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Are you defined by your trophies, awards and recognitions?
Many people define their life based on outward appearances. Discover how to go from craving the outward trappings to residing in the space of inner peace.

So I Just Wasted 60 Minutes of System Time
This rarely happens to me so when it does, I notice it. And - in my effort to write some of my tricks about work-life balance, I thought I'd call this one out, especially since it was totally my fault.
Leadership, Fame, Success, and Jon Gosselin
Did you ever read a blog, check news headlines, watch a television program and have quick thought, sort of like, "what a jerk" or "they messed up"? We all do; mostly without having the whole picture in mind. We make statements about success, failure, winners, and losers. Wonder what people think of you? Have you ever had employees complete a 360 feedback evaluation about you? Anyone ever blog about you, your company, your products; leave comments on Facebook or LinkedIn? The web and social media have changed the ways we communicate. It's a new world, new rule of conversing, and we are all in a steep learning curve about what is fair, right, ethical.

Are Emotional Hot Buttons Stopping You from Taking Vacation?
In August almost everything shuts down for most of us to take a vacation. How many of you are feeling guilty and anxious about taking time away from your work or business?

Is It Time To Call Your Own Baby Ugly?
Sometimes the hardest thing to do is take a good look in the mirror!
The Importance of Having A Personal Development Plan
A personal development plan provides a framework that will make individuals identify the areas of their strengths and weaknesses and come up with a guide that will optimize and capitalize on their existing skills and capabilities.
A Test of Sales Character
I can honestly say I did not enjoy the early years of my sales career. I initially found it hard, relentless and sometimes really distressing. I was asked to do things I didn't always understand that significance of. I often felt overly scrutinised by the constant monitoring of activity and performance by my managers. I worked in tough markets in tough times and sometimes wondered if it was worth it. I felt under pressure and sometimes wished I didn't have to sell at all, however I came to realise that this tough introduction to selling was what I really needed to prepare me for the future. In the words of Robert Louis Stevenson "Everyone lives by selling something'. Over the years as my sales career evolved, I began to learn a lot more about myself.

Self Awareness, The Key to Finding Meaningful Work
The key to having meaningful work and a fulfilling life is to become more self aware. Know what you want sounds simple doesn't it? But is it really? Here are 10 questions to ponder to become more self aware.

Sales - A test of character
I can honestly say I did not enjoy the early years of my sales career. I initially found it hard, relentless and sometimes really distressing. I was asked to do things I didn't always understand that significance of. I often felt overly scrutinised by the constant monitoring of activity and performance by my managers. I worked in tough markets in tough times and sometimes wondered if it was worth it. I felt under pressure and sometimes wished I didn't have to sell at all, however I came to realise that this tough introduction to selling was what I really needed to prepare me for the future. In the words of Robert Louis Stevenson "Everyone lives by selling something'.
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Every day, someone leaves his or her life partner to find or to acquire someone 'better'. And very often, some of these people discover that the relationship they created was as bad or worse than the one they left. If patterns of dysfunctional behavior are following you around, take a look at the common denominator: it's YOU!
A Time To Reflect
I don't know about you, but I often find myself reflecting on a whole range of things in my life including my professional sales career and wondering at all the things I have learned over the years. Conscious reflecting on sales has now become almost a daily occurrence for me, especially, since I have been writing this sales blog. There are so many aspects to selling that the more I look into selling the more I find to reflect upon. So it was with some amusement that I found myself reflecting on reflecting itself and how valuable it is to our continued development and overall healthy functioning in this ever-changing world.
Practice Gratitude and Create Well-Being
Gratitude isn’t a new idea; most spiritual practices and philosophies emphasize gratitude and compassion for others. But in recent years gratitude has shifted from being an idea to a concrete tool that people can use to become happier and healthier. This practice focuses on appreciating what others have done for you and de-emphasizes being angry or blaming others for your problems.
The Power of Thought to Make it All Happen
Use the power of your thoughts to create and fulfill all your outrageous possibilities.
Stuff - Yours and Theirs
Creating harmonious and fulfilling relationships is a challenge at times for all of us - in spite of our best intentions. It’s the human path. Stepping stones toward greater wisdom are provided in those tough, relationship moments by asking: “What is the learning for me in this?”
Seven Powerful Questions to Ask Yourself and Your Clients
Questions, when phrased and timed well, entice us to go inside and look around the many rooms of our heart-mind.

Four Disciplines of Extraordinary Leaders
"The best leaders are great because of the way they think. Extraordinary leaders separate themselves by the way they...
3 Simple Measurements for Developing Your Sales Team
In addition to looking at the numbers, you can figure out very quickly whether or not a sales person is successful by ranking them on a scale of one to ten... in three key areas…
Divorce Expectations
Divorce can be compared to riding a roller coaster. There can be many ups and downs and tight curves. How do you manage this?
The Balancing Act Part 3
Finding Balance between Work, Family, Friends, Self and Community in a Deadline Driven World is a tough task. How is it that some seem to find it easy whilst others seem to find it impossible. If it was as easy as a 1, 2, 3 step process, no-one would have the problem. You have read about the nature of Fear and Love and Warrior versus Victim in The Balancing Act Part 2. Now for the final chapter. Are you ready for the challenge? Read on...
Strategic Advice For Giving Feedback From Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach
One of the most critical activities of a coach, mentor, supervisor or anyone that oversees the work of others is to provide feedback to let them know, in a timely and ongoing way, how they are performing. People committed to continuous improvement welcome the opportunity to discuss their strengths and areas for improvement in their performance. Feedback must encourage self-reflection& raise self-awareness. Traditionally, formal feedback is planned as part of a performance appraisal and includes an assessment of how the person is progressing toward meeting his or her goals. Your Strategic Thinking Business Coach has some advice for those of you that do performance reviews and also offers ten (10) tips to help you achieve a productive and powerful feedback system with people you coach, mentor and/or supervise.

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

Smiling at Strangers
Smiling at Strangers - I can't tell you how many countless times I've found myself grocery shopping or in the mall feeling like a grouch not wanting to talk with anyone at all. I'd tell myself, "it's too big of a hassle to 'be nice' and friendly, or I didn't have the TIME or energy. Fiddlesticks. After years of this unfulfilling practice, I decided this wasn't a true reflection of who I really am. I consider myself a loving human being, and I genuinely care about people. This old behavior was a poor reflection of me, AND it didn't make me feel good. So, I created a new practice when roaming with strangers, clerks and salespeople on my shopping excursions and errands.

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.
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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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