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Leadership Inspiration
It has always amazed me to see someone I’m supposed to be leading get their inspiration and even direction at times from someone other than me. Those type things will happen throughout your career. It’s only natural.

Top Must Have Assets to be a Sought-After Leadership Speaker
What can you do to be a sought-after leadership speaker? Work hard on it! Are there some professional and personal attributes that you can develop to set yourself apart in a crowded field of speakers? Here are the major ones that can't be faked.

When You Receive Inspiration, ACT
Many people put a lot of focus on the dreaming aspect of The Law of Attraction but they neglect to work on the action part.

How to Be a Source of Inspiration
To be a source of inspiration for others we must reflect a confident and positive image, but how we view ourselves colours the image we project.

Reach your Destination with a New Set of Directions
We are all creatures of habit, but how can we expect different results if we keep doing things the same way? Sometimes we need to try a different direction and all it takes is a change of perspective.

10 Questions for Inspirational Leadership
There are ten very important keys for leaders to be very inspirational. If you follow these key factors you will definitely set an example of inspirational leadership.

5 Components to Playing Your Game
Whether it is to find true love, create perfect health or develop financial abundance and stability … know what you want. Having a powerful, short and clear purpose will keep you powerful, direct and clear in achieving it. Find out how to use these five guidelines to achieve what it is you really want.

6 Parts to UnReasonable Success
Going beyond what you know you can do is the first step of being "UnReasonable." Learn how to take your business to the next level by setting unreasonable goals and following these six simple steps for success.

The Difference Between Managers and Leaders is A Lot & Not Much

Debate has long surrounded the topic of whether managers differ from leaders and vice versa, and if so, how. Meanwhile, the reason that we never seem able to settle on a single answer is because they are both different and the same simultaneously. What I mean by this is that managing requires getting work done. It’s the nitty gritty of the day-to-day - organizing people, logistics, communication, etc… and making sure that things run smoothly like how the moving parts of a machine work together to create a functional whole. Leading on the other hand is about inspiration, the epitome of ideals, having vision and being able to effectively communicate its tenets. Implicitly workplace leaders have followers. Managers don’t, not necessarily.

Develop Your Own Positive Driven Splinter
John Paul Carinci, author of the powerful self help book: The Power Of Being Different, delves into the principles of motivation in this small sample of his book.

Today Is The Beginning Of Your New Life
Self suggesstion statements will change your life. They will harbor you from all negativity that surrounds us each day. With little effort you can stand up, stand out, and rise above the average person that does not believe they need to improve. Success is your! You were born to succeed! What went wrong? Just open your mind, reprogram yourself today!

Your Success Will Inspire Others
When one person raises the bar, they demonstrate by their example what is possible. We see this in business, sports, all walks of life....people achieving what no one before them had. People raising the bar, pushing the limits, thinking outside of the box of what is possible, and then going after it, taking action and achieving it.

How To Find Motivation And Inspiration From Your Heroes
"Everyday of your life, from the womb to the grave, you will face challenges and obstacles. It’s a law of the universe in which we live"! It IS a fact of life that every one of you are going to experience challenges, detours and temporary setbacks when you take action toward your goals – in any endeavor. Here's one of my motivation secrets on how to overcome them

Nice Guys Always Finish First – More Thoughts On Inspiration
Your interpersonal skills, actions, self control and self discipline will always be a huge deciding factor in whether you succeed or not. Here's one of my success secrets to getting more of what you want in any endeavor.

Catch Someone Doing Something Right
To attain our greatest success in leading and motivating, we must catch someone doing something right -- daily! This principle is not only true in the workplace, but also in the effective leadership and inspiration of a country... with heightened priority in economic crisis and election of new leadership.

I Can Do It!
Take the time and space to breathe in order to open yourself up to new and fresh ideas

The Next Big Thing

In preparation for a talk I was giving to about 100 entrepreneurs, I asked the host to tell me about the makeup of the audience. I wondered if this group that gathers regularly was made up of business owners who had it all figured out, not even close, or somewhere in-between. His answer was the latter – many of the entrepreneurs have laser focus and many are still trying to figure out if they were really doing the right thing to best serve their talents and interests. How to figure ‘IT’ out is a challenge for all of us, whether we are already in business or still deciding if we want to take the plunge. One of the keys is quiet.

When Living the Dream isn't enough!
Many of us are on a quest to fulfill our dreams. We think that when we achieve our dreams we will be happy. I also thought this, until I achieved my dreams and found out it wasn’t enough. Thankfully, I figured out how Living the Dream is really possible. I would like to share with you my story...

Keeping the Faith is possible even in the most difficult times!

There lives an angel and her name is Miguelina. She is one of the most inspirational people I know. Her life is dedicated to serving others through education. She believes that the path out of poverty, (including her own) an existence of few choices and few resources is paved through learning. I would like to share with you the story about Miguelina because it can inspire us to do more with what we have and teach us that Keeping the Faith works!

Why Overlooking Tumblr Could be a Big Mistake
The growth rate of the micro-blogging site Twitter caught many people off-guard. Trying to pack a useful message into just 140 characters seemed a little silly to many users, but as Twitter’s Internet traffic ranking shows, the concept worked. Not surprisingly there are other sites that have followed suit and are taking inspiration from Twitters meteoric rise.

10 Tips to Help You Find & Do Your “IT”
Wittig offers his insight on how you not only identify that thing you know you should be doing in your life, but how to act on ‘IT’ as well.

