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"If I won't be myself, who will?"
~ Alfred Hitchcock
Strengthening your boundaries is one of the most powerful ways to transform your relationships and improve your life personally and professionally. This month we look at boundaries.
Boundaries let us know the difference between our ... Views: 2044
Why Thinking Big Matters
Jason Clegg
This past weekend I read a book that has already begun to shape my thinking significantly – The Magic of Thinking Big by David Schwartz. I actually came across this over a year ago in the “recommended reading” list inside Tim Ferriss’ popular Four Hour ... Views: 2425
The Main Challenge for Leaders Today
By
Bill Cottringer
“Diversity: The art of thinking independently together.” ~Malcolm Forbes.
There are two sound reasons for diversity: (a) It is the right thing to do from a human-kind perspective, and (b) the differences brought by diversity ... Views: 1274
“It is an inexorable Law of Nature that bad must follow good, that decline must follow a rise. To feel that we can rest on our achievements is a dangerous fallacy. Inner strength can overcome anything that occurs outside.” I Ching
I am a pretty amazing woman – I may not be an Olympic woman of ... Views: 1051
When people want to find out about what is taking place locally and globally, they often look to the mainstream media to inform them. This could be seen as a normal part of living in the modern-day world.
But while this has been the way for so long, it is it beginning to change and this is ... Views: 2025
If someone wanted to find out about what was going on around them in the past, they probably would have watched TV or read a paper. The reason for this is that the internet wouldn’t have been available.
One Source
So unlike today’s world where one can choose between the mainstream media ... Views: 1129
Being a singer is a very difficult destination. And, unfortunately, having an inborn talent is not enough to get success. Even if you have an amazing voice, there are many others factors which influence on people's opinion and attitude to this or that singer. So every talent should be developed, ... Views: 968
It’s the wish of anyone in MLM to encounter the maximum level of Network Marketing Victory in their lives. In this blog post you’re going to be taught the 5 Millionaire Mindset beliefs that should be accepted for a more desirable run in this vocation.
When most people first sign on into this ... Views: 1459
Fast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success.
Fast tempo seems to go hand in hand with all great success. Developing this tempo requires that you start moving and keep moving at a steady rate.
The Key Action to Orientation
When you become an action-oriented person, you activate ... Views: 692
You've probably have heard the saying: "the money is in the list", well - it's true. It is in your list. And it's a frustration that a client brought to her mentoring call this week. She was all flustered because she keeps hearing that to do any good, you've just got to have a BIG ... Views: 993
YES…THE MORE PLAN B’S AND C’S THE BETTER!
By
Bill Cottringer
“Never look back unless you are planning to go that way.” ~Henry David Thoreau.
This is an interesting quote unless you have read an even more interesting one by Søren Kierkegaard. He maintained that “Life has to be lived ... Views: 958
Dreams for Sale!
And! CIOLook presents you, The Most Admired Companies to Watch 2019!
What? How could you shortlist few companies and tell that they are the most admired companies of 2019?
What makes them the most admired amongst billions of companies around the world?
Wait! the ... Views: 625
Mobile app development is a challenging task. There are many enterprises out there that have to face many problems when they decide to get their application developed.
The biggest challenge that they have to face is finding the right app developer or mobile app development company. Now, ... Views: 750
Success is on everyone's mind whether he is rich or poor, highly educated or uneducated, civilized or uncivilized, living in big commercial cities or in remote areas. More than 6 million people go to google search every month to find the success related information.
What is Success?
To me, ... Views: 1257
As you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect.
Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work.
Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens ... Views: 2113
I’m a roadie for 2 days a year (which is about all I can stand) as a volunteer for the Sausalito Arts Festival. I work the stage crew, which in general is hauling equipment, food and ice for the performers, and being additional security for the gates to the backstage areas. (BTW, the ... Views: 1480
“Thank you for your business. Hope to see you again soon.” How many times have you heard that in your life as a consumer? As a business leader what irks me most about that statement is the word “hope”. Hope is not a business strategy, yet our team members use it as a parting gesture as our ... Views: 1091
New Year Resolutions are contracts we make with ourselves, but share openly with others. Avoid disappointment and make them reasonable
How many times have you promised yourself that tomorrow will be better? You’ll give up smoking; lose weight; take up exercise; eat more healthy meals; go and ... Views: 1213
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The Next 10 Years... - by Thad Mangalino - Peak Performance Coach - Firm Focus PT
It was only a few weeks ago when I opened the envelope and discovered my new drivers licence sent by VicRoads, As I was walking to my front door I was admiring the new style licence with new intricate designs to prevent identity fraud. I looked at my drivers licence photo and started to ... Views: 1174
YOUR MINDSET will determine your success at building wealth be it via a business or career. More important than how much money you have or can borrow; your level of expertise in your industry or the amount of time you invest in the business, you must develop and maintain the right ... Views: 1302
Oh, the thrill of it all, flirting with a co-worker or your boss. It can be sexy, fun, and electric. And as the mutual attraction grows and is taken to the dating stage, it can be even more so. However one should always proceed with caution when dating at work as there’s much at stake on both a ... Views: 1160
Recently I surveyed a group of several hundred authors. "What's your greatest challenge with marketing and selling your book(s)?" was the only question asked.
The results were as follows:
38% knowledge
33% time
17% money
7% fear
5% other
It’s not surprising knowledge ranked the ... Views: 1497
In English idiom, "2 left feet" refers to an inept dancer and generally, a clumsy person. Putting this meaning aside, I wish I had 2 left feet so that I don't have to worry whether to go left or right, so I'll just stick to left and let Life happens as it always does, and if I walk left long ... Views: 852
“For those who believe, no proof is necessary. For those who don't believe, no proof is possible.” ~Stuart Chase.
There is one huge belief that has a humongous influence on all others because it represents and touches everything else. This one belief that matters most is the one we each ... Views: 870
A friend in Colorado just made a huge decision to build a
factory and showroom that will be four times the size of their
current site.
AND the new location is several miles outside
of the town where they’ve grown their reputation and
customer base over the last 10 years.
AND they will ... Views: 746
THE ONLY WAY TO THE TOP IS ALWAYS AN UPHILL CLIMB
By
Bill Cottringer
“Perseverance is the hard work you do after you get tired of doing all the hard work you already did.” ~Newt Gingrich.
This morning I was driven to write this article after initially responding via e-mail to an ... Views: 1147
Not everyone can be an “Oprah” but the greatness that you see in her lives inside of you even if you haven’t realized it yet.
You may see the mega super star’s success as a random chance of luck…but what if you could tap into that specialness in your own unique way too?
As Oprah so ... Views: 803
The Pareto Principle, also know as the 80/20 Rule, is named after Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto and simply states that for many phenomena, 80% of consequences come from 20% of causes. As a rule of thumb, this principle can be applied in your business in a multitude of ways, particularly in ... Views: 1084
It takes a special approach to make that perfect business to business sales pitch. Many have the misconception that it is all about grinding down all the superb features of the products, screaming the brand and effectively backing your client into a corner. Nothing could be further from the ... Views: 873
The power of the human mind and confidence is inexplicable. So, self trust is very inevitable to succeed in one’s life. Have you ever pondered over who holds you back when you are not confident enough to pursue your goal? It’s not you really but who you think you are. Your self-trust empowers ... Views: 656
It seems like an innocent little conjunction, three little letters can't really have that much power … or can they?
'But' is most often used as a way to exclude something or introduce doubt. It presents an either /or situation. Example: I want dessert but it's too many calories. As if the ... Views: 711
Zig Zigler said : Motivation doesn’t last – well neither does bathing – that’s why we recommend it daily!!
Makes sense doesn’t it?
Yet how many times do we start doing something ‘positive’ only to find maybe a week or so in we’ve lost the ‘motivation’; we don’t ‘have the time’; we’re ‘too ... Views: 1210
Making dreams come true by using Active Preparation.
By Dr. Richard Cawte.
