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In today's fast moving world, we have to get on the track and start going. It would be great to have every piece of information that we ever dreamed of before making a decision. Sometimes that is not possible though. A philosophy of Fail Forward Fast gets us there by allowing a decision to be made, action to occur and then reflection immediately afterward. There is no downtime involved but staying the course, the right course.

Recognizing the Right Home Based Business for You
Making that very important decision on which is going to be the right one. The right Home Based Business Opportunity. This needs to be made very clear. It is all about you, you are looking for a Home Based Business true enough but understand clearly that whatever business that you decide to go with will be a reflection of you.

Management Development Secrets - Think About What You Learn
If you decide to be pro-active in your quest to develop your management skills, you might find that it's not easy to make the best of what you take on. Fear not, it's the small things that work best...

It’s not where you’re from, it’s where you’re going.
Oh the Holidays… The crisp snap of the winter breeze, lights emerging from every corner imaginable; illuminating the evening skies like the sun just squeezed itself through the screen door. It’s a time for celebration, a time for reflection. For smiles, and long overdue embraces that have sat on shelves collecting the dust of neglect.

Lesson #2: Take It Personally
“One of the cornerstones of the Lillian Vernon Corporation is a ‘feminine’ value, if ever there was one: the personal touch,” says Vernon whose company has come to represent an extension of herself. By understanding and successfully playing the name game, Vernon was able to take her company to the top.

Lesson #4: Be Honest
Cowell strayed from his roots in 2003 when he took a cameo role in “Scary Movie 3”. Playing a judge who had to critique a rap contest, Cowell says of his own acting, “It was excruciatingly embarrassing. I was absolutely dreadful.”

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Lesson #1: Success Doesn’t Happen Overnight

“I think a lot of people, friends included, were saying, ‘I know you're a believer in this and all, but you know, sometimes no matter how hard you believe it just doesn't happen. Maybe you should kind of give up the ghost and try something else,’” recalls Case. While he can look back on the early stages of his career now and laugh, at the time, it was no laughing matter. Case was struggling to become a success, to find his niche and to make a name for himself in an industry in which he saw limitless potential. “I just believed, and so I kept doing it…we're going to make this happen. We were going to stick with it.”

The Sweet Taste of Success: Ben & Jerry’s Takes Off

In the early 1970s, both Greenfield and Cohen were at major crossroads in their lives; neither was satisfied with nor particularly inspired by their careers thus far. In 1974, Greenfield moved to North Carolina with his fiancée to take what he now calls his ‘first retirement’ – a much needed three month break that allowed time for reflection. That same year, Cohen moved to the Adirondack Mountain region of New York, where he worked as a craft teacher at a local school for emotionally disturbed youth. For three years, he worked on this 600 acre property, building his own house, teaching pottery and other art techniques, as well as making ice cream with the students.

Lesson #1: Expect But Do Not Accept Your Regrets
“In many ways I guess if I had to do it again, I wouldn’t have sold it,” says Joyce upon reflection of his 35 year career building one of the most successful businesses in Canadian history. “I would have stayed with it. But that is hindsight.”

Lesson #1: Smart Companies Encourage Smart Failures
At Charles Schwab, management makes a clear distinction between a noble failure and a stupid failure. While the company does not allow the idea of an acceptable failure to permeate its operations, it does allow for mistakes to be made, where they are not made in vain.

Never Look Back! Never Look Back?
I will not tell you what got me thinking about this. And a lot of other data will be suppressed as well ...

Why Vision matters!
During a discussion with friends I claim that our life is mostly the result of our visions. Our visions are shaped by our beliefs, concepts and ideas about who we are and what is possible. So what about aiming for the (in our mind) impossible?

Speaking Badly About A Competitor Is A Poor Reflection on You!
Placing the emphasis on what you're good at as opposed to what your competitor is bad at is a much more convincing strategy, not to mention more ethically correct.

