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- The definition of insanity - by Submitted on Jan 05, 2013 from Kelly RoachAlbert Einstein famously said "Insanity: Doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result." I love this, live by it and reiterate it to my clients over and over again. This principle has driven my ability to solve almost any problem when it comes to business growth. I ...
Views: 807 - How to Rekindle Your Lost Motivation - by Submitted on Dec 20, 2012 from TJ PhilpottFinding or replenishing your lost motivation can be a difficult task for anybody and especially internet marketers during the holiday seasons! With holiday 'spirit' in the air comes many distractions that make it hard to stay motivated which can be the kiss of death for the business of many ...
Views: 2256 - 3 Things Needed for Your Blog Success - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from TJ PhilpottBlog Success is something you must earn and is not simply granted to you for just launching the site! The fact is that to develop a successful blog you must be willing to work and invest the time necessary to earn the loyalty of your readers! Although nothing involved here is difficult, the ...
Views: 881 - Want To Know "How To Be A Millionaire?"-- Part 2 - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from John SeayHow to be a millionaire requires revising your old money blueprint that is housed in your subconscious mind. Your old money blueprint is the result of the information or "programming" you received when you were growing up. I remember how my mother and aunts and uncles would say things like, ...
Views: 1197 - Why You Get More Done As Deadlines Approach - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2012 from TJ PhilpottFor anybody looking to get more done one surefire way, in most cases, is when you are confronted with a deadline to meet! Although this is NOT a 'strategy' recommended by this writer it has proven to be highly effective at increasing work efficiency due to the sense of urgency such situations ...
Views: 847 - "Want To Know 'How To Be A Millionaire'?" - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from John SeayI can honestly say that most of my life I've always wanted to "know how to be a millionaire." It never occurred to me that the mind played an important role in the creation of wealth, I just figured that I would have to find a way to get a good paying job and work very hard, and then, I would ...
Views: 1077 - How Building Self Confidence Brings Greater Success - by Submitted on Dec 04, 2012 from TJ PhilpottBuilding self confidence is something that will DIRECTLY influence the level of success you or anybody else may experience! It all stems from the fact that the more self assurance one may feel the more incline they will be when it comes time for actually taking action! Most people tend to shy ...
Views: 958(2 votes) - Who checks Facebook before you get out of bed? - by Submitted on Dec 03, 2012 from Janet McNallyHey Friends, Wanted to send out some thoughts on achieving what you set out to do daily. With everything at a fingers touch or click away, I found that every now and then we can easily lose focus on what we need to complete that day (myself included!). The result of losing focus is that the ...
Views: 930(1 vote) - My way or the highway…no more…learn how to make the most of everyone’s skills when trying to make decisions as a team! - by Submitted on Nov 29, 2012 from Lynn Ferguson-Pinet“A group becomes a team when each member is sure enough of themselves and their contribution to praise the skills of the others.” Norman Shidle A fundamental part of being a highly effective team is the ability to make effective decisions as a team, but which way is the best way? In tackling ...
Views: 980 - First Costly Misconception About Creating Success - by Submitted on Nov 27, 2012 from Joey PoltorOnly Certain People Can Be Successful... Often time people seem to assume that you can only be successful if you were born into money or you are overly artistic or fate has brought you success. This is an absurd belief… There are factors that contribute to success among all people that have ...
Views: 1003 - Is Hypnosis Fun or Serious? - by Submitted on Nov 16, 2012 from Edward LewellenThe dark cloak, the top hat, the intense stare...you've seen it many times, the mysterious hypnotist as they approach their subject to make them obey their every command. Dark, sinister...and not even close to reality! When I tell people that I'm a hypnotist, I get a wide range of responses, ...
Views: 1489 - Slow Down and You Will Improve Both your Performance and Results - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonOver the years I have noticed a strange anomaly, which at first seemed to me, to be counterintuitive. When people try to work fast, they become overwhelmed and slow, whereas, when they concentrate on being smooth, the results they produce are not only better, but they occur faster too. When ...
