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Don’t you just love the holiday feasts? There are very few things I enjoy more than eating and drinking with reckless abandon over the holidays. When wine is freely flowing and the air is pregnant with temptation, it feels great to grab that extra scoop of cheesy potatoes. Or eat apple pie ... Views: 1356
At some point in your career there may have been a time when you took a pay cut or downgraded to a less skilled position as a way to "pay the bills" or for resume continuity sake. But eventually you come to a place of frustration or you feel as though you are "stuck" in your position and really ... Views: 1356
I love a good game of “Truth or Dare.” It’s scary and yet thrilling. Daring my clients to do something they want, but are scared to do is a common practice. Sometimes, all you need is someone to ask you to step up to the plate, and you will. You need a little nudge … somebody to care enough ... Views: 1356
The modern dictionary defines success as: to gain wealth or fame. Early American leaders held a puritanical belief that success was a sign of God's favor. Ben Franklin wrote that "the pursuit of wealth was virtuous and would lead to success."
Andrew Carnegie believed in the pursuit of success ... Views: 1355
There are times when you shouldn’t tell the truth.
I value honesty and integrity. You do too! Yet there are times when you shouldn’t “tell the truth”.
“Really?” you may ask.
Yes, really! Whether you’re an executive, entrepreneur, coach, consultant or other leader, don’t get caught in ... Views: 1354
Learning how to be a better public speaker starts with taking responsibility for your own presentation. You have to learn to control your mind and the words that you are using in your presentation. Being prepared will help you with this.
To start improving your public speaking skills, begin ... Views: 1354
I have been reading a great book by Chip Conley called Peak. Chip is one of the key players in a group of San Francisco based boutique hotels operating under the name Joie de Vivre Hospitality. The company’s name comes from a French term meaning a delight in being alive. Conley has tapped into ... Views: 1353
Our views and habits have developed over time and we typically underestimate the power of our ingrained beliefs, the ones deeply rooted in our subconscious mind. They affect how we think, act and ultimately, affect our results. It’s not necessarily all negative. Actually our programming can ... Views: 1353
We All Dare to Dream and I am an eternal dreamer who has never stopped dreaming That is what I think
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It was on National Day December 2nd 2010 Morning , a holiday, in dubai I was sitting with my wife and Daughter on the breakfast table having our breakfast. I was in my own world of ... Views: 1352
I believe anything is possible in business. I believe that you can create gargantuan results without a whole lot of knowledge about the area in which you wish to experience success. I believe that you can turn a struggling business into a very profitable business in less than a year.
I ... Views: 1351
My business seems to make major leaps in growth whenever I get fed up with the long lulls of the same ol', same ol'.
Growth spurt #1 ...
After my first couple of years coaching, I plateaued at $60k a year. It was covering my bills but I was working a lot. Coaching clients and teleclasses ... Views: 1351
An Introduction to John Nguyen...
In the evolution of my life, I have learned some powerful lessons from the most unlikely of teachers. One of the goals of my work is to share inspiring stories in the hope that you will pull something from my words that can positively be applied to your own ... Views: 1350
People in organizations talk about trust. Much of that time, however, is devoted to talking about others who they do NOT trust. I hear comments like the following with regularity:
• "I don't trust my boss. He gives me an assignment and then micro-manages me."
• (From a CEO) "I don't trust ... Views: 1350
This is not a chant to use as a mantra for your team but a warning as to what will happen when seemingly innocent habits are allowed to remain in place as part of the team’s character.
DIE…
D…drama
I…insecurity
E…ego
Drama happens inside the team members when conflict ... Views: 1349
I’m a coach, so my clients (executives, entrepreneurs, consultants, coaches, and other high performers) show up in my practice for all sorts of reasons. If I had to categorize them, I’d say most clients were looking for ways to “stay calm in chaos”. That’s what Sam was looking for when he picked ... Views: 1349
Bottom line … It can be lonely at the top ! Executive coaching gives you the opportunity to examine your choices as a leader in a confidential and candid setting. Imagine having an objective and committed partner to work through the issues that you are facing. The coaching process is not only ... Views: 1348
For over forty years, Lou Tice helped corporations, non-profits, sports teams and individual athletes achieve success. As the founder of the Pacific Institute, Lou's thinking on the subject of personal development led to his creating tools and technology that supported people like Kirk Gibson, ... Views: 1346
It's that time of year when business plans are made, goals are set and new practices are put in place. But of all the things you can do to increase your profits this year, there is one strategy that blows all the others away.