Strategies to Reconnect with Your Passion

Passion – and knowing what yours is – is a big topic of conversation these days. The answer reveals a deep truth within yourself. You find courage and capabilities that you never knew existed before and you experience a profound sense of authenticity and appropriateness about life. Whether you want to improve your performance in your business, as a parent, in your relationships or simply want to step into the next stage of your life, knowing and living your passion will bring you clarity, commitment, fulfillment and joy.

From Here, Now Where? What’s Not Working and What Will

You know how things are in your business, professional or personal endeavors. You have first hand knowledge of how our economy, that for the most part is still ailing, has affected everything you expect from whatever you do. Your passion, creativity and hope are on hold until “things change.” The reality is, until you ask yourself, “What’s not working for you, what will?” and then implement what will work, nothing will change. Your business, professional or personal pursuits will remain on hold and risk being forced to obsolescence until “things change.”

Ten Steps To Getting A Cool Career
If you are looking for an unconventional career, you need some unconventional strategies to help you find it. Here’s 10:

Lesson #1: Take Small Steps To Big Ideas
“Go as far as you can see,” said Morgan. “When you get there, you’ll be able to see farther.”

Lesson #1: Give It All You’ve Got
“You get what you give,” says Lopez. “What you put into things is what you get out of them.”

Directing His Own Success: How Spielberg Climbed to the Top

He went from charging five cents per ticket to viewing parties for his homemade movies to becoming the most commercially successful director in Hollywood history. He has challenged the industry by tackling difficult subjects in his films, working hard to reach the top of his game and remaining there for over thirty years. How did this shy, socially awkward boy from Cincinnati become one of the biggest and most respected names in Hollywood today?

Lesson #1: Hire the Best
“What we have that a lot of other caterers don’t is a lot of talented chefs,” says Puck, identifying one of the key ingredients in his recipe for success. “I’m not saying that nobody else has talented people, but nobody has as many as we have.”

Lesson #1: Don’t Get Mad, Get Even
“When I see a barrier, I cry and I curse, and then I get a ladder and climb over it,” said Johnson.

Lesson #5: Ignore the Critics
“When you innovate, you've got to be prepared for everyone telling you you're nuts,” says Ellison. Indeed, there has never been a single point in Ellison’s career where one critic or another did not lambast him for his business strategy. But, learning to ignore them was an art Ellison would soon master

Lesson #3: Anything is Possible with Passion and Purpose
Ask anyone who has attended a Tony Robbins seminar to describe the experience in one word and you are likely to hear words such as “energetic” or “enthusiastic.” If there is one thing that Robbins is known for above all else, it is the passion with which he approaches life. Whether he is speaking to an audience of 2,000 or a single journalist, Robbins can’t help but be passionate.

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Lesson #3: Find Inspiration Around You

Despite his ability to create fantasy worlds and invent creatures the likes of which the world has never seen before, the secret inspiration behind Spielberg’s films is actually his everyday life. From his own childhood experiences to his current fatherhood role, Spielberg takes ordinary events and turns them into extraordinary tales. This is one of the key reasons why Spielberg’s films have been such a success. However out-of-this-world the stories he tells may be, there is always a unique simplicity in their messages.

Taking the Garage Global: HP Steps it Up
As soon as Hewlett and Packard began working away in their garage, they decided to create a set of rules to live by. Rule number one was “Believe you can change the world.”

Lesson #2: Be Able to Say “I did it My Way”
No matter where young Tajiri went as a boy, it seemed he never quite fit in. He collected insects when most of his friends were cramming for college. He spent his money playing video games when most of the other kids were saving up. And, he always remained just a little bit to himself.

A Passion for Fashion: Wang Gets Down to Business
Wang’s work schedule as a design director for Ralph Lauren was far less hectic than it had been at Vogue, allowing her more time and freedom to engage in other pursuits. One of those pursuits just happened to be falling in love.

Seven Tips for Networking Through the Holidays
Use your holiday merry making as an opportunity to connect with people that can help make you a success. These networking strategies should help get you started.

I’m in the Houston airport…

…wondering how my confirmed ticket to Dallas was cancelled, leaving me stranded for three hours with nothing to do other than what I usually do when I find myself in this unfortunate situation with absolutely no control over getting what I really want, which is to be on the plane I was originally booked on, filling the three hours with stuff I should have done in the time I had personally allotted for it, but didn’t do.

The Art of Passion
I was moved to write another manifesto on the nature of Dreaming in relationship with Passion.

The Exhilaration of Intention
I just had an amazing realization during a keynote address I gave to the Chabad of California annual rabbis’ conference.

Perspective
Quit your griping - use what you've got! In 1993 the U.S. Junior Chamber of Commerce recognized John Foppe as one of Ten Outstanding Young Americans. John worked as a speaker while in college and graduated cum laude in just three and a half years. He's also a gifted artist and an inspiration to all who know him.

Becoming a Leader – 5 Fountains of Motivation
Proper motivation is necessary to becoming a leader. True leadership respects the source and flow of motivation and maintains balance by ensuring the wells that feed the fountains never run dry.

To be or not to be, that is the question

Have you ever heard about Affirmations? Athletes call them visualizations, Priests call them prayers and Buddhist monks call them meditation on a topic. So, what am I saying here exactly, what has praying got to do with affirmations and visualizations? Focused meditation, praying, visualizations, affirmations are according to my experience all part of the same concept. They are all a part of getting ready to become what you want to be or get ready to achieve what you want to achieve. However, if you don't get the energy and inspiration to get out of your couch in front of the TV and go out into the real world to MAKE IT HAPPEN - you are just wasting your time.

Inspiration Is The Foundation For Motivation
Is it possible to motivate someone else without inspiration? The answer to this question is no, inspiration is the catalyst for motivation.

