Seeing a great performance inspires me to no end. I'm moved by others' dreams and by their devotion and courage in the pursuit of excellence. I get choked up when I see a kid, or anyone else, fighting hopeless odds - someone who goes out there to run the lonely roads with a dream in the heart, ... Views: 2065
Have you ever wondered what successful people have that
makes them successful?
Ever wonder how those champion recruiters in your company
manage, month after month, to get the most new recruits,
the biggest bonuses, the largest paychecks?
Well let me tell you a secret. No one starts out as ... Views: 1090
What do you consider a natural yearning within you? I would
jump out on a limb to say that your answer to that question
would be the same answer that a great number of people on
this planet would have. Let's think about what drives people.
What changes their behavior to achieve a deep rooted ... Views: 930
When is the first time that you give any idea of who
you really are and what you really do for your potential
clients, customers or prospects?
One important way is the telephone. You use phones
everyday, but do you know the most efficient
procedures for using this instrument as a ... Views: 1308
One by one, the great peaks of the world are being conquered. Modern climbers are no more physically adept than early climbers, but they have taken advantage of new methods and technologies. If we are to be successful climbing the mountain of life, we must do the same thing.
Many of you will ... Views: 984
Life is so fast-paced today with people trying to do so much that many people find themselves stressed to the max. By maintaining a state of constant busyness, people run themselves into exhaustion. And, at the end of the day, they’re thinking, “There’s got to be a better way.”
Life is not a ... Views: 1122
"Between stimulus and response, there is a space. In that space lies our freedom and power to choose our response. In our response lies our growth and freedom." -- Victor Frankl, Man's Search for Meaning
Emotional Intelligence creates or extends that space between stimulus and response, which ... Views: 6598
Two years ago I sat captivated in an audience listening to one of the best speakers on the circuit. He almost hypnotized us with his cadence of style and charisma. Leaning toward the stage I began to study his methods in order to learn and apply some of his techniques. He seemed to possess every ... Views: 2812
The #1 excuse or fear I hear the most is, "Who am I to speak to this group of people? I'm nobody special."
First, you are the one to speak if you WANT to be.
Every professional speaker began at level none. But they did one thing: They decided. They decided to be the one. One day they told ... Views: 1067
Last week, two people told me they are “coping.” That concerns me. The first time I heard this, I grab the dictionary and I learned that to “cope” is “to struggle or deal, esp. on fairly even terms or with some degree of success.” Even though I read the words “even terms” and “degree of ... Views: 1041
While reading an article about financial planning, it struck me that money management and time management have a lot in common. Here are some of the ways we can apply money sense to time management.
Pay yourself first
Too often we tend to put our own health and well being last and treat ... Views: 1075
In the past few years, the look of marketing has changed -
for the better I believe. Money businesses spend on Public
Relations (PR) has increased and has become a marketing
priority. Even on the Internet, people want to connect with
you – to see your picture and the pictures of your staff.
I’ve ... Views: 1576
There are many names for people who criticize to excess. Some are called nags, bossy, perfectionists, picky, and other terms of a more graphic and profane nature. Some people know they are critical and others never see it. This test will give you an objective way to test yourself. It is meant to ... Views: 2186
As we encounter a situation, our mind-set greatly affects our outcome. Asking ourselves the right question can help us to look in the right direction, and so find the right answer.
1. When meeting someone new - What can I learn from this person?
2. When a situation distresses you - Is this ... Views: 1003
I recently had a chance to interview several groups of extremely successful people. A handful are famous athletes, several are nationally known artists, writers or politicians, and all are multi-millionaires. I asked them for the keys, or essential factors that allowed them to accomplish so ... Views: 990
I write and talk a lot about dreams. Primarily because I know they serve an awesome and amazing purpose. We all have a desire - a dream - to do something great, go somewhere incredible, achieve the unachievable, beat the unbeatable or meet the "unmeetable." Unfortunately, more often than not, ... Views: 1929
Conflicts are inevitable, but the more we know about human nature, the more positive the outcome of a conflict might be for both parties. We know that different people have different priorities and different ways of dealing with situations that may occur, but in general, human beings have ... Views: 1300
“Whatever path a man travels, it is my path. Wherever he goes, it leads to me.”
Unknown
Though we are all one energy force, one mind, and One Spirit, each soul incarnated into a specific form on earth for a unique purpose. We are here to experience different situations and similar situations ... Views: 937
Forbes cited it as the second fastest growing profession in the country, Fortune 1000 companies have used it to transform their organizations, and testimonials from around the world keep pouring in about the power of professional coaching. Yet with all this, relatively few people even know what ... Views: 1689
There are three personality powers that top leaders use to increase their personal power and influence.
YOUR EMOTIONS ARE CONTAGIOUS
The first power you can develop is enthusiasm. The more excited you are about accomplishing something that is important to you, the more excited others will ... Views: 893
Most of us know the feeling of dieting for a week or so, and then stepping on the scale and seeing a pound or two gone. It gives you a feeling of “it was worth it”, doesn’t it?
Success, change, goal-setting -- they CANNOT be achieved without effort.
As one author noted, “God provides ample ... Views: 1177
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It really doesn't matter what your objectives are in this life.
You breathe, live and act on ... Views: 1684
Change is and has always been the very life blood of living. Getting better and improving your lot in life requires change -- and change requires commitment and fixity of purpose.
The changes you make, or fail to make for that matter, will in large measure determine your life's direction and ... Views: 1163
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I know that you are busy. The average realtor ... Views: 1182
It is important to realize that the title of this article could have been written the other way around, and while at the surface it may seem as stating the same thing, this is the illusion that most people are deceived by and hence therefore are doing less with more, instead of more, with ... Views: 978
A life transition calls for a new concept of time. You no longer have the luxury of waiting to clear the deck so you can focus on your new goal. You've moved to fantasyland when you say, "I'll begin planning my transition next month, when I have more time."