Networking

Although technology has become increasingly important in recent years, the importance of relationships in business has not changed. Upon reflection, it appears that we have taken the following path. Technological Era --> Industrial Era In fact, it has been predicted that over the next ten to fifteen years, we will see a new era emerge; that being the era of the relationship in doing business. It is estimated that the relationships we have in business with our customers and within organisations will be the key differentiator for businesses worldwide. Technological Era --> Industrial Era --> Relationship Era

Sustainability – the new criteria

What is your position on SUSTAINABILITY? What community improvement activities is your company involved with? These are questions, among many others, that my team and I are responding to for a Request For Proposal (RFP) document for a sales training project with a large Australian Corporation. This is the first time we have been asked to respond to these questions in a formal manner and legitimise our position on ‘sustainability’. As sales people and as business owners, not only are we being asked to legitimise our product offering, our service standards, etc. we are now required to articulate our stand on ‘sustainability’.

How To Experience More Abundance Naturally.
Abundance is all around you. Clear the clutter so you have the space for what you actually want. Abundance is a matter of mindset not just what you have or what you own.

10 Ways to Increase Sales
In today's tough economic climate with customers spending less money, now is the time to develop strategies to increase your sales. This can be done in a number of ways, dependent on your own business structure, staff, customers and goods or services sold.

Aspiring Home Stagers, Don’t Count on Job Shadowing
The Staging Diva, advises aspiring home stagers not to search out job shadowing opportunities and offers alternative ways of gaining confidence.

Systemize Your Success
A key ingredient to any successful business or successful person is systemization. Have you systemized your success?

The Art of the New Wealth: A Journey of Inner Peace and Deliberate Creation

I recently had a client that was struggling financially and I told her to be grateful for what she had. Instead of accepting this thought, she went irate. She told me that she couldn't be grateful for her old clothes, small house and her debit. She could even be grateful for the intangible things like her angry teenager and ex-husband. In reflecting on my journey in deliberate creation with universal laws, I have found that before lived deliberately, I was overlooking all that I have. What if we could be feel glorious peace and gratitude towards every-single-thing that meets you in life? Instead of getting caught up with what we don't have and what we are striving to "get". And depressed that we don't already have what we want already.

What Is Happening On Your Outside Is An Indication Of What Is Happening For You Inside.

What happens in your life is never about another person, place thing or event. It is always about you. Look at what is happening around you and in your life. Your life is a reflection or your mirror of what is going on inside you. It is up to you to see and feel these events as gifts that you can use to improve a part of your life that is lacking, no matter how bad you think these events are. Have you noticed that some people seem to not let events bother them and the same situations worry you endlessly?

Succession Planning - success through coaching!
Research indicates that effective leaders are instrumental in driving improvements, retaining key talent, attracting new talent, and even in building and sustaining organisational culture...so why do so many organisations fail to maximise on the potential of their leaders given the significant role they play in ensuring business continuity and success?

The Surefire Way to Grow Your Personal Economy
When you do well, you help the national and global economy to do well. Your results are one of the millions of little bits that make up the bigger economies, which are only a reflection of the collective experiences of 'the people'. So when you grow your personal economy, everyone wins.

How To Build Effectively The Backlinks To Get The Top In Search Results Of Search Engines
You know that the life of websites are dependable with traffic, PageRank, Google and other search engine rankings. To increase the visitors, there are some ways such as link buildings Do you know exactly the definition of Backlinks? Backlinks are links from another website that are directed to your site or web page.

Team Dysfunction? Perhaps, the Prescription is a PEP Pill!

If as a Team Manager or Human Resource Director, you find yourself shaking your head and saying "Why can't they all just get along?" Your Team might just need to take the PEP Pill! No fear, we're not talking about a "Red Bull Power Drink" for teams, rather a simple but effective employee education program developed by the Now to WOW! Faculty which fosters inter-department understanding, communications and improved customer service performance.

Lead On: Leading By Self Expression
There's nothing extraordinary about leaders. They simply know how to make it easy for others to work and interact together.