Views: 1129(1 vote) - Unlock Your Inner Knowing or Intuition - by Submitted on Nov 05, 2012 from Andrew HortonThe pressures imposed by society on us to conform to the norms and expectations of the masses and the notion that anything you can’t touch, feel or see, cannot be real and is most certainly not believable, has forced us to repress our ability to know things before we think or in other words, we ...
Views: 1328 - Your Power Zone - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2012 from Charles EduardosIn the journey of personal mastery it is important to recognize and own the very core “powers” or functions of your mind-body system. It is important to recognize and own your “Power Zone”. When you do this, you establish the foundation for your personal empowerment, responsibility, and ...
Views: 1315(1 vote) - How Small Business Owners Can Be More Confident - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Janice DaviesAny small business owner must be confident in their product, idea, service or themselves to start their business. As your business evolves, triumphs are recorded and you soar but when hiccups are encountered like recessions, exchange rates drop and marketing, sales or customer challenges are ...
Views: 1232 - The Real Secret to Making Great Decisions - by Submitted on Oct 05, 2012 from Don NenningerOne of the most important topics discussed in recent years in the field of neuroscience explores the mind-body relationship and the fact (yes, it is a fact) that much of our best “thinking” does not occur in the traditional rational left brain-centered approach. This more thorough scientific ...
Views: 1060 - ***A Hidden Benefit to Having Written Goals - by Submitted on Oct 04, 2012 from L. Andrew MorganWith each new day we find that the world has changed a little; on some days it’s changed a lot. Often that change creates uncertainty; a subtle discomfort that comes from not knowing what’s going to happen next. During times like these the greatest confidence builder available to you is ...
Views: 2390(4 votes) - Information Bloated, Wisdom Starved! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Ingrid MartineHave you ever had the thoughts “I have too much information and too many choices without a way to choose what’s right for me. I don’t have time to do all I need to do. I need to go on an information diet.”? “I need to go on an information diet” is our solution to the uncomfortable experience ...
Views: 1243 - Designing your Power Plan for Peak Performance - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess always leaves clues. No one around you that has achieved great success has done so in a vacuum. The path they have traveled, to achieve the remarkable success they have achieved, is paved with their own personal recipe or brand for success. One of the easiest ways to invite similar ...
Views: 953(1 vote) - Coach Jim Harbaugh’s Lessons For You - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2012 from Rand GolletzJim Harbaugh has been successful at every level in football. In college at the University of Michigan, he was an All-American quarterback. As the leader of the Chicago Bears and Indianapolis Colts’ offenses, he was known as a modestly talented but gritty, independent and inspirational ...
Views: 3703 - Multitasking: Stop it! Unitask instead. - by Submitted on Sep 07, 2012 from Camille PrestonThese days, people often wear their “ability” to multitask as a badge of honor. We’ve all been there: sitting at our desk, computer humming, files open, checking e-mails, talking on the phone, and listening to a colleague all at the same time. Impressive, yes? No. It’s neither impressive nor ...
Views: 1334 - The Co-Creative Muse - by Submitted on Sep 06, 2012 from Barry HammerI find that the best kind of creative inspiration, in any field of endeavor, comes from communing deeply with other life presences, in heartfelt, open-minded, empathic attunement with them. The more deeply we invest our heart, mind, and senses, in communion with other life presences, ...
Views: 2339 - How Your Productivity Influences Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2012 from TJ PhilpottEver stop to consider how your productivity influences other aspects of your life! Now we're not necessarily talking about being more productive at work to get that raise or promotion even though that's a definite plus! The focus of our conversation here today is about when you get more done how ...
Views: 1203 - The Zone: How to Get in IT and Stay in IT More Often, by Doug Grady - by Submitted on Aug 30, 2012 from Doug GradyIn my second year in the insurance business I set a couple of records while going for the coveted President's ring. At one point my closing ratio was over 90%. It seemed almost effortless at times. I felt at one with my work, my prospects, and my clients. I was extremely focused and energized, ...
Views: 1609(2 votes) - How to Ensure Peak Performance of your Magento Store - by Submitted on Aug 20, 2012 from Delmar RuttingerThis article is for e-store owners who want to be in control over their business and whose time is too precious to spend it in vain. What if Your Store Is not That Fit? Even if you're the lucky owner of Magento, one of the best e-store platforms, it cannot grant your website top ...