5 Mental Attitudes of Winners
If you are serious about changing your career and your life, then get in the practice of working on your mental attitude first. Adopt these 5 mental attitudes of winners to powerfully change your ways of thinking and to permanently change your results.

Finding Spirituality - Your Inspired Journey to Wholeness
Many people begin to feel lost or un-inspired in their chosen career or profession without realizing it is a spirit thing - not a life (or career) thing. I have formulated: 5 Spiritual Truths to Happiness & Fulfillment to keep you inspired.

Four Essential Strategies for Effective Communication
In this article, Mike Friesen describes describes effective communication as an engaged, useful exchange of information. With this in mind, great communication must engage compassionately, logically, with presence, and systematically and Mike explores each strategy in turn.

Characteristics of Personal Mastery (Part 2 of 2)
Personal mastery means excelling in the areas of heart, legacy, mind, action, and treating others well. In this second of a two-part series, Mike Friesen explores the last three characteristics in detail.

Five Leadership Secrets of an Aviator
A former fighter pilots suggests five lessons from aviation that link directly to leadership.

Resolving Conflict
The value of conflict is a controversial topic in many circles. Some organizations thrive on conflict for its own sake while others avoid conflict at any cost. Either extreme is dysfunctional as conflict can play a vital role in a healthy organization. The challenge is to focus, use and defuse conflict.

Leadership Acumen
What is leadership acumen? Leadership always yields tangible business results in the long-term. Since acumen is about insight and wise action, let’s consider it in context of great leadership and excellent business.

A Lesson from 33
33 men escaped their underground cell smiling and positive, joined together in faith, defying all the odds. Just think what can we do with a focus on the positive when the little bumps hit our lives.

Inspired Leadership - The Brain Science of Inspiration
Leaders who want to succeed should clearly communicate what they believe and why they're so passionate about their cause.

Shortcuts to Copywriting Success! How to Find Inspiration in the Work of Others
Tips for ethically finding creative ideas in other people’s work.

How to Formulate Your Copy to Increase Sales

Once you’ve determined that you’re ready to create a promotional or marketing piece and you’ve considered who you want to speak to and how you want to present your information, you’ve examined features and benefits, plus brainstormed headlines, you’ll want to take the process a step a further. Creating the content for your marketing materials is a craft. It takes thoughtful perspective and planning.

Create the Mindset for Business Growth
Opportunities to expand are dependent on your focus, whether present, past or future. Consider your goals imagining how you would be different, how your business would change and how your life will be affected. Allow yourself to step into that vision now, as if it had already happened. Notice how you are feeling as you are doing this. Tune into the details. What you see and feel is important.

Money and Marketing: 4 Business Model Blunders to Avoid
Unpredictable, up-and-down cash flow is frustrating to deal with. By redesigning your business model so that every offer flows effortlessly into the next, you’ll not only even out your income, you’ll dramatically increase it as well.

Inspire Productivity by Thinking like an Entrepreneur
Take a moment to consider how you approach life. Does life feel too routine and predictable? If your answer is yes and you enjoy that then fine. Routine can help people to feel grounded and comfortable. But if you feel bored here are some ideas.

Are You A Great Boss?
Did you know the primary reason for employees either leaving or staying at their job is due to their boss? Would you consider yourself to be a good leader? Ask yourself the following questions and see how you rate.

Let your feelings lead you and others
The human being is rather a 'human feeling'.

Article Writing Secrets & Strategies - 5 Ways to Never Run Out of Stuff to Say in Your Articles
No matter what your expertise lies in, you can always generate new and interesting ideas for articles IF you follow these guidelines...

Selling Benefits
Selling benefits is something most salespeople neglect. Learn why in this article.

HOW TO ACHIEVE EVERYTHING YOU DESIRE IN LIFE
Want to run a succesful home based business?Then you need the correct mindset. Eliminate your fears and keep a postive attitude. A home based business can allow you the freedom to be with your family.The time to do other fulfilling tasks

Lessons on Excellence
The Road to "the Top" comes through constant practice and is paved by the pursuit of excellence. Remember, mediocrity is miles from excellence. Mediocrity is easy, unnoticed, uninspiring, and boring. Excellence is difficult, visible, inspiring and fun.

The Genius Licence
How to stop letting fear of other people's opinions prevent you from living your best life: come claim your Genius Licence.

Cold Barn Warms Me To The Bones! Can Blessings Really Warm More Than Our Hearts?!

Most of us believe a special blessing can warm our hearts. But do you think savoring a blessing, really capturing it, can actually warm our bodies? At least for a little while?! Read about my experience, think about one of your own 'toasty' times and then you can decide what you think. Here's my 'toasty' time story... I was just tweeting about getting myself all 'psyched up' to get 'bundled' up to head outside into the freezing cold. It was chore time, a.k.a. dinner time. Our barnful of big, furry and feathery pets needed hay, grain and water-again. More feeding times and harder work now that winter was here and the pastures were all covered with snow. Because I was so snuggled up and because it was colder tonight, I knew it was going to be tougher to get going this time. But I knew I had to go. I started lifting my blanket..

Speak for Leads
Capture Leads Through Speaking Engagements

Achieve Your Goals With This Specific Step!

Ready to finally achieve a goal? It seems like all of us have goals, but actually reaching those goals is harder than most people realize. You may have a deep desire to see a change in your own life. Maybe you want to improve your fitness, increase your income, or live with less stress. But how should you carry out those changes? Beyond breaking your goal down into a step by step action plan, what can you do to actually make your goals more achievable? If you don't want to just dream about them anymore. If you are serious and motivated to actually achieve your goals, this information is designed to help you finally make them real.