Don't Be Afraid of Accounts Receivable
Many small and midsize businesses (SMB) we consult with are afraid of implementing policies and procedures to better manage their accounts receivable (A/R) because they are scared of losing customers. Is this fear preventing you from achieving AR best practices?

Are you an expert? (...at anything?)
Read any trade publication. Surf the net for a sales trainer or consultant. Listen to the radio or TV. We are surrounded by experts. The gurus are everywhere!

Recruiting Quality Talent and Top Performers
What are the secrets to making quality hiring choices and refining your candidate selection process? How do you acquire the team members you really desire and eliminate the guess work? Read on to learn more...

Five Business Truths to Learn By Heart
There have been times when I wanted to tattoo these truths on people's foreheads, but that probably wasn't my best idea ever.

The Fruits of Fulfillment Aren’t Grown Outside

People spend a lot of time seeking their life treasure by changing jobs, getting into new relationships, going on vacations, and other activities focused "out there". There's an expectation that once they finally find "it" - their next big 'click', more money, better toys - that they will finally feel fulfilled. So if they just keep going after achieving a new goal, a new prize, a new something, they believe they will experience the treasures of their life.

The cost of poor sales selection
Have you ever done the math on how much sales recruitment costs you, especially when you get it wrong? If you are like most managers then chances are you haven't. So let's consider the costs, overt and covert, involved in sales recruitment. If you don't know it already, sales recruitment is one of the toughest assignments around.

SMEs and Client Gifts – should we or shouldn’t we?
As a small business owner, I understand the difficulty in determining whether to give clients gifts at this time of year. In my previous life as a corporate Marketing Manager, I received many gifts, some of which were good while others were just…. Now that I have my own business, I have been wondering what I should do for my clients this silly season. Here are some of my ideas.

Low cost marketing strategies – is there such a thing?

I recently spoke at an event covering the topic of using time more effectively in business. The audience was a group of small business owners who are often stretched for time and have to manage multiple projects and tasks in any given day. Being the owner of a small business myself, I reflected on what I have done today. In summary, I have been the Account Manager, Sales Person, Book-keeper, Project Manager, Debt Collector and IP Lawyer all in the space of a few hours. Just in a days work really!

Simply Speaking Why Many Sales Training Programs Do Not Produce Results

With the decline in the U.S. economy, sales training is considered to be one of the few areas within training and development that will experience increased spending. Companies now more than ever before need to increase revenues and the best way to do that is through a well-trained sales team. The bad news, beyond the economy, is that many programs do not work because they do not deliver a positive return on investment. In other words, they fail to produce the results that being:

Not Your Fault? Then Whose Fault Is It?
It's easy to blame anyone or everyone else when things go wrong - the truth is that we are all pretty much in control of our destiny - and fail to take responsibility for it

Trust&Faith vs Fear&Doubt
People often behave exactly how we expect them to behave with us. If we trust, they are trustworthy.

IT'S ABOUT PROCESS NOT OUTCOMES OR WHAT FOOTBALL TAUGHT ME
Two of the greatest life lessons I ever learned believe it or not came early in my amateur football coaching career. They were to have a profound effect on my philosophy of life thereafter. So, if you can bear with me and allow my propensity to perhaps over-romanticize my 25 years as a football coach, I promise there is a lesson(s) here. You don't even have to like the sport!

Rags to Riches…Anecdotally Speaking

I love listening to a good story...especially ones about entrepreneurs and their path to eventual success. The woman or man who turned nothing into something, who did it quickly, and without the help of others, AKA the "rags to riches" story. I think there is a yearning in every entrepreneur who hears these stories to identify with the subject and imagine how it could happen to them. Like there is some magic formula to success, and if we could just do this one or two things...our business would take off, our work load would ease up and we would start living the good life we deserve.

Magic Moments
Sometimes, despite the stress of business and life, we experience the world around us as a place of wonder. We never lose those magic moments and have the opportunity to remember them as what's possible whenever everything seems impossible.

