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The Joy of Repetition
Repetition usually means boredom for most people but not for all.
The Queen of Cosmetics: Ash Creates an Empire
As Ash’s sales for Stanley Home Products continued to increase, she began to recruit and train other salespersons to work with her. It was SHP policy that for every person Ash recruited, she would receive a small percentage of their sales revenue. Soon, Ash had over 150 women working for her. However, the success of Ash and her sales team quickly began to worry SHP executives, who promptly moved Ash to Dallas and refused to let her continue receiving commissions from her previous sales recruits. Ash made the move to Dallas but resented SHP for punishing her hard work.

Burnout or Boredom?
When your energy is depleted is it because you're burned out or simply bored? How can you tell? Read on.
The Phone Tools & Tips Used by the Top Income Earners
Everyone uses the phone, but few use it effectively or even think it's important to learn. The first few seconds of any phone call are crucial. The moment you say "Hello," the listener on the other end of the phone forms a subconscious opinion. When you talk with your prospect face-to-face, he base's his opinion about you on such factors as facial expression, body language, hand motions and voice. On the phone, he can only rely on his ears.

Harness Your Energy
Just like your cellphone you need to take time to recharge. When you take good care of yourself you can be more productive. Here are some helpful tips.

How to Get Motivated and Love Your Job Again
Are you motivated to wake up every morning and go to your job with full enthusiasm? Motivate yourself to strive for excellence...love your job again.

Five Ways to Boost Sales Using Visual Storytelling
Ever heard the term "Death by PowerPoint?" This has become a common way to describe the lack of interactivity and boredom engendered by slide presentations. You've only got one chance to stand out from the crowd, and slides aren't the answer. Here are five ways salespeople can boost performance using "visual storytelling" instead of slides. Whether using a whiteboard, a flipchart, the back of an envelope or a tablet PC via desktop sharing software, savvy salespeople are now using the visual storytelling approach to engage with prospects in a way that will set them apart from the competition.

Develop your talents even if bored
I've learned not to allow boredom to cause me to quit learning a craft.
Enhancing Web Effectiveness With Audio Sound Design
The average person is exposed to an assault of stimuli each and every moment of our waking day. Some of this stimulus catches our attention, but much is filtered out as extraneous, useless, or unimportant. This filtering is our way of handling the constant barrage of information we endure. As marketers it is our job to cut through all the meaningless, random white noise of life and penetrate the consciousness of our targeted audience with our marketing messages.
Developing Employees
Steps to Effectively Develop Employees to Grow Your Business
CREATIVE POWER OF SLEEP
There is evidence that suggests that sleep deprivation can lead to loss of IQ, memory, and the ability to reason.

Yawn..Do Your Customers Think You're Dull?
Well - it really breaks another big rule of SELLING. When you're dull - you're not different. When you're not different (with something that is important to your customer) -they feel that you're exactly like your competitor.

The Psychology Of Vending Franchise Businesses
Although it may not seem too applicable, there is an element of psychology involved in figuring out the best way to market a vending machine business. Vending machine owners need to understand the best locations and best products to optimize profits. When everything comes together, a vending machine owner can make upwards of $70/hr, working as many or as few hours as necessary for your machines. Here is an overview of how to optimize a franchise business.
Choosing the Right Franchise
After much thought and deliberation, you’ve finally decided to take the plunge into the world of franchise, as you truly believe that it is the way to a successful future. However, one crucial decision remains to be made. Which Franchise is the right one for you?

Luman's Law of Change
“If you’re not exploiting change, it’s exploiting you.” –James R. Lucas Steve Forbes says: "Jim Lucas is an internationally recognized authority on leadership and organizational life…You can take what he says to the bank – both figuratively and literally."

Cleavage in the Boardroom
New approach to show your intellectual genius.
Success Is a Dead End
'Success' as defined by the adult world is a static concept that's bound to lead to ennui. Midlife gives you the chance to get yourself back on track.
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?

Burst Your Bubble NOW To Get More Customers
One of my little secrets to selling has absolutely NOTHING to do with selling and EVERYTHING to do with expanding my creativity. And I end up making tons more money almost by magnificent default! Why? You Have To Burst Your Bubble NOW To Get More Customers!

Why Motivation Malfunctions at Midlife
Do you have trouble completing tasks? Do you lack organization and drive? These questions identify why so many baby boomers find it difficult to maintain their momentum through the overwhelm of their daily responsibilities. The following are several reasons why motivation falls apart and what you can do about it.

Time, Money and Life-Balance, Part 3 Life-Balance
Happiness comes from life balance. Happiness comes from a disciplined and reasoned approach to the "big pieces" in life. If time management is the essential first step, and if managing money is a critical second step, the third step to happiness is living a balanced life.
The End Starts at the Beginning
Every entrepreneur must begin planning their exit strategy at the beginning. The months spent on writing a business plan must include a plan for the end of the business as well as the start.