Ma$$ive Prosperity
What's the best way to attract massive prosperity? If you knew, you'd already be doing it right? I'm going to suggest that most people have the formula right under their nose and don't even know it.

Yo Adrian! You Don't Have to "Win" to be Great
Applying strategies from the Rocky movies to your business.

Why Leaders Get Followed - Pointers from 297 people who chose to follow them.

Does every manager lead, inspire and motivate their team to new heights? Of course not, but some are remembered for years...even decades by members of their team. People have told me they have fond, warm memories when I ask them to tell me about the best leader they ever worked for. So instead of writing an article about the dynamics of leadership, I though it may be more useful to view leadership from the eyes of those that follow.

Success Strategies for Tough Times
There’s just no getting around it. Times are tough. Yet there is opportunity for growth in the midst of these economic hard times. While it might go against intuition, success in difficult times calls for holding true to basic tenets of effective behavior. With the proper attitude and approach, you can indeed thrive in the midst of uncertainty. Here's how...

The People Business - Admitting Error is Not A Weakness, It's A Strength

Welcome to the people business! It’s a business where the ability to read and interpret mood and behaviour in others is paramount - a business where suddenly the technical knowledge and executions that got you there somehow don’t matter quite so much. People are not going to follow you unless they sense you are real. They’re not going to believe in you unless you earn their trust – and they’re not going to trust you unless you always tell the truth and admit when you’re wrong. To admit a mistake is not a weakness – it’s a strength!

The Myth of Retirement for the Entrepreneur

There is inside you, from a time before you ever became aware of it, a vision and calling to do something extraordinary. The age of your body cannot touch this spark that calls you to shine. However, the candle of the body may waver, this light of spirit never goes out. Deep down inside you have something remarkable that you’d love to share, accomplish and be. Everyone has this spark, and there’s no end to it because it’s beyond who you think you are. It’s your true nature. It doesn’t matter if you are 20, 50, or 80 years old, you have an immortal purpose and a dream that seeks fulfillment.

Small Business Advertising - How Baseball Theme Direct Mail Campaign Hits Home Run
It's fun to take a promotional medium, like direct mail, and turn it into a winning campaign. Feel free to use this idea for your business, or create something like it.

Simple Formula for Success

Throughout my 25 years of experience I have found that success comes in many ways but through primarily one inspiration. Core Desires. Despite the fact that there are a plethora of business and self-help books and resources available for individuals looking for answers on how to create or maintain a thriving, fuller life I have found that heartfelt desires are the only factor which accurately determine an individual’s success.

How To Write An Article Headline That Compels Readers to Take Action!
Anyone can write a 500 - 800 word blog posting (article) and submit it to an Article Directory. But a badly written article can cause you and your reputation a lot of damage. You have probably read some badly written articles. How does that make you feel?

Does Your Business Have a Mission Statement?
A Mission Statement gives your business focus . . . unified direction . . . and defines your culture. It's also a key part of the branding process.

Book Review: Selling The Invisible
Selling The Invisible is packed with tips and insights on how to market your business services. Harry Beckwith claims that most marketing advice is based on a product marketing model, most of which doesn’t apply to service businesses.

Run And Hide
You have choices during these tough times. You can run and hide or be bold, brazen and brave - it's up to you!

Innovation
We must open ourselves to intuitive thought if we are to open ourselves to innovative action.

Why Do You Want More Money?

Really, why do you? And how much? A great majority of people donâ€™t seem to have the answers to these questions. And if you canâ€™t answer these questions, then donâ€™t expect to earn more money. Why? Because your â€œwhyâ€ and your â€œwhatâ€ will always drive the how. I think a lot of people get consumed with how their going to earn more money; and since they donâ€™t see a way - they never bother to go out and do it; or whatâ€™s worse is that they know exactly how to earn more money, but they donâ€™t take action due to a lack of inspiration or emotional power. Now hereâ€™s the kicker: the how is always the last part to show up.

Be Inspired Not Tired
Do you feel like you are just going through the motions and nothing you truly want in life is coming to fruition? Do you feel tired and drained more often than not? Are there things you know you have to get done, but you are lacking the motivation to do them? How about changing things around so that they become "inspired actions", and not "required actions"?

Entrepreneur vs. Small Business Owner—Why You Should Care
If you run your company (or career) from a place that is what you think you “should” or are “supposed to” do, not from what is right for you, it may be a very bumpy ride. Knowing the key differences between being an entrepreneur and small business owner should help guide you down the right path:

How To Find The Fortune That Lies Hidden In Your Head

How do you begin to change your life for the better? Do you want a greater life, a better job, healthier lifestyle and a more loving relationship? Why is that many people today seem lost, confused and unsure of their life purpose. Could it be that the spark has faded from feeling overworked, under paid and stress is accumulating? What ever happened to your bright ideas? There is more to you than meets the eye, so how do you find this inner fortune that lies hidden when all you feel is confusion. Have you ever seen dust collect on furniture that over time begins to hide the real texture of the fabric? The piece of furniture hasn't changed, just the outer appearance has altered, so too your limiting thoughts can cover your truth and change your outlook on life. If your inner soul stays true then how can you discover the saboteur?

Understanding the Propose of Your Business

And just like building a strong house, creating the business/career (or life for that matter) that you love all starts with having a solid foundation: where that cornerstone is placed. Why do you have your business? What is it you want to ultimately achieve with it? Beyond the fame and fortune. What is it that really gets you excited and out of bed in the morning? Discovering the purpose of your business can be simple… and not so simple! It requires you to really delve deeply into the core of what it is you are all about… as an entrepreneur/intrapreneur as well as a human being. Recently I have been promoting and working with clients building their Sustainability Blueprints.

