Feb 5
The Happiness Advantage

 

Did you know your brain is more creative when you are in a good mood? Shawn Achor’s Ted Talk on “The Happy Secret To Better Work” will show you why the “work hard to be successful and happy” formula is wrong. Shawn’s decade of research at Harvard proves you …

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Jan 31
Growing or Dying

Often when people create their plan for the year they focus on business results, physical results and/or personal results…do you have a plan for GROWTH results this year?

We have all heard the saying, “you are either growing or you are dying” and yet most of us aren’t purposeful about …

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Jan 20
Making your emails count

Nearly 200 billion emails are sent and received every day.  It is no wonder that even in the era of electronic communications; sometimes our message doesn’t have the intended impact.

The consultants at Mendel Consulting came up with a six-step method for increasing the impact of short conversations, voicemails, and …

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Jan 12
Are You Part Of The Minority?

Most people start their year with lofty goals and yet according to research at the University of Scranton only 8% of those who make New Year’s resolutions achieve their goal. 

Here are 7 tips to help you stay on track in 2015:

Be specific – Often people set vague goals (i.e. I want to lose weight) that cannot be monitored or measured so it’s difficult to see progress.  Without progress it’s easy to get discouraged and quit.  Get specific and

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Dec 19
The Simple Plan

Are you ready for the New Year?  If not, NOW is the perfect time to set yourself up to win in 2015!

Did you know 95% of the people who set New Year’s resolutions never follow through?  The reason is most people wait to start planning (or they don’t plan at all) and they don’t understand the secret behind producing lasting results.  You are not like most people so it’s time to take massive action toward your future NOW!

The

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Nov 26
You Are Not An Average Person

 

‘Tis The Season

‘Tis the season for family, festivities, food and fun, for some it’s also a time of lists, limited rest, lack of self-care and lots to do.  The average person celebrating Thanksgiving and Christmas gains weight and puts their goals on hold from November 15th to the New …

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Nov 6
Mastering Your Fear

 

 

“Excessive fear and self-doubt are the greatest detractors of personal genius”. 

Robert Kiyosaki

 

During the Halloween festivities this past weekend I started to think about what scares us. When you ask people what they are afraid of they mention everything from shadows in the night and sounds from …

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Oct 8
Seasons

 

In New England the third quarter coincides with the visible change of seasons – leaves falling, crisp autumn air moving in and the animals preparing for winter.   For many businesses this quarter is their time to stock up for a slower season while for other businesses it’s time to …

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Sep 25
Commitment

 

Commitment

We say we want a specific result but then don’t take the consistent daily action necessary to achieve it.  What prevents a seemingly motivated person from making progress toward his/her goals?

COMMITMENT 

Most people are dabblers who pretend to be committed.  Dabblers are in the game but are not in the game to win it.   They say they are committed to an outcome and then use softeners with themselves when they don’t achieve the result.  Top softeners (stories/excuses people

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Sep 15
Patience

Patience is a virtue…or is it?  How do we reconcile this age-old wisdom in today’s fast paced society?

In our search for instant gratification we have lost the capacity to tolerate delay.   The truth is most of the things that trigger impatience – a slow driver in front of you,

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