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- Whose Store Are You Running? - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2014 from Michael MantellMy family owned shoe stores in Newark, N.J., when I was growing up. I worked in their stores from the time I was seven years old. One day, my grandfather brought me outside to teach me an important lesson. He pointed out the competitor down the street and told me to observe what he was ...
Views: 1251(2 votes) - Application #1 to Creating Champions – Inspiring Excellence in the Workplace - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2014 from Betska K-BurrBe A Leader - The Power of Example This is the first application for Creating Champions, part of a series of blog articles with the overall theme of “When your staff succeeds, so do you.” I’ve searched the learned halls of the internet and the depths of my brain for a good, short ...
Views: 1336 - Creating Champions – Passport to the 21st Century - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2014 from Betska K-BurrA satisfied, motivated team of employees and distributors all working towards a common goal of company growth and profits will energize the organization for financial and spiritual success. Over the next several blog articles we’ll be featuring the details of these ten absolutely critical ...
Views: 1101 - I Believe in the Power I AM - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2014 from Betska K-BurrI was coaching a little boy today … he is 47 years old. ‘Peter’ is a brilliant man having achieved a very senior level in his organization and pretty much destined for the very top job. So why did I refer to him as a ‘little boy’? While Peter has an IQ score which is off the charts, ...
Views: 1112 - Why Should You Work With A Life Coach? To Create The Lifestyle You Want! - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2014 from Porschia Parker-GriffinWhat does your typical day look like? Maybe you’re up at 7am, in the office by 9am, and work all day until you can take a break and leave for the night. If that sounds like how you spend your days, how satisfied are you with your career and relationships? Have you seriously thought about the ...
Views: 1502 - The Secret to Attracting the Job You Love - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinOne of the biggest concerns that many of us have in our lives is their own ability to find a career that will suit them perfectly. Nobody can say that it’s easy to find your dream career, but nobody said it cannot be done, either. The secret to finding the right career path is to first have the ...
Views: 1353 - Ditch Your Suit - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniI’m a tank top, shorts and flip-flops kind of girl. Suits are definitely not my thing. Yet, back in 1999, every month I put one on to lead a live workshop on cash flow. I hated putting on a costume so that the participants would think I was professional and smart. I totally trusted my ...
Views: 1352 - Are You Obsessed With the Brutal Truth? - by Submitted on Oct 07, 2014 from Rand GolletzI was shopping for a new tennis racquet in a store in northern Montgomery County, Maryland. It had recently changed hands after the prior owner had declared bankruptcy. The new proprietor greeted me with a hearty "good morning." I inquired as to the details of the transfer of ownership. He ...
Views: 1249 - What You Go Through When You Transform Your Career - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinMany of us are talented, driven, highly functional, and just very good at what they do. Yet, it is still not uncommon for some of these people to decide to move away from their jobs despite really enjoying many aspects of their careers. The main reason is that they feel that some of the things ...
Views: 1344 - Coaching For Young Professionals: Escape the Trap! - by Submitted on Sep 26, 2014 from Porschia Parker-GriffinCongratulations! You’ve done it all. You graduated from college, got the job, are establishing yourself and then…BAM! The judgment starts. How much money do you make in a year? What is the long-term outlook for your career field? Where do you live? Can anyone have it all: a balanced work, ...
Views: 1255 - Developing Resilience to Achieve Success - by Submitted on Sep 25, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinResilience is the ability of a person to adapt and recover whenever things do not go according to plan. A very important trait of a resilient person is his or her refusal to dwell on negativity and failures in his life. Resilient people acknowledge and face the situation they are in, learn from ...
Views: 1558 - What Could Be Stopping You From Attaining Success? - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2014 from Cecile PeterkinThere are so many opportunities around us to become a better person, but none of these opportunities can guarantee immediate success. It is never right to think that doing one thing could make you an instant success. The reality is, there are things that you did and didn’t do that out you in ...
Views: 1217 - Choosing Your Ideal Joint Venture Partner - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniCo-creating, marketing and joining forces with other people can catapult your business into six or seven figures twice as fast as you going it alone. How can you joint venture with other people? Let me count the ways … * Give your products or services as a bonus with your partner’s ...