Focus Frequently On Your Vibrational Frequency! (If you want a ... Views: 1345
I’ve had several BIG aha moments in my life, but the biggest transformation has come from a single focus … peace.
You’d think that with a business name like MasterPeace Coaching my focus would always be about being at peace. Not so. I get caught in the same traps as everyone else when it ... Views: 1345
I had just joined a Fortune 200 company in an executive level job. In the past when joining a new company, I had always taken time and great pains to figure out the culture of the place. Then I moved deliberately but cautiously in integrating my approach to leadership, the culture of the ... Views: 1344
We enter this world as children and to stay alive and thriving we ingest, more like absorb the environment of our birth. Whatever we experience is all there is and we take it in without conditions. And that’s our first experience of authority, an authority that knows how to keep us alive because ... Views: 1342
I am reading for the second time this wonderful best selling book from Napoleon Hill published in 1937 and entitled: “Think and Grow Rich.” (the book is available at Cheap’Shop, the Act2be.com online store of ONLY self-improvement materials). In the chapter 8 of this original version, Napoleon ... Views: 1342
In Our Lives are a Mirror Image of the Little Decisions We Make, I talked about the hundreds of little choices we make each day that play a crucial role in every part of our lives. These choices were defined as either/or choices, such as do I get up and exercise as I had planned, or do I sleep ... Views: 1339
Our world is not about to change, it already has changed! We can no longer simply presume that what was, still is; and that what we once held to be true can still be relied on to continue to be true. From the more obvious effects in our physical world of global climate change to the more ... Views: 1338
To survive and sustain in the midst of sky-rocketed competition, the biggest capital is human resources. This is the tool for long lasting performance and a business can’t run without it. According to experts, developing and motivating employees is money well-spent. By developing your human ... Views: 1338
Are you going to prepare yourself for an upcoming trip to an English speaking country? Do you want to learn English speaking skills on urgent basis? If you are in such a condition, then you don’t need to worry at all since there are a plethora of English language courses that can be taken in a ... Views: 1338
From my own business experiences, I have learned that one of the most important tools a leader has at their disposal is trust. Without it, you’re not leading; you’re just going for a walk in the park. Think about it, if your team doesn’t trust you, why would they follow you or even listen to ... Views: 1337
There are times in life when we get jolted out of our normal reality by events that seem harsh and hard to understand. Many times bad things appear to be random and there is no way to really know why they happen, such as the tragic death of a young person or someone near and dear to you. ... Views: 1336
'Action may not always bring happiness, but there is no happiness without action.' Benjamin Disraeli.
I have developed 7 steps to enable you first to determine whether you are in crisis at work and then to give you a kick-start to taking the actions necessary to change the situation.
My ... Views: 1336
FEAR is the number one reason that holds you back! Where in your life are you playing small and letting FEAR take over? Are you in a job that you hate and feeling unfulfiled and frightened to move on? Are you in a relationship that you know in your heart is not for you however you're frightened ... Views: 1335
Have you ever noticed that some of your friends who complain that money is tight, often seem to find money to buy a new car or some other toy that a broke person can’t afford?
Or maybe you’ve experienced this phenomenon yourself. You’re stressed about expenses but you find a way to get the ... Views: 1334
Teambuilding can be an activity that employees dread because they don’t think that it will make a long term change in their co-workers attitudes or behaviors. This is a challenge that many Teambuilding Companies struggle with when they offer cookie-cutter programs. I can’t recall all of the ... Views: 1333
Do you ask to be compensated in direct relationship to the value you give for the work you do?
Do you ask for the support you need from every person that could highly impact your success?