Meeting Reality Checker
Have you been in meeting hell lately? Meetings really can be the best use of time if handled wisely. What is that exactly? The do's and don'ts of holding and attending meetings.
What Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle Means for You
Essentially, Heisenberg determined that the mere observation of a particle causes it to then move in an unpredictable manner. I started relating this to us. After all, aren’t we a bundle of particles? Do we, by simply observing ourselves and each other, alter our paths in surprising ways? If observing my thoughts changes my subsequent actions, then I might want to be more thoughtful about what I think. So I came up with a list of Ten Thoughts to Invite Surprising Changes to my own bundle of particles.
Courtroom Earth vs. Classroom Earth
When I am coaching my professional clients, in some fashion, I am likely to be asking them, “What risks are you avoiding taking that might very well make you happier?” Together, we examine whatever fears, self-judgments, or limiting beliefs are holding them back, keeping them in Courtroom Earth instead of letting them enjoy hanging out in Classroom Earth.
Combating Summertime Boredom- How Children’s Services Franchises Keep Kids Entertained
Combating children’s boredom during the summer months often requires enrolling them in organized activities. And for the growing number of dual-income families grappling with keeping children occupied during the summer months, children’s summertime programs, camps and activities are not just a priority, they’re a necessity. As a result, the demand for the programs that children’s services franchises offer continues to climb. From sports and fitness franchises, to art and education businesses, a wide-range of children’s services franchises keep kids entertained during the summer and throughout the year.

Uncertainty the Unknown As the Doorway To Possibilities
Does uncertainty stir your excitement and positive anticipation or fill you with a sense of dread and foreboding? Learn how to think about uncertainty in a new way.
Lao Tzu - Give A Man A Fish...
This famous saying, steeped in thousands of years of wisdom, is a valid today as it was then, yet why is it so vital, especially in the fast-paced and technologically wired world we live and work in today?
Are You Persevering or Enduring
Why try to make a distinction between perseverance and endurance? In both perseverance and endurance, we may struggle at times, feel fear of failure or rejection, or worry that we are not worthy of what we long for. So the distinction between perseverance and endurance can easily get blurred. But perseverance and endurance take us down different roads so they are worth distinguishing. Endurance will lead us to a dead end whereas perseverance, although it may take us down a long and meandering path, offers up surprises, serendipity, and synchronicity.

Are You Fulfilled
Dear Jane, How can I figure out whether I am doing what makes me happy? What are some of the symptoms of unhappiness, or must I wait for a life-threatening situation? I wrote my popular self-help book, Enough Is Enough!, to help others avoid having to go through a life-threatening situation in order to wake up to your spirit’s calling. If you are having to ask yourself if you are happy, then you probably aren’t. Perhaps you haven’t yet had the satisfaction that goes with fulfilling your spirit’s purpose, so you don’t know what benchmark to compare your feelings with. The symptoms of endurance or a less-than-thriving life are discussed in depth in my book. I will give you a short list here that you should find helpful:
ReKindling Your Passion for Your Work and Your Life
Dear Jane, I wake up every morning wondering how I got to where I am today: bored, dreading my responsibilities, and numb. How did this happen and what do I do about it? Most of us have woken up occasionally to a feeling of dread or anxiety, wishing we were facing a different day ahead of us. But if this is how you feel most mornings, wishing you had a different life, you are suffering from burnout. Burnout is the result of enduring for too long and is debilitating to your spirit. The good news is that it’s curable.
I'll Do It In A Minute... Or Maybe I Won't
Do you suffer from distractability? Do you put off starting things? This piece on procrastination is just for you!
Expressing Your Creativity
You are not creative you say! Of course you are. HAve you ever cooked a meal or written a story, or told a big fat lie for taht matter. We are all creators in our own way. Find out how expressing your own creativity contributes to peace, harmony and good health.

Other boredom Related Articles

Get Out of Your Rut! Six Techniques To Put A Spark Back Into Your Creative Fizzle
Think you’re in a rut? If you are pondering that question, then there’s good chance you’re in one. You must know the signs such as boredom, lack of get-up-and-go etc. The reason people get in a rut is that they do the same thing all the time. In order to break free of the things that bind you and your thought process you’ve got to do something different.

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)

When 'Bored' Is the Name of Your Game
When boredom stops being an occasional feeling and becomes a way of life, it can signal more than clinical depression. It can be a powerful indication that you're entering your midlife transition.
Five Ways to Boost Sales Using Visual Storytelling
Ever heard the term "Death by PowerPoint?" This has become a common way to describe the lack of interactivity and boredom engendered by slide presentations. You've only got one chance to stand out from the crowd, and slides aren't the answer. Here are five ways salespeople can boost performance using "visual storytelling" instead of slides. Whether using a whiteboard, a flipchart, the back of an envelope or a tablet PC via desktop sharing software, savvy salespeople are now using the visual storytelling approach to engage with prospects in a way that will set them apart from the competition.

The Joy of Repetition
Repetition usually means boredom for most people but not for all.
If Your Business had a Voice, Who would it Sound Like?
Every business has a voice that comes through in your marketing. That voice has the power to grab your prospect’s attention and hold it, or make them turn away in boredom or frustration. So if you’ve never given the voice of your business a second thought it’s time to reconsider.

Work From Home Business - Using the Internet To Earn Money
For many, the internet is still a place to tune into for games and chat, but for an increasing number of others the internet is used to operate their work from home business. These folks don't just use online communities and resources to stifle boredom but to earn an income. And several of them earn a lot.

Develop your talents even if bored
I've learned not to allow boredom to cause me to quit learning a craft.
Bay Area Executive Coaching - Make Good Use of a Coach
Mediocrity is the gateway to disengagement and boredom. To sustain high achievement, you need to be continually learning and growing, in spite of uncertainty and anxiety. You need to ask for, and receive, feedback.
Business Presentations - How Boring Are You?
Are you boring your audience to tears? If you're in a leadership position, most people will not come forward and tell you to your face: "You're boring!" Learn the signs and symptoms of boredom so you can make an instant course-correction.
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