Mirror Mirror On The Wall - Great Executive Coaches Know How To Reflect
Successful entrepreneurs understand that executive coaches can add an important dimension to their growth in business and as people. Great executive coaches help through reflection.

Leadership Lessons from Ancient China
The benefits of treating your company as a living organism.

Creating and Using a Victory Journal
During an interview with Sandi Givens the discussion lead to how women sometimes have a difficult time disassociating themselves from the things that they do. In other words, when a woman presents an idea to someone, and the idea is rejected or she's told it's not a very good idea; many women find it difficult to remember that it was the idea itself that was rejected and not the "woman".

Six Lessons of Successful Entrepreneurship
James Chan presents six lessons on running a successful one-person business.

Business coaches aren’t for everyone
A personal decision not to use a business coach

Smart Women Get a “Personal” Check-Up

This article is about women getting their very own personal checkup in order to realize their Big Idea, Dreams and Goals. It’s kind of like going to the doctor. Asking a lot of questions to focus on and get clear about what’s going on, what’s working, what’s not working. Finding the right support system so that you can work on and reach your goals and finally having a plan of action that clearly maps out your strategy.

REFLECTION NOTE
Recalling what was felt by yourself and others, as well as what was seen , said and done is important when reflecting to turn your experience into learning

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.

Entrepreneurs – Do You Need More Financing But Not Sure How To Ask For It?
You’ve got a meeting at the bank next month, and you will be discussing financing for your business. Your company is profitable and I'm looking for a bank loan to finance more business growth. What things should you focus on in the meeting? Are there certain things that you definitely should/should not talk about?

Bank Managers - So Necessary for your Business But....
Meeting with your bank to ask for a loan for your business is always going to be a challenge even if you have a profitable business. Here’s a few ideas for you.

Small Business Owners: Where Is the Source for Your Success?
Success for the small business owner in many cases comes from outside resources. Read about how one small business owner has transformed himself through 11 simple words.

Leadership Lessons Come In Many Forms

You may have missed this unless you were visiting the Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress recently. A female Cooper Hawk is flying loose there and the question is how to help her get out. However, there is a deeper, more important question that our Native American kin would also ask. What is the message that she brings? There is so much wisdom we miss when we disconnect from the messages of nature. Outer nature is a reflection of our inner nature and having lived in New Mexico and studied with Native teachers I have learned to stop and ask why a certain animal shows up in real life or in my dreams. The answers are always illuminating.

Turning Obligation into Celebration
The holidays are upon us, and, especially during the midlife transition, they can be overwhelmingly stressful. Can you redefine what they're about to keep your sanity?

Internet Marketing Franchises Don’t Know the Meaning of “Recession”
Studies indicate that internet marketing is a thriving business even in recession. Take a look at the numbers, as well as some franchises that can get you into the marketing mix.

Sales Training – Salespeople Sell More With Clean Refrigerators
Could your sales performance suffer from lack of cleaning? Like it is important to clean out refrigerators, salespeople want to clean out their sales performance anxieties.

Taking Down Walls
Our walls or protective shields are the focus of this month’s article. The use of the word “protection” here is different than what would show up in an insurance policy, house alarm company, or in an article about practical ways to prevent physical harm. What is being explored here is the use of ‘protection’ in the feeling sense.

An Introduction to Value Science
An article of 1265 words explaining how you can create different outcomes by recognizing the thoughts that trigger your typical reaction – emotional or behavioral – and then learning to choose different and better thoughts to guide you.

Who You Call On is a Conceptual Thing
When you make calls, whether it's a brand new sales call or a service call to a customer, the level you call on within the organization is a reflection of how you see yourself conceptually.

Tips on Writing Headlines
Headlines sell. Take a look at any magazine front cover and you will see a stack of headlines enticing you to read further. The evening news bulletin – you hear headlines at the top of the news before they go into content. Direct mail – the headline is the difference between reading and binning your letter. Email – the subject line will determine whether or not your mail gets opened.