Views: 1158 - Do You Ask Compelling Questions? - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2014 from Rand GolletzStrategy is an approach to managerial leadership – both a state of mind and a bias for relevant action. It's not merely a process to create plans. The days are gone during which attention to strategy could be episodic. At one time, even strongly managed and adroitly led organizations created ...
Views: 1309 - ***Simple Success Secrets of Wealthy and Unstoppable Female Entrepreneurs – Part II - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2014 from Carmen TaylorIn Part I of this article, I explained why and how I decided to study success, and more specifically the success of Wealthy and Unstoppable Women. I gave you the first 5 success secrets that you should incorporate into your daily routines, to start the process of transforming your ...
Views: 977 - ***Simple Success Secrets of Wealthy and Unstoppable Female Entrepreneurs – Part I - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2014 from Carmen TaylorI’ve been studying success for over two decades now, because very early in my life I realized that there must have been a way to replicate what other successful women were doing to become successful, and I wanted to follow their footprints, so I didn’t have to reinvent the wheel ...
Views: 936 - Want to be a Successful Entrepreneur? Check these Rules for Success - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2014 from Avril Betts21 Rules for Success 1. You need to have a single minded purpose and have total clarity and accuracy on what you want. 2. Have unstoppable positivity – positivity is contagious 3. Lifelong Genius – It's important to constantly improve yourself with lifelong learning and education – ...
Views: 1424(1 vote) - A Game for Speedy Business Transformation - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniWhen you’re sick and tired of not getting important things done or not pulling in enough money, it’s time to play a game. Games have a specific outcome, structure, and rules by which to play. If you’re ready to stop feeling whiny in a super short time frame, play the “Yes, I Can” game. It’s ...
Views: 1159 - CHANGE FOR LIFE... or Pay thePrice! - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2014 from Virend SinghHuman beings are creatures of habit. We seek the things we want with the least possible disruption to our lives; hence we tend to resist change. The choice is straightforward - make a positive change for life... or pay the price! As management guru Tom Peters once put it: "Change is ...
Views: 1341 - The Secret to Staying Calm in Chaos - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2014 from Annette SegalI’m a coach, so my clients (executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, coaches, and other high performers) show up in my practice for all sorts of reasons. If I had to categorize them, I’d say most clients were looking for ways to “stay calm in chaos”. That’s what Sam was looking for when he picked ...
Views: 1270 - Run A Guilt-Free Business - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniThere is a dark side to every positive personality trait. You may not even notice that you’ve gone out of balance with a value, even when it’s causing great pain in your life. I have high standards of integrity, especially when it comes to business. In the past, if I witnessed someone being ...
Views: 1115 - How do you know you’ve made the right decision? - by Submitted on Jun 08, 2014 from Andrea NovakowskiAre you familiar with that good feeling you get when you know you’ve made the right choice? When faced with difficult decisions, how do you find your way to that good feeling? While you are in the process of making that decision, how can you tell if you’re on the right path to making a ...
Views: 1489 - Are You Stuck in the Gap? Getting Unstuck… - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2014 from KG StilesA common issue clients come to me with is getting unstuck and moving forward in their life. They may have been stuck and unable to change for years. And… the pain of being stuck is costing them dearly. Your power to choose is your greatest power. Your ability to decide is what moves you ...
Views: 1393 - Who’s Running the Show? - by Submitted on Jun 05, 2014 from Annette SegalYour stomach is tied up in knots. You need to tell a colleague what you really think, but you can’t...fearful of the reaction. Sweat breaks out on your palms. You need to say ‘No” to an unreasonable request, but a voice within tells you saying no isn’t acceptable. Who’s running the show? ...
Views: 1137 - We lead ourselves to where we are at in life - by Submitted on May 24, 2014 from Agustina ThorgilssonIt’s all too common to hear people saying that they wished they were somewhere else in life. That they had been more successful and wished they were in the position of someone else they look up to. I was there too. Wait a minute! Do we really have to do this to ourselves? No, of ...
