time span of 2 ½ days. I am ... Views: 1391
It was 9 am and I had two hours to organize the house and run to the store to get some snacks to serve a couple of friends who were coming over, all while trying to keep my two kids entertained and out of my way.
I stopped for a moment thinking which part of the house to do first. I chose to ... Views: 2120
Determining what should be your business practices and how you set policies is something that we need be very careful of. We should approach our research and advice we follow with a little extra caution and with an objective eye.
As we look at what is happening in the global economy, we can ... Views: 1503
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Recently, I had to renew my Costco membership. I’ve been a member for years and set my membership to “auto-renew,” which did not happen this time.
So instead, I went online and manually entered my credit card details and submitted. It was done. But two days later, I received a notice saying ... Views: 622
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: 2186
Can you imagine that in just a few days it will be August?
Have you gotten around to doing all the things that you said you would do this summer?
Have you had that “perfect” summer day?
I am big believer in creating perfect days! Although it tends to happen more when I am on vacation or ... Views: 1109
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: 2394
Day after day, I have people who come to me because they feel stuck in their relationships. Although their circumstances may be unique, their themes are common. They:
• Become masters at avoiding or denying what’s really going on in their relationships or household,
• Numb out with food, ... Views: 1098
Previously, we looked at needs, wants goals and priorities. A personal business coach or a personal development business coach also has to bring an aptitude to help the person being coached to better understand themselves internally. As a business coach in Houston, I believe the following are ... Views: 1182
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: 3169
When you work with and support others, do you experience: Feeling drained? Do you desire them to "get better"? Do you take on one more client because there is no one else? Are you attached to them making progress?
When I first heard the expression Divinely Selfish- I experienced a lot of ... Views: 1936
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: 6435
If you want to live your life with meaning, you must reflect on the things that are important to you, and then act on what you discern. This goes for your professional life as well as your life overall. Every once in a while, put pen to paper (or fingers to keyboard) and document your beliefs ... Views: 1648
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: 2319
Happy New Year! I have been thinking a lot about this first newsletter of 2018. In a perfect world, I might be using this post to share with you some profound, uplifting, spiritual experience that I had ringing in the New Year and setting the tone for the upcoming year, but the fact is I cannot. ... Views: 1240
"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: 2647
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: 2383
A powerful exercise is to look at what and how we blame. The faults we find in others are often indicators of what we need to look at in ourselves. If we are willing, we can use what we are upset about as a reflection to help us identify and own some aspect of ourselves that we are denying or ... Views: 2028
Although it feels like New Years was weeks ago, we are still very much in the conversation of "New Year, New You!" Even though every January we tend to engage in a dialogue about what we can do to revamp or upgrade our lives, each year we see a few new concepts or practices added to the "what's ... Views: 1486
Good People, Bad Ethics
by
Bill Cottringer
“In my college ethics class, someone stole my textbook and I thought that was rather ironic.” ~The author.
In the section on ethics which I teach in criminal justice classes, I define ethical behavior as, “The ideal standard of what is ... Views: 1128
Lately I have been thinking a lot about the concept of entitlement -- that feeling so many of us have that we are owed something, that we have rights or deserve something to be the way we think it should be. Think of the times you have thought or had someone say to you:
• “I deserve to be ... Views: 1100
There is a tremendous focus on HIV/AIDS these days, yet there is a different strain that is causing much more chaos, affects many more people and is a disease of even greater irresponsibility.
It is Acquired Integrity Deficiency Syndrome.
You get this when you see what you can get away with, ... Views: 1870
Lies are like weeds. They start out small, and then grow until they're out of control. And like weeds, they keep popping up again and again. Once they take root, they grab a firm hold, and won't let go.
In James 3:8 the Bible says, "But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless ... Views: 1311
In an age when people discuss the real meaning of truth and authenticity, it is often very difficult to establish what the truth is. We live in a time when it seems that money can buy you what you want, including the ability to dupe the people you are trying to convince to use your products so ... Views: 1753
People visit doctors and other healthcare professionals many times a year. While healthy individual goes to doctors once a year, those suffering from debilitating diseases might see multiple specialists multiple times a day. This reality coupled with the world population hovering around 7.7 ... Views: 546
As many of you know, this past week, my first book, The Integrity Advantage, was released. It was a pinnacle moment filled with a smorgasbord of emotions. It quickly turned into a somewhat surreal experience watching this baby being birthed out into the world, seeing people holding the book in ... Views: 1126
Never talk to strangers—that’s our parent’s warning during our childhood days for us to avoid bad people. But when you become adult, you are left with your own view and opinion of things whether this thing, people or event is bad for you. We can never predict what future is set for us but we can ... Views: 5028
Let's be honest: life can be a roller coaster ride at times. We all are subject to it one way or another – we don't get to choose what happens to us. However, by controlling our response to these events, we can create an environment around us that makes it easier to achieve our goals.
Here's ... Views: 1713
Merchandisings increasingly realize the importance of using email marketing tool to boost your rankings online. This is not surprising as considering how the advantageous when compared this method with the indirect way of other product sales. And for those who are thinking of getting programs ... Views: 1668
Installing an electrical transformer at the job site can be difficult especially if it is your first time or you are not familiar with electrical transformers. First of all, the electrical transformer must be handled carefully otherwise it could suffer internal damages leaving you with useless ... Views: 960
“We’re not the cause, we’re the effect.” - Nipsey Hussle
I am always in awe of the divine design of life. A true believer in the philosophy that “there are no coincidences,” I am always fascinated by the people who cross my path. Whether it be someone I am standing next to in a long line or ... Views: 1024
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: 2575
I am always in awe of people who start with a passing conversation or idea and then actually make it happen! Many of us have a great thought or a brainstorm yet it never gets off the ground or comes to fruition. So when it comes to creating something from nothing, doing something you have never ... Views: 958
In an earlier article, we explained how web hosting reviews identify web hosting companies by the services they offer. So if a web host offers ASP technology, they say it’s an ASP hosting company. With that in mind, in this two-part series we’ve laid out many of the most common types of web ... Views: 1441