Next month you might have less time ... Views: 1441
Smart business owners and managers know that the key to business success is to strive for growth-oriented results that will challenge you and your employees to achieve more. We’re going to increase profits 20% in 90 days. We’re going to reduce our overhead costs by year’s end. We’re going to ... Views: 4088
Every Monday morning millions of people make resolutions in an attempt to positively change their lives. I’m going to start my diet. I’m going to get rid of my debt. I’m finally going to end this destructive relationship. I’m going to start exercising every day. The list is endless. Yet, by ... Views: 953
Dealing with conflict is a frequent concern for many organizations. Managers and supervisors have to deal with conflict on a daily basis. Many times conflict happens when people see situations differently. Often the potential conflict can be defused by understanding the other person’s point of ... Views: 1538
There's a certain point in your business life where buzzwords become a nonentity. You've heard them all a million times. They soon mean nothing and actually become an annoyance. The list is endless...quality, empowerment, walk-the-talk, open-book management, win-win, Y2K, out-of-the-box, yadda, ... Views: 1422
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Do you still keep that all important 'Inner Spark Alive'? ...even 15 yrs later from college!
To me 4 steps lead to 'true arriving'. Our success domain can be ... Views: 1379
Do you want to make a change? You can, and very easily too.
Did you know that your penmanship tells a lot about you? If you are flamboyant, your writing will be flamboyant also. If you draw within yourself, your writing will be small, self-contained.
Therefore, it stands to reason, if ... Views: 3933
What sort of people will you find goal setting? Many, many ordinary people.
But for too many their way of setting goals is vague and lacks commitment.
Goals like " I want to be rich or successful or slim or ...." mean little. This sort of goal setting is too generalised to be effective.
How ... Views: 1055
It is becoming clear that the way a country or society is, the kind of “psyche” it has, depends on the way people relate to each other one-to-one, at the day-to-day level of life.
At this one-to-one level there are very simple “Rules” of behaving.
It is these Rules that determine how things ... Views: 974
(excerpted from "Seven Strategies for Wealth and Happiness" by Jim Rohn)**
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Emotions are the most powerful forces inside us. Under the power of emotions, human beings can perform the most heroic (as well as barbaric) acts. To a great ... Views: 3742
Everyone has periods in their life when they feel *down in the dumps*, blue, or mildly depressed, *especially* at holiday times, such as Christmas & Thanksgiving. Many people feel this way especially on New Years Eve due to perhaps a combination of alcohol, the end of a year that was not great ... Views: 27166
Self-knowledge has always been the key to preparing for competition. Knowledge of your attributes, abilities, interests, strengths, weaknesses, and traits is essential to riding the front end of the wave of change into the new century. To fully assess your own talents, realize that studies ... Views: 2133
Wonder why I don't I have reduce "time management" listed as
one of my services? Easy. Because I have attended hours upon
hours of training, and read all the books, all to help me
manage my time. What I found is that very little worked.
Then in 1997, as a student of Coach U, www.coachu.com, ... Views: 1189
What does prosperity mean to you? Riches, happiness in life, success, family security…
There is no doubt that prosperity means different things to different persons, but I can guarantee that we're all trying to attain that state in our lives called prosperity.
So how do we attain it?
Many ... Views: 2181
I've just returned from our latest Centerpointe Retreat. These retreats are
always an incredible experience for everyone. Somehow, we've created a space
where people become very intimate and very trusting in just a few days. People
generally feel so safe, their deepest fears, problems, concerns, ... Views: 1094
Inspired by the 9/11 tragedy, Giesen’s book provides 200 thought-provoking questions about our lives, our dreams, and about the people that matter the most to us. This book will take you on a powerful journey through your precious life and bring you to a greater appreciation of who you are, ... Views: 4454
Improving communication is a major need for many organizations.
Whether you are a manager, supervisor, or frontline employee, there are always opportunities to improve communication. Often, communication problems occur when people don’t pay attention to the basics. Here are five keys to ... Views: 3705
EVELYN WOOD'S SPEAKING SUGGESTIONS
Here are our memories of a short but brilliant lecture by "Evelyn Wood",
the Mother of Speed Reading, to a small group of us about, "how to give a speech".
It was a half-century ago, so we admit some lapses, but it has stayed with us and
served as a model ... Views: 2534
Stress is an interpretation of an event or circumstance which is understood to be a threat. It can be any force or pressure put on a system (living or nonliving) which may result in a need for the system to adapt or change. Stress on human beings is like a rubber band.
You also stretch to ... Views: 1754
Giving good advice is a great gift. Yet, we sometimes run into trouble because of the way we offer it. The ability to give advice in a positive, constructive way is an art. Here are three points to help us offer advice with effectiveness and compassion.
1. Listen first. While this rule is true ... Views: 15045
Matthew is not ambivalent about the war. He’s for it, 100%. This is his “first” war, being 30 years old. He’s watching the news avidly on t.v., is glad we’re over there, and sends me emails to that affect.
My client in Australia has strain in her voice when we talk. She assumes I’m “against ... Views: 1021
I've done a lot of research on the topic of conflict resolution in recent months, and here are a few tips I've come up with for resolving conflict in your workplace and professional life:
Don't be afraid of conflict. Too many of us become agitated when we encounter conflict or disagreement out ... Views: 1031
If you want to be a leader who attracts quality people, the key is to become a person of quality yourself. Leadership is the ability to attract someone to the gifts, skills, and opportunities you offer as an owner, as a manger, as a parent. I call leadership the great challenge of life. ... Views: 1339