Views: 5421 - Interviews With Successful People - Daniel Kandi - Producer, DJ & Label Owner - by Submitted on May 22, 2014 from Oliver JR CooperOne of the first songs I heard from Daniel Kandi was ‘’Make Me Believe’’, and at the time of its release, I was blown away. Although this song is now over five years old, it is still one of my favourite songs. Since then, I have heard many other productions and remixes from Daniel. What ...
Views: 2283 - You Are Here - by Submitted on May 20, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniAre you here … present and reading this article, or is a part of your brain somewhere else? Nothing really matters except how you feel right now. Focusing your energy on the past or future won’t give you much pleasure if you’re not finding joy in the now. Being present is totally under ...
Views: 1159 - The Number One Mistake Managers Make - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiWe enter this world as children and to stay alive and thriving we ingest, more like absorb the environment of our birth. Whatever we experience is all there is and we take it in without conditions. And that’s our first experience of authority, an authority that knows how to keep us alive because ...
Views: 1264 - Career Promotions: A Mysterious Unknown or Clear and Logical Roadmap? - by Submitted on May 16, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiAll too often, at different types of companies, we hear from our clients that the promotional process is a big mystery. People don’t know why they received their recent promotion, nor do they know what is required to achieve the next career level up. These are not uneducated people nor are ...
Views: 1254 - How Winning Can Make You More Than Just Number One - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Jim: Winning is incredibly important. When you win you’re supposed to gain recognition, status, material goods, perhaps even wealth. Winning is supposed to supply pride and self-esteem so that when you look into a mirror the person staring back at you is someone you can be proud of, ...
Views: 1157 - Motivating Senior Employees To Help Newcomers - by Submitted on May 09, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Judith: How do you help develop the right kind of motivation for your senior employees to help welcome and train newcomers—especially if you have a fast growing company? Since it is crucial for the integrity of a fast growing company that management makes sure to advance the elements ...
Views: 1150 - Are You Asking Enough? - by Submitted on May 06, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniDo you ask to be compensated in direct relationship to the value you give for the work you do? Do you ask for the support you need from every person that could highly impact your success? If you work from home, do you ask for peace while you work? If people work for you, do you ask for ...
Views: 1268 - Situational Leadership and Success Coaching - by Submitted on May 03, 2014 from Rick CarterLeadership is defined as “someone who guides or directs a group.” There are many ways to do this. The most visible and probably the most ineffective is to yell at people until they do something that looks like what you want them to do. That works once. But true situational leadership - that ...
Views: 1589 - The Trouble With Hanging On To Workplace Misfits - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Judith: It would be ideal if recruiting worked perfectly and all new hires were perfect assets to your specific workplace culture. But that’s not ever going to be the case. We humans are a widely varied bunch and every process — recruiting, onboarding, and management — is dictated by the ...
Views: 1166 - Manage Expectations, Yours and Others, Because They Create Reality - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Jim: Expectations are central to an individual’s well-organized, functional, and fulfilling life. They are even more critical to an organization of multiple individuals because expectations vary among the members of a team or department. Why? Because expectations that are strong and ...
Views: 1068 - Why Many People Go Through “Growth Shudders” After Big Wins - by Submitted on May 02, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Judith: The Fear of Being Fabulous can show up in countless ways, but one that deserves extra attention is what we call "Growth Shudders." It happens in response to a big win, a recent promotion, and/or more money than ever believed possible. There are countless other scenarios that ...
Views: 1089 - How To Jump Into a New Profit Bracket - by Submitted on Apr 29, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniI don't know about you, but I struggled mightily trying to figure out how to make a quantum leap. Funny thing is that anytime my profits jumped up in a significant way, it was never the way I had intended. Does that mean that you can't plan for a big profit increase? You can absolutely ...
Views: 1160 - Is Hillary REALLY Too Old To Be President? - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Judith: As the United States approaches the 2016 presidential elections, adversaries of Hillary Clinton are already starting to throw out ageist propaganda. Citing the fact that if elected Hillary, who was born October 26, 1947, will turn 70 while in office. Curious that they seem to ...