Home Business Expert: Eliminate Your Limiting Beliefs
Look around you there are so many successful people out there. Take inspiration from them if they can do it, why can't you? If you have the knowledge and the will to succeed, you can also become the next big success story.

Blogging - Secrets to Blogging Success Revealed
Blogging is all the rage right now. There can be any number of reasons to have a blog. Some truly enjoy writing, and a blog is the perfect creative outlet, since no one but you has a say in what gets posted or what gets scrapped.

Create the Memory of Your Future
A vision is something that pulls us forward - through action, intention and heart. It's in creating a vision, and using our strengths that we create the memories of our future. This is the place in which inspiration, contribution and engagement live. This articles provides 3 steps to utilize your Strengths in designing a future vision in which you achieve the results you desire.

Superior Content: Guarantee You Always Have Something More Valuable To Offer Than Your Competition

Content rules when talking about quality and standing out among hundreds of thousands of active websites out there. It is a merciless competition to offer updated, relevant, interesting and practical topics, services or products every week, month and year. Creativity and intelligence play a significant role when you are in charge of providing substance to satisfy demanding clients and visitors in general.

A TIME FOR LEADERSHIP, A SURVIVAL GUIDE FOR THE 21st CENTURY
Unfortunately, most businesses leaders are preparing for the years ahead in the same way they prepared for the eighties and nineties, and these formerly successful strategies are destined to fail. In these difficult economic times, new approaches are required to succeed and prosper. Now more than ever, what it is going to take to survive is leadership.

Decorative Rugs for Home Interiors
Identifying a theme for your room is the fun part. The bigger challenges are all in the details. For example, how do you find the accessories, fabrics, furnishings and decorative rugs? More and more of us are searching online for our solutions these days, and for good reasons - there are a lot of choices out there!

Five tips for Maximizing Training and Creating Sustainable Learning
How much time, energy and money have you invested in Cheese, Fish or other “flavor of the month” training initiatives and had little to show for it after a few weeks? Here are five suggestions for you and your company to improve learning and retention in your organization.

Why You Need a Mentor

Successful women entrepreneurs understand the importance of having a mentor. In fact, developing a portfolio of mentors to meet different aspects of your life, both personally and professionally, is critical! Choosing a mentor is one of the most important decisions you can make as a professional. Mentors should be those whose work you admire, possess strong leadership abilities, and are an inspiration to you and others. Mentors are experts within a particular field and offer a wealth of experience. They help you through the good and the bad! So do you need a mentor? Yes, and here's why...

Short Marketing Plan Helps Entrepreneurs Take Action
Business owners who feel intimidated by the thought of compiling a traditional “inch thick” marketing plan will finally be able to take action by following intrepid entrepreneur, Staging Diva’s, easy process for creating a one page marketing plan.

5 Tips For Starting A Home Based Business

Today, more and more people are fighting a trying economy and looking for alternative ways to make a living from home, saving on transportation and child care costs in the process. And, according to recent surveys, nearly half of all adults just in North American alone have wanted to start their own home based business, but only a small fraction of them will act on their ideas, and even a smaller number of those who do will know where to begin.

DON'T LET THE RECESSION SCARE YOU.
Don't be scared of the business downturn. Focus. Stay positive and optimistic even if and when things look like they are falling apart. Things will get better.

How can you give your customers more time?
Time is that asset that noe of us have enough of. Its also the one thing that stands in the way of customers doing business with us. By respecting time and finding ways to help your customer save time you will be sending an important message that you care.

When Was The Last Time You Took The Time To Reflect On Your Past?
Life lessons I have learned as I have journeyed through life. Why not take the time to learn from my experience and then take the time to think about yours.

Resolutions
Why people fail to stick with New Year's Resolutions.

Book Review: Peak: How Great Companies Get Their Mojo From Maslow
I read this book a few months after presenting my webinar (Can You Take The Crisis and Turn It Into Gold?) and was struck by how the the same ideas that I applied to marketing to consumers (based on Abraham Maslow’s hierarchy of needs) is also relevant within a company, for the customer experience, and for business investors.

Entrepreneurs – Do You Believe in Magic Or Just Plain Hard Work?
Do you believe in magic? Do you think that you can pay a few bucks for an idea and then make thousands for little effort? Do you think that people will sell a money cow for little money? There are scammers out there that think you will – don’t let them take your money!

An Entrepreneur – Have I Got what it Takes?
I believe that business is equal parts of inspiration, hard work and luck. There is a famous saying “ I find that the harder I work, the luckier I get!”

Power Tips To Improve Your Article Marketing
Whilst the internet moves forward at a rapid pace, the power of article marketing remains constant. Here we discuss ways that you can improve your article writing so you can take advantage of this powerful internet marketing technique.

Cancer Conqueror Speaks to Inspire

This inspiring story of Professional speaker and author Matt Jones. On September 11, 2002 Matt received a life changing call from his doctor telling him, "you have cancer." After going into remission the cancer came back twice and would spread to his brain. After slipping into a semi-coma doctors did not think Matt would live. Against all odds he recovered. From that experience Matt was inspired to share his story with others.

COMMUNICATE YOUR INTENTION
If you have decided to make the changes necessary to build a perfect life for yourself - as you define it - you need to bring that inner intention out into the world. This is often the first obstacle people face in making conscious life changes and can sometimes stop change dead in its tracks. Great results take a strong commitment.

Balance
A great life is achieved through a delicate balance.