Clients often say to me, “Richard, I have been putting all my thought into such-and-such an outcome and it is not happening for me. What am I doing wrong?”
And I always answer: you are not prepared for a ... Views: 878
I was recently talking to my counselor Eleanor, asking her for some guidance on both an important meeting I had coming up and on the approach I was taking in some writing I was planning. She said to me, “Mike, get out of your head and into your heart. Remember, the truth can’t be ... Views: 1252
A decision always requires a commitment—and a decision is made whether a person makes a decision or not. The decision could be about getting fit, it could be about starting that new business that you just know will take off, or it could be about starting that business that you're passionate ... Views: 669
”We all have dreams. But in order to make dreams come into reality, it takes an awful lot of determination, dedication, self-discipline, and effort.” --Jesse Owens
As a boy, I started reading stories that would ignite my spirit and spur me on. These stories were always about real ... Views: 1587
Are you crystal clear about your goals? If you don’t know where you are – exactly where you are right now…and where you want to go then you won’t ever get there.
What you focus on (((expands))). When you align with your deepest heart’s desire than you begin to see what it looks like before ... Views: 664
I recently have been reminded of something I have known but had forgotten its importance. Everything you do should come from a place of pure joy in your heart. It is key to your success and happiness. When you do every task, even the mundane with joy and gratitude - that task will be done ... Views: 1357
Perhaps the most powerful influence on your attitude and personality is what you say to yourself, and believe. It is not what happens to you, but how you respond internally to what happens to you, that determines your thoughts and feelings and, ultimately, your actions. By controlling your inner ... Views: 1736
Self-discipline is the skill to get yourself to take action in spite of your emotional condition. It’s about willpower, persistence and hard work.
The pivotal point of self-discipline is when you make a conscious decision, it is virtually guaranteed that you will follow through with it. The ... Views: 833
Recently I had the experience of sharing a mastermind weekend with 8 other high level entrepreneurs from all over North America in the mountains of Colorado. It was a phenomenal weekend where I learned (or remembered again) that allowing and accepting support is the most significant key to my ... Views: 1443
Part One
During the next few weeks I want to introduce some of the transformational power tools I use as a coach and today I want to start off with my favorite one,
yielding, or, the power of giving in.
My first conscious encounter with ‘yielding’, or better the lack thereof, was in ... Views: 611
A long time ago a man who became the father of the US Auto Industry made a very profound statement which still rings true today. This man's name is Henry Ford, and this is what he said: "Whether you think you can or whether you think you can't, you're right."
I can also put it another way, ... Views: 1470
I’ve written on a number of occasions about the importance of objectivity and fact-based decision-making. In managing your business, it’s critical that you make decisions based, as much as possible, on the evidence. Intuition certainly has its place in decision-making, but it has to be ... Views: 1550
Ever since childhood I have been an avid reader and been fascinated by words. From the creative delights of Land of the Faraway Tree to the complexity of The Hobbit I loved losing myself in a narrative.
I also remember being delighted with a movie called The Glass Slipper which presented a ... Views: 1319
It's not whether you get knocked down. It's whether you get up again. ~Vince Lombardi
"This is so hard," a client said to me recently during one of our appointments. She was going through a divorce and was having a particularly difficult week. "What's hard for you?" I asked her. "Life," ... Views: 1777
We have this idea in our minds that only the select few among us are "creative" enough to develop meaningful and interesting ideas. We like to say things like "there are right-brain thinkers, and there are left-brain thinkers" that suggest creativity is relegated to one class of people, while ... Views: 2660
Discipline yourself to do what you know you need to do to be the very best in your field.
Perhaps the best definition of self discipline is this: "Self discipline is the ability to make yourself do what you should do when you should do it, whether you feel like it or not."
It is easy to do ... Views: 751
The Price of Success: Every action has an equal and opposite reaction
How individuals pay the price of success: As humans we want rewards without putting in the hours. We want to reap the crops of success without seeding first. We tend to desire riches without making our mindset rich first. ... Views: 995