Views: 1133 - In a Conflict Clinging to Innocence Is a Deadly Trap - by Submitted on Apr 25, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Jim: Most people avoid conflict situations because conflicts hurt and very few people know what to do when a conflict erupts. I am not talking about a major conflict, a war or a terrorist attack, but the conflicts that happen every day: a surprising argument with your friend; a fight ...
Views: 1197 - Does Gaining Knowledge or Insight Really Change Anything? - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Jim: For the former, not really. For the latter, absolutely. There is a profound difference between knowledge and insight. Knowledge is data that already exists so knowledge is an arrow pointing to the past. Insight opens the way to the future. Someone had to discover, comprehend, ...
Views: 1298 - Keys To Using Disruptive Change To Your Advantage - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiFrom Judith: You’re moving along in your current position and succeeding quite well. Then, all of a sudden, with no input from you, no warning from above, you are informed that your position has been discontinued, or your team has been reassigned, or you’ve been moved to a different ...
Views: 1076 - Whatcha Gonna Do About It? - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniIs money, or the lack of it, giving you heartache? Needing it, spending it, and attracting it can certainly be a fun game. Yet, you may not be experiencing any joy at all. Even when you have a sufficient amount in the bank, money can still stir up emotions and give you instant stress. Most ...
Views: 1097 - Feeling Olympic Insignificance? Success Tips for the Rest of Us - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2014 from Stephan WiednerIt’s easy to watch world-class performers, like those who participated in the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, with wonder. How did they get to be so good? They were born with natural talent, or they worked long hours to be the best. Maybe it’s a little of both. The point is that what you believe ...
Views: 1522 - Sure-Fire Strategy to Win Your Next Job Interview - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiEven though you may have relationships that can connect you with your potential next job, it’s ultimately your interview with one or more of the players at the new company that will make or break the possibility of your being hired. So it’s essential to have a well thought out strategy that will ...
Views: 1086 - How Can You Be Sure About Your Career Direction? - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiLet’s say that you want to reach the level of Director, or V.P. or maybe even get to a C-Level chair. As much as you say you want to follow this trajectory you have doubts. You question whether or not this is the right path and you look for evidence to prove, to yourself, you know what you want. ...
Views: 1072 - Who Are The Career Cheaters And What You Can Do About It - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiOver our many years of executive coaching, it’s been clear that many people are unable to give themselves fully to creating a robustly successful career. There are many underlying reasons for this pattern, most of them caused by unconscious beliefs that were developed very early on and now ...
Views: 1069 - A Different Point Of View About The Peter Principle - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2014 from Judith & Jim Sherven & SniechowskiIn 1969 Lawrence J Peter and Lawrence Hull published their humorous work, The Peter Principle: Why Things Always Go Wrong. As Wikipedia describes it, "They suggest that people will tend to be promoted until they reach their ‘position of maximum incompetence’". And since that time, most people ...
Views: 1198 - Partnering For Profit - by Submitted on Mar 25, 2014 from Jeanna GabelliniDoing almost anything, besides meditating, is easier when you have two or more of the right people. So, why aren't more people asking for help in their business or creating joint venture relationships? Doing it alone is the trap of a self-employed mentality. Leveraging the resources, skills ...
Views: 1016 - 3 Positive Reasons Teams Win at Work - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2014 from Joey FaucetteWatching NCAA March Madness Tournament college basketball games, I’ve learned again the supremacy of team versus a star-player-plus-four approach. Sure the “one and done” star freshman who’s merely passing through for a year on his way to the NBA might be thrilling to watch, but several such ...
Views: 1735 - Strong Executive Presence and Influence Secure Top Promotions - by Submitted on Mar 22, 2014 from Rob JacksonWe live in a competitive world. Leaders who want to secure the next top positions must master themselves publicly and privately. Tenacious people will gain an awareness of how executive presence and influence can propel them to the front line for promotions. Like an Olympian training for ...
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