7 Secrets to Co-creative Success
Did you make a New Year’s resolution in January to make this your best year ever? Now, that the year is almost gone, you’re probably questioning what’s going wrong and why your dreams are not beginning to manifest!

Creating a new inspiring mood
Leonardo da Vinci said “Sometimes genius does best when it works the least.”

Start them Young to Help them Succeed in the Workplace
Work ethic and leadership skills are best cultivated in early childhood, reinforced through life's experiences and detectable through carefully crafted assessment center exercises. Those too coddled and those without proper role models are likely to suffer adverse impact to workplace success. This article provides analysis and blueprint to both grooming and recognizing future career achievers.

Red Hot
I'm sure you believe that everyone has something of value to contribute... perhaps a thought, a suggestion, or a vision. That one of the best ways to determine if you're headed on the right path is to bounce ideas off others, or that a successful business owner knows that a multi-faceted team is the best source for continued growth?

8 Key Steps To Coaching Your Employees Successfully
It's always fun to be a part of a team, where people put their resources together for the achievement of one common goal. What fun would it be if you could carry over the same spirit of dedication, focus and unity to your workspace. One possible way to go about this is - coaching your employees.

The Art of Success Journaling: Wealth Creation From Your Words

How can you use a diary or journal to unlock your authentic self and your dreams? How do you unleash your spirit so you can jump out of bed and joyfully experience life every single day? Maybe you remember moments where you felt truly inspired or divinely fulfilled in every way. If you can capture those moments, they become tools to help you understand your dreams and desires. In this way, your journal can be the magic wand that removes all limits and unlocks your heart.

Finding and using your Talent with T.I.M.
As we baby boomers near 65 it is time to take stock of how we are using our Talents. We were all given some Talent, many of us didn't use it or take advantage of it. Now we have the time and should take the opportunity.

The Value of Effective Leadership

An organization is most effective when leadership provides teaching, mentoring, coaching and motivation to empower every individual to perform most effectively. You can apply the techniques and traits of the Sensei to increase your effectiveness as a leader at work, home and in the community. The fundamental reason that a Sensei enjoys the loyalty and dedication of his students can be found in the unique relationship of teacher to student.

Wholehearted performance checklist

"The antidote to exhaustion is not rest; the antidote to exhaustion is ... ... wholeheartedness" - David Whyte We perform at our finest when we are wholly engaged. Whether we are working or playing tennis, we achieve our best (with least effort) when we are fully focused on what we are doing, when we enjoy the task in hand without stress. Yet this engagement can often be missing. For example, our tendency to constantly evaluate ourselves may get in the way. So does our fear of "getting it wrong". For many successful professionals, boredom can be a big distraction)

Boredom: The Gateway to Creativity

We say we want balance and the ability to have more free time, but when outward demands slow down a bit it seems to create a state of imbalance instead. Is it possible that the absence of drama or urgency causes confusion and anxiety? Are we so used to fixing problems that we don't know how to deal with their sudden absence? We say want to be more productive, but will we really be able to improve our ability to focus on what's important and reduce busy work if we're afraid of the silence?

How to run a gold medal business
We are now in the middle of the Olympics and every evening I watch the highlights on TV. I marvel at how the athletes can pull exceptional performance out of the bag, when the pressure is on and there are hundredths of a second between win or lose. So having achieved the heady heights of running for Scotland in athletics here are my five tips to help you run a gold medal business.

Strategies That Get You Hired
If you are in sales, pursuing a new job is much like pursuing a sales prospect. Your marketing tools have to present you in the most relevant light. This article tells you how to effectively use them.

More Oomphy Moments Please!
Every now and then life becomes boring. Some of us can afford to liven it up but others on stricter budgets aren't so fortunate, but that doesn't mean they have to stay in their rut. There are things they can do, too.

Hey Mom - Inspire Your Child by Living Alive!
It's OK to go back to work! Every Mom wants to be an inspiration to her child. However, sometimes Moms need a little reminder that one of the greatest ways you can teach your child is leading by example. When you model a life of living fully alive, you will invite your child to live life to its fullest as well.

5 More Keys to Feel Abundant-and Attract Wealth
Looking at outside circumstances and solutions is one aspect of creating wealth. But don't overlook working from the inside-out. Without that, wealth can be fleeting, superficial, and unfulfilling. Find out how to achieve lasting prosperity now.

The 7 magic ingredients to become a winner at selling

There is only one main ingredient you must have to become a successful salesperson and that is SELF BELIEF if that is missing is your toolbag you are in for a hard slog. I have witnessed it over the years with numerous sales people who have then gone on to become very successful, unfortunately there are plenty of others who just dont have it. Self belief is somthing you need to grow inside you, so here are the 7 magic ingredients to become a winner.

The Paprika Effect: The Brain-dead Simple Formula to Instant Customer Delight

It takes a lot of effort and time to add customer delight to your main product items, which are your main course. When it come to the smaller things, the ‘low-hanging fruit’ as it were, if you tweak the little things first, you will create a domino effect so that by the time you reach the ‘main course’, you already have a line of fanatical customers. Think about the various components of your customer relationship. Think about a small thing that other people ignore that you can make great. What tweaks can you make? When you do those little things, you create something for your customers to form a long queue about.

Should you blog?
Blogging has become very popular in the last few months and even the most non-technical of my clients are now talking about using a blog to promote their businesses. But, what exactly is a blog and should you set one up?

Going in Style!
Inspirational compilation of a life well-lived. Lessons from a 101 year-old woman of substance, convictions and opinions; applicable to business and life. The importance of living out-loud.