If you work from home, do you ask for peace while you work? If people work for you, do you ask for ... Views: 1333
Research has shown that people perform at higher levels when they are coached as opposed to “managed”. So, you might be asking, what is coaching, in a nutshell? What are some of the tools I can use as a leader? How, specifically, do I have a “coaching” conversation?
Coaching is about ... Views: 1333
Accountability is a buzzword in the business world right now. Unfortunately, most of us have negative understanding of the word. We often use the word as if it means blame and punishment. Therefore, we attempt to avoid it. The truth is that accountability is unavoidable. In the workplace, ... Views: 1332
The present period is of technology, with software and Internet considered being its backbone. Nowadays all businesses require software in one form or other, to fulfill and fit their business needs and to keep up with the rapidly changing competitive world. Software solutions play a very vital ... Views: 1331
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Live
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Breathe in Joy
Buy a little less
Let go of status quo
Worry and stress can go
Realign, recalibrate, reassign
Dig deep for your ultimate purpose
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I was shopping for a new tennis racquet in a store in northern Montgomery County, Maryland. It had recently changed hands after the prior owner had declared bankruptcy. The new proprietor greeted me with a hearty "good morning." I inquired as to the details of the transfer of ownership. He ... Views: 1330
Do you find yourself frequently falling behind in your tasks even though you work 12, 14, or even 16 hours a day? Do you find that at the end of the day, you still haven’t finished your to-do list? The truth is that learning how to manage your time can make or break your success as an executive. ... Views: 1330
"Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try one more time" - Thomas Edison (1847-1931)
When Thomas Edison was inventing the electric light bulb he certainly had his work cut out for him. Believe it or not after trying 10,000 times he had still ... Views: 1329
Historians generally don't see eye to eye in terms of the origins of the card game of poker. Robert Frederick Foster, a renowned guru on card games and an author of several books on the subject, noted within a 1937 edition of Foster's Complete Hoyle (a comprehensive book on card games) that the ... Views: 1329
This is one of my favorite business quotes: "Vision without execution is really hallucination." I know several people who have taken credit for originating that masterpiece. I may have even done that occasionally. As obvious as its truth is, however, many organizations with lofty visions and ... Views: 1328
All too often, at different types of companies, we hear from our clients that the promotional process is a big mystery. People don’t know why they received their recent promotion, nor do they know what is required to achieve the next career level up.
These are not uneducated people nor are ... Views: 1328
When establishing your company’s culture your goal should be to find and build upon the shared values of your team. Companies that say what they are, and mean what they say, foster a more tuned-in and trusting workplace. Aligned with this ideal is the concept of transparency, where changes, ... Views: 1328
A couple of decades ago before becoming a CEO, I worked for a Fortune 200 company as Chief Marketing and Sales Officer. An organization that had just been spun off from an even larger organization, it had a reputation for being stodgy, bureaucratic and inwardly focused. I am none of those ... Views: 1327
I disdain bureaucracy. When I use that word, however, I do not mean that I disdain procedures or rules.
My definition of bureaucracy: "Policies and/or procedures that create no value for stakeholders." For example, I don't consider procedures governing the conduct and frequency of ... Views: 1326
Being an effective leader means being able to positively influence others.
Here are some examples of behavior that has a positive impact on others:
* Being supportive
* Challenging others to be the best they can be
* Being other-oriented
* Inspiring others
* ... Views: 1326
I’d like to be able to explain fully and clearly how to be an ‘enlightened leader’ (!!), but since I am only just discovering this possibility myself, I am only going to share what I’m learning these days as I explore leadership and spirituality. Please feel free to add to my understanding by ... Views: 1324
Sometimes we need clear directions to prepare for our next public speaking engagement. You have seen the "Ten Tips" on other sites. They miss important steps.
Here are my Ten Practical "P's" for effective public speaking. Print them. Post them. Carry them everywhere. Practice them to make ... Views: 1324
I used to think follow-up was something you were “supposed to do” after you got a lead at a networking group. (Cut me some slack, okay? When I first started my coaching business in 1996 I’d never been on the internet and had to learn about email!)
Follow-up felt like a chore. Not anymore! I ... Views: 1323