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Sep

25

Do You Have “The Power?”

Do you have the power of believing you can improve?

Carol Dweck is a pioneering researcher in the field of motivation. She has studied our brain’s capacity to learn and solve problems. When presented with a problem that is too hard to solve, she noticed that people react with a …

Sep

14

Personal Transformation

The May 25, 2014 New York Times profiled Brett Wilson, C.E.O. of TubeMogul, a video advertising software company. In the interview, Brett talks about three values he created in the company culture which have contributed to their success. What if the values of a successful start-up are the same that …

Sep

8

Client From Hell

We have all experienced the “client from hell.”   The difficult client that is never satisfied regardless of how much extra you do for them; the one who complains incessantly and leaves you feeling inadequate, incompetent, and exhausted.

It’s important to recognize you choose to work with clients from hell out …

Jul

21

The Emotional Guidance Scale

All of us can experience a range of emotions every day from joy and hope to frustration, overwhelm or fear. Negative emotions can be a call to action, telling us something needs to change. When you pay attention to these signals, you can change the quality of your experience and …

Jul

14

Don’t Miss the Ride

Our present moment is a mystery that we are part of.   Here and now is where all the wonder of life lies hidden.   Wayne Dyer

There is a story of a young man who traveled across Europe on the Euro Rail, and while on the train he was …

Jul

7

Halo Effect

Norman Schwarzkopf said the role of the leader is to tell the truth – don’t make the situation better or worse than it is. His advice refers to a cognitive bias that many of us will experience called the “halo effect”. Our overall impression of a person, company, product, or …

Jun

30

It’s Halftime!

“Destiny is not a matter of chance; it’s a matter of choice.  It’s nothing to be waited for;  it is a thing to be achieved” – William Jennings Bryan

It’s mid-way through the year, a perfect time to reflect on the first half of 2015.

Start by celebrating your success. …

May

1

Life Hits You – Use Armor

How do you start your day?

Do you find when you start your day energized it creates a momentum that continues throughout the day and when you start emotionally exhausted you barely have energy to make through the day?  How you begin the day determines the course of your day …

Apr

9

Words Paint A Thousand Pictures

We have all heard “A picture paints a thousand words,” did you know the reverse is equally true?

Words start wars and bring peace to nations, imagine their impact on the subconscious mind. We tend to use words carelessly and we are deaf to the impact our words have on our mindset, health and those around us.

Here is a short video on the power of words

Consider the following techniques to use words to create the results you want:…

Apr

3

Taking it off, once and for all…

…the key to weight loss and permanent change!

Americans are spending more than $60 billion a year to lose weight. Most of the investment is wasted because two-thirds regain the weight within a year and 97% gain the weight back within five years (Marketdata Enterprises).

The secret to making lasting …