Can Magic Marketing Words Get You a 90 Conversion Rate YES

I have to admit that I am very skeptical anytime someone tells me that they have built a squeeze page where they are seeing a 90% sign-up rate. However, Mike Morgan is a world class copywriter, and he just told me at JV Alert Live that one of his squeeze pages actually converts at 90%. What is even better is that he was willing to show me the page that actually delivers this for him. When I looked at his page, I noticed a couple of things...

Art Of Selling
The art of selling is a lot like professional golf because success depends on having the right mental attitude. As a professional golfer, Tony Jacklin was inspired throughout his career by a poem his caddie wrote. Now you can be inspired by this poem.

Start with the End in Mind
How to Balance Your Business for Success!

Why You Should Use Graphic Templates
When you purchase a graphic template, you will be able to customize it to an extent or even build a totally new design based on it! What's the point of using the template then, you say? Well, it serves as a source of inspiration and ideas for a totally new design.

The Dreaded "To Do" List
Most of us have one, yet rarely are they used in the right manner. I’m referring to that dreaded to do list. More often then not, instead of creating organization, they create overwhelm. What does your to do list look like? How do you manage the beast?

What is coaching all about anyway?

I recently had the opportunity to present to a group of business people. The purpose of the presentation was to outline what Inspiration Coaching does. However, when doing presentations like these, a major component is talking about what coaching is and what benefits it’s provides. I also used the opportunity to launch a new program. The new program is called “Inspired Living”. There will be more about this program later

7 Tips for Creating a Professional Image that Works for You
We are taught not to judge a book by its cover. However, that does not mean first impressions are not important. It is very crucial to make your first impression on other people to be a good representation of yourself!

Make Peace with Your Task List
There are several strategies for accomplishing more in less time. But there is something even more important that needs to happen first. You need to stop fighting with the belief that you need to get it all done in order to have a successful business.

Creating Synergy With Others
Do you find that you tend to use "forced action" in your work? Do you feel like it's more of a struggle than a pleasure to work? Do you like to be "in control?" Find out some easier ways to joyfully accomplish your goals.

A Path to True Clarity

All of our deepest intentions are always realized in our day to day reality. Therefore, it is essential to know that we are clear about our intentions so that we receive what we truly desire. Perhaps you are choosing between potential solutions to a question or a challenge you are currently experiencing. Maybe you are feeling confused by a situation, person, or decision at this time. Or you could be at a major crossroads in your life and wondering-"Which path should I take?"

Action and Speed Creates Results
Taking action with speed sets successful entrepreneurs apart from those that dawdle, and therefore stay in mediocrity. Small business owners and entrepreneurs have the edge in this regard. They can take action with speed, because they, unlike many larger organisations, can decide quickly and then move forward...

Fire-Up Your Employees

Do your employees need a boost of energy? Are they lacking motivation or inspiration? Could they use some fire underneath them? Sometimes motivational words just won’t cut it. Employees are looking for much more. Investing in the good ones can go a long way, today and in the future. If you can truly energize employees, they will drink the company kool-aid and your bottom line will be better off for it.

Backward Search Engine Optimization IsThe Biggest Mistake Done By Web Site Designers
Backward SEO is a common mistake done by web site designer. Always keep in that that SEO is much more that just adding meta tags! A search engine friendly website is going to deliver a better return on investment because it targets the right.

Dreams Come True Series II: Dreams Waiting to be Realized
"For the truth is that I already know as much about my fate as I need to know. The day will come when I will die. So the only matter of consequence before me is what I will do with my allotted time. I can remain on shore, paralyzed with fear, or I can raise my sails and dip and soar in the breeze." Richard Bode, author, First You Have to Row a Little Boat

Dreams Come True Series I: Passion Ignites Your Higher Purpose

Many of us had inspiring dreams as we were growing up. Often we abandoned these precious dreams, leaving them sadly behind. Some of us are living those dreams, yet still desire to accomplish special goals that express our unique talents. As years go by, we know that our skills can be used for benefiting others, and for creating a world filled with art, beauty, love, inspiration, passion and compassion.

Smart Women And The 4 Entrepreneurial Phases
This article is about the journey that entrepreneurs take when they first start a business and the phases they need to go through in order to reach their highest goals. There are different skill sets needed at certain phases to make the business a success.

It Takes More Than Marketing to Attract Big Bucks
Marketing is an action. Action doesn’t create a result. It’s all about what is driving the action. You need to be fully into it before, during and after the action for it to create the impact that you want.

Appreciation: Looking in the Rearview Mirror

Appreciation is more than taking a positive attitude about business and about life: it's also about looking back on how far you've come and enjoying the accomplishment. No matter how much attention you need to pay to the road ahead, you still sometimes have to look in the rearview mirror to appreciate where you've come from. What successful team avoids performing a 'postmortem' on even a well-played game? Perfection is a direction, not an achievable goal; progress is what we're after. Future progress only comes from a healthy examination of where we've been.

Energize Your Life
Is it time for you to get plugged in and find some more energy?

Inspired Work
Enjoying the work that you do is critical for overall health and wellbeing. When work is a downer we don't get the energy necessary to feel inspired and useful. This article, by Energy Coach Kimberly Kingsley, provides insight into why it's so important to love your work.

It Takes an Ocean of Emotion

"If you do what you've always done, you'll get what you've always gotten." Tony Robbins Stop for a moment and think about what type of energy is driving you to put another day into your business. Would you say your motivation's coming from a painful thought - "I better make this sale so I can make payroll", or based a pleasurable thought, "I can't wait to satisfy my next customer. Be honest with yourself.