Exceptional Employee Performance Review Questions
As a manager or leader in life, we often think that part of the role is knowing all of the answers when someone asks us a question. We automatically go into “solution” mode when someone presents us with a question or problem. The challenge with this approach is that we are then creating dependence on ourselves rather than creating independence for the other person.

Hurtling towards the next big birthday
A personal reflection coming up to birthday time. What prompted this article? Air-journeys provide invaluable thinking space. This article started life on a flight to Helsinki in early June. The two-hour flight from Heathrow provided me with just about the right amount of time for a brief helicopter-view of my world.

Moving up the Value Chain
As consultants, our rewards and reputations are rooted in the value we bring. But value is always a perception; like beauty it exists in the eye of the beholder.

What is eDNA and How Can it Affect Your Brand?
Have you ever written anything online that might cause someone to question the integrity of your company or brand? Think about all the imprints you've left online over the last few years - emails, blog posts, forum comments, articles, etc., essentially an eDNA trail that leads back to your small business.

How Much to Spend on a Website Design is Not a Simple Matter

If you are about to have your website designed or possibly considering redesigning an already existing website, you probably have given thought to how much you should or want to spend on the project. Naturally, the choice isn’t easy, mostly because when it comes right down to it, how much you spend can make all the difference in the quality and the success of a website. So, how do you decide what to pay for your investment and how do you know if you are getting your money’s worth?

It's Time to Re-Evaluate
Allow me to begin with a discussion of how and why to evaluate things, and then move on to a discussion about either changing occupations or re-inventing yourself and your business. Just because you’re good at something doesn’t mean you like it!

Money Is Your Servant
Money issues seem to be an ongoing challenge for many of us. We tend to try to control it, as if it were a beast. We put boundaries, rules, limitations, and goals in place to make us feel like we're being "good" and doing it "right."

Sales amateur vs. sales professional

I am sure you have heard about salespeople earning $200-300k, a million or even more. Do you think this sales person is better than you are? They are not much different from you; they are not geniuses or impeccable experts in their field. They probably don’t know much more about their products or service than other salespeople in the same company. So you are probably asking yourself – how is it that they can make six or seven figures and you are struggling month by month to make ends meet and reach your quotas?

Wise Words for your Customers
It's very easy to fall into the trap of using of using the same old words time and time again, your customer may nod off, never let that situation develop, avoid at all times use creative words to keep your customer focused on you.

What Would You Do If You Had No Fear?
“What would you do if you had no fear?” This is the intriguing question that my friend, author Diane Conway, posed to people. Their answers inspired her to write a book of the same name. Her question inspires me to stop often during the day to ask this of myself. Even when I don’t realize that I’m fearful, I find the question useful because fear has many symptoms and disguises.

Four Steps to Achieving Balance
Do you wish you had more time to do the things you like to do? Do you find yourself juggling too many things, wishing you could get off the merry-go-round? This can feel like such a powerless place to be. Many people talk about wanting balance but do you know how to achieve it?

Building Business Relationships - Networking without the Work

If you want to keep your client's dont hesitate to refer them to someone else! If that sounds a little contrary to they way you normally think - then think again. If you can build a partnership with a service or product provider that complements your own, and they have the same standard of service and are willing to reciprocate, why wouldn't you use the most powerful means of advertising - Referrals?

Endless Potential
One of the benefits of our fast-moving, information-saturated, technology-enhanced lives today is the wide variety of choices we are offered. It’s wonderful to have the freedom to choose where we’ll live, what work we’ll do, what friends we’ll have. This is also a major cause of stress. We want to do everything, be everyone, live all our lifetimes in this one...

Anger Management
We're often faced with statements, actions, arguments, behavior, etc. that is galling in the extreme. Whether it's road rage, an annoying co-worker, or a whiny teenager, it's an unfortunate but safe bet that you'll feel angry several times a week. So how can you handle it when faced with provocation that would make the Buddha quiver with rage? Read on to find out!

Has Your Fire Gone Out?
Have you found that you've lost the initial excitement of having your own business? Are you second guessing your decision to become an entrepreneur? Do you find you are experiencing burn out? Don't worry. This can be a pretty common feeling when you own a home based business, especially if you are the one running the entire show.