Views: 841 - 7 Strategies to Optimize Productivity and Revenue - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2012 from Carrie GreeneThe weather here in NJ has been pretty stormy lately. A couple of hours ago, it was dark outside. Thunder was rumbling. Everything seemed to be in place for a terrific downpour but the storm didn't come, at least not then. All we got were a couple of raindrops that quickly disappeared. Hours ...
Views: 1279 - Turning Pressure into a Positive Force in Your Life - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2012 from Aimee BernsteiinTurning Pressure into a Positive Force in Your Life By Aimee Bernstein First published in Holistic Health Magazine The more you want success, money, love, power or even peace of mind, the more you invite pressure into your life. Think about it. You strive to attain a top-level job and ...
Views: 1835 - Use Easy Way to Convert/Transfer OST Files into PST Format - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2012 from garry blakeOutlook email client is the application that works stand alone as well as it can easily used with Exchange Server with which entire Outlook data shared on network. Various Outlook items like emails, tasks, calendars, contacts etc can easily saved in OST file format if Outlook user is working in ...
Views: 1114 - How To Plan Your Work to Accomplish More - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from TJ PhilpottWhen you plan your work do you try to keep your schedule light or do you focus more on increasing productivity? Many believe that having a busy schedule leads to uncompleted tasks, frustration and stress and therefore does little in regards to increasing productivity! On the contrary there is ...
Views: 1367(1 vote) - Powerful Plan for Peak Performance - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess comes to those who have a strong will to succeed, a vision of what they want and finally a plan to guide them to get it. Does that sound really simple and easy to do, well it really is. The challenge you face though, is that as easy as it is to do, so easy is it not to do. It is really ...
Views: 1117(1 vote) - How Your Attitude Impacts Your Productivity - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from TJ PhilpottYour attitude is so very influential in just about everything you do yet we all tend to occasionally overlook this! For the most part people with a positive outlook seem to be more productive and as a result happier as well! Let's have a closer look at 3 reasons as to why a positive outlook ...
Views: 1356(2 votes) - Test-Taking Memory Tips - by Submitted on Jun 20, 2012 from Ron WhiteOften the stress we feel when we are about to take a test - whether for school or a job, is the stress we put on ourselves. If you are prepared, and know the material as well as you can, you have all you need to do well, so why are you putting roadblocks up for yourself? I have a friend who ...
Views: 1945 - The way to Learn how to Enjoy a Violin That has a Disability - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2012 from Alexis RicklefsPerhaps you have actually dreamed of taking part in a musical instrument and clueless as to what type of instrument is ideal to participate in with? Effectively, learn how to participate in a violin therefore you will never regret it. It can be, by far, 1 from the coolest instruments to engage ...
Views: 1382 - 10 Tips for Overcoming Procrastination - by Submitted on May 31, 2012 from Brad Warren10 Tips for Overcoming Procrastination “After all is said and done, more is usually said than done.” Old proverb Why do we procrastinate? Over the years, here are some of the things I’ve heard people say in my workshop on time ...
Views: 1518 - Charlie - the Deal Killer - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Marilyn AugustBeware of Charlie-Down-the-Block. Charlie is the (generic) person in your new client's life that tells them they are making a mistake doing business with you. Charlie-Down-the-Block is not a particular individual, but the person who ALWAYS knows better than you what is best for your prospective ...
Views: 1257 - How to Get a Promotion: Leadership Strategies #15, #16 & #17 - by Submitted on May 17, 2012 from John LoveBe the First to Give More: The problem with the employer/employee relationship is that most employers will only pay you just enough to keep you and most employees will only work just hard enough not to get fired. What a terrible arrangement! In order for this relationship to progress, ...
Views: 1081 - How to Get a Promotion: Treat Everone Like You Do the CEO - by Submitted on May 10, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number Eight Treat the mail clerk and the secretaries and the waiters and waitresses who wait on you with the same courtesy and respect as you do the CEO. People who are rude to people they deem beneath them and nice to people they deem above them are phonies and as a ...