What's YOUR Bottom Line?

"It is not how much you do, but how much love you put in the doing." Mother Teresa Business owners are trained to gauge the success of their business according to the health of their "bottom line" - that is - the last line on a profit and loss statement that tells you what remains (if anything) after all your costs of doing business. This makes perfect sense - if you don't show a profit, you don't stay in business.

Getting to the Nitty Gritty of Your Solution
It is quite ridiculous to go about creating a solution by attacking many different angles at once. There should be no more than two parts of a puzzle that get your attention when putting out a fire or giving your business a complete overhaul. There is the inner focus and outer focus.

2008: Choose a Theme, Not a Resolution

When I began to write this article, I decided to go back to basics and check out the dictionary definition of “resolutions.” I got “A thing resolved on, an intention”. To me, the word “intention” is preferable to “resolution.” Somehow intention resonates with the idea of “definitely going to do,” whereas “resolution” has more of an air of doing something because it is good for you, and that’s not always the most inspiring. So, I decided to focus on New Year Intentions. I think for intentions to work, they need to have the following three elements.

Finding Inspiration
Creative people are often asked, "Where do you get your ideas?" or "Where do you get your inspiration?" What people usually mean by these questions is, "How can I find my own inspiration?"

Finding Email Newsletter Ideas
Tips to help you find good article ideas for your e-newsletter. If you are searching for inspiration, the following tips can help you get past writer's block and get you writing on a regular basis.

Saying No is Not for Wimps
Once I say yes, I don’t like to say no. But, the act of saying no, can be one of the most strategic, smart, loving, profitable and honoring things you can do. You have to give yourself the option of saying no.

The Biggest Mistake Business Owners Make
I love to watch business owners get fired up about their projects and planning. But here is where they fall down, they think productivity is the way to make a successful business happen. Nothing could be further from the truth.

Top 14 Myths About Coaching
A coach can't motivate you - only YOU can motivate you.

Writing Poetry Under the Moon
Challenging traditional thinking - writing poetry under the room - where does this take you?

Conscience
Internal direction is free to everyone.

Motivation vs Inspiration!
I recently gave a keynote presentation, and a workshop, to a large group of middle and senior managers. I asked them about their biggest challenge as a leader these days - and the answer was unanimously about motivating employees in the workforce.

Sir Alan Michael Sugar Quotes
Famous quotes of Sir Alan Michael Sugar

Why Leaders Need to Read the News
I often read authors and hear speakers who warn their audiences not to read or watch the news. Why? Because newspapers and news shows are so full of negativity. While this is certainly true, the advice is neither practical nor prudent.

The 5% Challenge
I am very intentional about my use of time, working from a schedule that I create weeks in advance. But that does not mean that I work head down for 8 hours without taking a break. I once worked with a high-level financial executive that told me for 26 years at his previous company he had worked “head down, pencil up.” And he was dreadfully out of touch with currents trends and opportunities.

How Staying Focused Will Lead You To Prosperity!
As an entrepreneur, do you ever feel distracted at times? It can be those bright, shiny objects that get in the way of staying focused on activities that bring results that create wealth. Can you relate?

HOW TO STAY ON THE LADDER OF SUCCESS
My mentor told me long ago that success is not an event but a continual progress toward improving. He gave me a 10 step process to use throughout my journey of improvement. Understanding that most situations are changeable and that you have power to change them puts you in a powerful position. Unfortunately, many people forfeit this personal power and live unfulfilled lives.

The Biggest Mistake Depressed Business Owners Make And How To Avoid It
When I ask depressed business owners how their business is doing, I get one of these answers: Business is going well and I am successful. As it is hectic, I get too tired and feel like a depressed business owner. Even though I started my business with great inspiration, as my health is not in good shape, I am losing the inspiration that I initially had.

Going Against the Social Crowd IS the Secret to Success
Don't try to be the next Facebook but only better. Be the leader that everyone else tries to mimic. To be a copycat is easy, it takes boldness to invent something that doesn't exist. Being in business sometimes means you forge your own trails instead of following the ones well traveled.

A Stuck Mind Can't Create a Successful Business
If creating a successful business was just about following strategies of other successful entrepreneurs everyone would be millionaires. There's millions of books on business and how to create successful ones so why aren't all businesses successful? It's a lot more about the business owner than just the business. How you think plays a bigger role in your success than you may believe.

Does Your Morning Routine Support Your Creativity?
Have you decided that you are not creative? Do you feel a deadness regarding creativity?

Live It Loud and Clear
You never know where inspiration comes from. This is particularly true if you are a writer. This time, my inspiration came from my child’s backpack. Actually it was the recent issue of Scholastic News® that was in his backpack. The cover featured Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and the issue was dedicated to remembering his dream.

Inspiration Is Everywhere
Read this article if you want to find out how you can find inspiration everywhere in your daily life. With your eyes open and your ears focused on listening, you will be amazed to see that you're surrounded by inspiration.

How to Use Inspiration or Desperation to Sell More
While inspiration is a whole lot more fun than desperation they share something in common. Inspiration and desperation are both forms of motivation. Inspiration is positive motivation and desperation is negative motivation.

Inspiration for troubled times
In troubled times we all need some inspiration to lift us out of the hole we may find ourselves in and give us hope for the future. Words of inspiration shine a light in the dark corners of our mind and dissipate the fearsome shapes and shadows our imaginings have created.

Who's Inspiring You Today?
Draw inspiration from the great people in your life, wherever you find them - don't leave out the ones with whom you don't agree on everything. Cultivate that inspiration. Because now it's your turn... you have to live a life that inspires the generations to come....

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