Make Your Business Card Work for You

I expect that many business owners don't even think about it. They get used to handing out their business cards left and right, so that people are able to get in touch with them. They are doing what they are taught and told to do; making contact, keeping their name in front of people. But, have you REALLY looked at your business card? What does it really tell people? Will they have to trigger their memory to figure out what it is that you do? When given the opportunity to be placing your business card in someone's hands, or in an advertisement, make sure you are making the most of that opportunity.

Finding the Flow

Racing cars has long been a passion of mine. I love high-performance cars like I love high performance people – riding the edge, where life is focused, energized and precise. Over the years, I’ve realized that days at the race track can be perfect opportunities to discover fundamental rules of high personal performance, in any realm. A few months back, I had a really rough day on the track. I was fighting the car and making a lot of mistakes. Instead of feeling inspired and skilled, I went home tired and frustrated. What was going on? Had I lost my passion? Was it time to get my thrills another way? I gave it serious consideration, feeling a lot like my clients who had lost the passion for their business.

Shared Services Simplified or How Barry Bonds’ Bat Weight Explained GoC Thinking

I was recently asked to provide a contextual point of reference that would assist the uninitiated public in understanding the reasons why the GoC’s Shared Services program has become such a contentious issue. The Answer was Baseball! Rather than getting into a complicated dissertation of the differences between an agent-based model versus an equation-based model where the prescribed processes reflect and therefore adapt to stakeholder characteristics and objectives, I tried to think of what I would say to one of my sports fanatic friends. And it hit me, the answer is baseball!

Are You Addicted to the Yes Habit?

How often do you find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no? Can you take on this extra project? Would you join our volunteer committee? We know its last minute but can you organize next week’s meeting? Would you like to get together with so and so (someone perhaps you’d rather not)? Is your 'Yes Habit" working for you? If not, read on for a better understanding of what your 'yes' is all about and how to navigate towards meaningful 'no thank-you's when it counts!

Do You Pass The Leadership Test?
The quality of performance in any organization is a direct reflection of the quality of leadership. The quality of morale, loyalty, retention, relationships, and business performance is directly related to how individual team members respond to the following questions:

The Wrap Up Of 2007
So here is my final newsletter for the year... time for a quick reflection on the past, and looking forward to the future. Business has been very rewarding this year, financially and emotionally. I've experienced some major highs and lows this year personally. And no matter how much I achieve, nothing is more important than my family and my health.

Attitude Have It Hire It
Attitude is one of the most important traits you need to develop and one of the most important traits to look for in hiring and promoting people. It is virtually impossible to fix a bad attitude.

Integrating Purposeful Reflection and Performance
So simple, yet so overlooked. PURPOSEFUL REFLECTION is one of the most important ways to enhance performance on both a daily and long-term basis. This article explain how and why Engaging in purposeful is a competency that all managers and leaders should strive to master for themselves – and for their organizations.

The Quickest Route to Success and Happiness
Ever wonder, when will “I get there” so I can pause and relax!? Do you sometimes feel like throwing in the towel because you have no idea you’re making progress? I’ve been there too, believe me. This article shows you the quickest route to “getting there”!

The Value of Setting Intentions

My belief is that the distinction between setting an intention versus setting a goal is that goals can sometimes be in the land of “should” or come from a place of need. Intentions are all about identifying what is our heart’s path. For example, a goal might be framed by such language as: “I should lose weight. Eat healthfully. Exercise regularly. Change my career. Take care of myself. And then I’ll feel okay about myself.”

Top 7 Rules to Master Success
Congratulations on the successes that you have achieved. Now you want to build upon those achievements. Possibly, these 7 rules may help you.

Navigating Career Change Understanding the Six Phases of Change
Do you feel the need to change your career, your workplace, your relationships? Understanding the emotions and stages of change can assist you pull together a realistic action plan.