Views: 1430 - How to Get a Promotion: Where a Bad Attitude Will Leave You - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number Six Tell me about your attitude. You may say, “Oh, John, I’ve heard about attitude all my life. And I know you have heard about attitude all your life, but you haven’t heard about it today. Did you know that it is your attitude, not your aptitude that determines ...
Views: 1059 - How to Get a Promotion: You Have to Have It Before You Have It - by Submitted on May 06, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number One You have to have it before you have it. Let me ask you this: how many of you are driving your dream car? Before you ever had that car, I would imagine you saw it in your garage, saw in your driveway, saw it in both. I’ll bet you saw yourself driving that car ...
Views: 1322 - The Six Questions that You Better Get Right - the Answers are the Keys to Your Success. Introduction - by Submitted on May 16, 2012 from Michell SmithAs a woman in a man’s world, learning to navigate the realm of business and leadership was comparable to charting a course to a yet undiscovered planet in another solar system. Starting out as young entrepreneurs, business success was something we both yearned for, however, knowing what to do ...
Views: 1389 - Why Triathletes Start Too Fast - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Loren Fogelman"While this is tough, I am a whole lot tougher." James Loehr How fast you go out at the beginning of a race is a personal decision. Some athletes end up giving away that control without even realizing what they’re doing. Quickly you are caught up in the energy of those around you. When you ...
Views: 1198 - How to Get a Promotion: How to Get That Dream Promotion - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number Fourteen Avoid mingling with co-workers who are not going anywhere. As a matter of fact, avoid mingling with anybody that is not trying to make something out of their lives. This is what the gurus will tell you. Researchers conducted this particular study and the ...
Views: 1151 - 3 Traps in Goal Setting - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2012 from Donna Marie ThompsonHow are you doing on your most important goals? How do you even know unless you are carefully measuring your progress on each goal? You are not alone. You probably already know that 91% of New Year’s Resolutions -- you know the ones to lose weight, go to the gym, and clean out that junk ...
Views: 1646(3 votes) - The best way to Learn how to Play a Violin Using a Disability - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2012 from Stephine LeytonHave you ever before dreamed of taking part in a musical instrument and clueless as to what type of instrument is ideal to execute with? Very well, learn how to participate in a violin and also you will in no way regret it. It is, by much, one of the coolest instruments to engage in with. For ...
Views: 862 - Maintaining Your Focus When Working Online - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2012 from TJ PhilpottMaintaining your focus can be very difficult when working online due to all the distractions the internet environment has to offer! Of course this can also have a detrimental effect on your work productivity and as any veteran marketer will tell you, this can easily doom your chances of ...
Views: 1055 - Budgeting Time for Leadership - by Submitted on Apr 10, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffWhether you are an entrepreneur growing your business or the CEO of an international multi-continent corporation, your organization’s sustainable future rests squarely on your shoulders. It is leadership not management that sets the course for an organization and it is the leader’s vision, ...
Views: 1343 - Elite Athletes Successfully Conquer Distractions - by Submitted on Apr 06, 2012 from Loren FogelmanMost athletes who train to compete spend most of their time preparing for ideal situations. Well if you have been competing long enough you know that eventually you will hit a perfect storm. I’m not talking about where everything works out just as you expected. What I mean is you are going to ...
Views: 2067 - Focus Your Thinking to Accomplish Your Objectives - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffHas personal responsibility for self and taking control of your life taken a backseat to victimhood and blaming others? Feng Shui is all about taking responsibility for self and creating the life you want, not the life others think you should live or tell you to think. Feng Shui principles ...
Views: 1298 - The Five Principles of Performance - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Zig ZiglarMuch of success is about performance. It’s about what we do and what we are able to inspire others to do. There are some simple performance principles I have learned in my life, and I want to share them with you. They really bring success, and what it takes to be successful, into sharp focus. ...
Views: 2288(1 vote) - Get What You Want in Life - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2012 from Zig ZiglarClarity will increase your desire and move you in the direction of your goals and dreams. Legendary motivator Jim Rohn said, “It’s not the direction of the wind, but the setting of the sails that really matters.” I want to remind you that you were born to win, but to be the winner you were ...
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