Business Opportunity - Leverage Your Employees!
For business to be successful, you have to take every step possible to make sales, control costs, be profitable. Yet there is an asset that so often gets looked over. The very people you employ. And if you work it right, they can bring in rewards like you never thought possible.

Performance Management - Five Steps To Success
Performance Management refers to the way in which a business involves its employees and encourages those employees to help the business grow and improve. Need to know a simple structure for implementing this system and why it is important to the overall success of a business? Read on...

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:

Stop Working & Start Thinking

“Work harder” – “Work more hours” – “Put your nose to the grindstone” – “You have to pay your dues” – “Climb the ladder of success.” Do all of these sayings sound familiar? These common phrases often espouse ideas that become anchored as limiting beliefs in your brain. Here’s the shocking news; these phrases often put into motion a cycle of struggle and failure. These common teachings may have kept you from having the kind success you desire. The missing ingredient is not your work, it’s your thoughts.

Leading with Your Strengths

Making a difference starts with banishing negativity from life. Changes happen when we start focusing on our achievements and surrounding ourselves with people who support rather than disparage us. As they have unique perspectives to offer us, we, in turn have unique strengths that they need. This is what I call 'social economy' — we 'supply' them what we have to offer and 'demand' that they offer to those in their circle their unique best.

Change Habits to Change Life- How to Shift Habits and Attain New Results
It is mind boggling that no one has ever told us to check in on our habits to see how they are serving us when ultimately they create the results we are getting day after day. Learn how to shift habits to attain new results.

Small Business: Working From Home - Fundamentals

If you run a small business, especially if you are just starting out, working from home can be a great way to run that business. It can save time and money, make life more flexible and solve all sorts of other issues into the bargain. The big difficulty most people face when working from home is being able to separate their work life from their personal life. So here are my two top tips to get you focussed on the fundamentals of working from home.

In Leadership Character Trumps Competence

We live in a society that thrives on 15-minutes-of-fame thrill rides. Reality shows like The Apprentice, where Donald Trump baits and then summarily fires contestants, dominate TV ratings. These shows frequently glorify the bad behavior that seems to be slowly, but surely, seeping into our society. The 24-hour news cycle is an endless stream of stories about leaders who have been caught doing bad things. In the midst of this barrage it is easy to lose faith that leaders can actually do good and serve others; that men and women of character still exist.

How to Motivate Yourself: Part 1
Knowing what to do and how to do it is an important part of leadership, but is only two thirds of what makes any leader effective. The other third is motivation: the reasons for what you do. Consider what gives your life meaning, then implement self-motivation strategies.

How to Motivate Yourself: Part 2
Self-motivation strategies give you the energy to pursue your goals in life. The seven strategies shared in this article include introspective activities like retreating to advance, mentorship opportunities, and scheduled growth-producing activities.

Baditude!
Selling staff attitudes are often a reflection of what they see in their managers.

DEEP REFLECTION
A reflective habit is one of the most powerful techniques that you can adopt to become an increasingly conscious learner. It may appear at first difficult and time wasting. However with patience and practice, the real value of reflection will become clear.

Salespeople: What Works - Commission or Retainer
One of our coaching clients asked for some thoughts on structuring rewards for their sales people, and the following notes arose from our thinking on the subject. On reflection, even though it's just an outline, I thought it may be relevant to some of you, so here you go:

Are You "Making Out" With Your Sales Mirror?
Remember - if you want DIFFERENT RESULTS then you're going to have to break free from your "sales mirror" and stir things up! Otherwise, you'll be just like my little Rocket Robin friend...the one who adored looking at his own reflection but who wasn't getting any action. Does that sound like you?

Is Something Missing From Your Business?
Our businesses don’t always perform the way we want them to, but the results we get are a direct reflection of what we focus on. These are the steps that will help bring back what’s missing from your business.

I am Passionate About My Goals
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Controlling, angry men, How counselling, can help you.
This is a clients reflection on how the counselling process helped her. This client tells us how she experienced a relationship with a man she considered to be abusive, angry and controlling.

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