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- Quality Staff Equals Productive Practice! - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanIt's been my experience and the experience of thousands of doctors around the world who understand that a high quality staff can affect the ultimate outcome of their patients response to treatment. I have found that many times the patients will share their experiences with the staff when they ...
Views: 1601 - *** How to Get a Grip on Your Inner Critic - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteEver want to tell someone to get a grip? Tell them that they have run amok in their minds and are not facing reality? Stop them from completely 'losing it' and self-destructing? How often have you told yourself to get a grip only to later serve up more and more justification for your misguided ...
Views: 1710(1 vote) - Are You Empowered in Your Career? 12 Strategies to Gain Strength, Confidence, and Clarity - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2009 from Kathy CaprinoProfessional women have made tremendous strides in terms of drawing on our strengths, abilities, and confidence in the workplace in recent years, but it’s clear that we have a long way to go before we are using our female power with self-assurance and ease. Based on my national in-depth ...
Views: 1442(1 vote) - Outdistancing the Competition: Hot Topics for the Maturing Workforce - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Brad TaftAsk yourself if you want to learn all your career lessons the hard way or… are you willing to develop a cohesive strategy in order to meet the demands of structural workplace change? Well… are you willing to do what it takes to get ready for the future? If your answer is “yes” and before ...
Views: 921(2 votes) - Don’t Let Negative Thoughts Stop You - by Submitted on Jul 18, 2009 from Jennifer DavidSix tips to start taking positive action. Your thoughts are things. Do you realize that the things that you think about the most always seem to come to you? Isn’t that strange, and what’s more strange is that we always seem to remember the bad or negative things. Saying things like, I knew ...
Views: 2069 - Converting Callers to Clients - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Judy GiffordAre you looking for referrals? Does your appointment book have too many empty hours? Do you find yourself sitting in your office waiting for your phone to ring? Does this sound familiar? You know you’re a great therapist. You’ve studied hard, keep your skills sharp with continuing ...
Views: 962(3 votes) - The Bhagavad Gita on Living Your Dharma - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It is better to strive in one’s own dharma than to succeed in the dharma of another. Nothing is ever lost in following one’s own dharma. But competition in another’s dharma breeds fear and insecurity.” ~ Krishna from The Bhagavad Gita Dharma. It comes from the Sanskrit dhri, which means “to ...
Views: 4407(1 vote) - 7 Questions to Ask Yourself to Confirm Your Leadership Success - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Dennis KelleyIt’s no secret that leaders today must be able to balance many responsibilities and roles in their quest to succeed in business. Leaders are pulled in many different directions and can find themselves caught between what they need to do in order to create a winning team and keeping all their ...
Views: 1558(2 votes) - Is Your Focus Making You a Victim of the Economy? - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsThe Drunk Monkey (your mind) is a survival machine. It's job is to protect you from possible destruction. Therefore, its totally addicted to the news. The news organizations have realized that sensationalized news hooks their viewers Drunk Monkey's. The news has no commitment to truth. It has ...
Views: 543(1 vote) - How Inspirational Thoughts Maintain Motivation - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2009 from TJ PhilpottIf motivation is what fuels your actions then inspirational thoughts is what fuels your motivation. Consider what it takes to get motivated in the first place, an inspiration. When inspired you're stimulated or motivated to take action. When your inspiration weakens you then experience a lack of ...
Views: 1069(2 votes) - Go Green: Turning Your Jealousy into Strength - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tama KievesThe other day I read about an acquaintance, another author, I know who was featured in The New York Times. As I came upon the story, try as I might to fill my mind with the bird songs and daisies of good will, I felt sandpaper scrape my soul. Immediately, her shiny success became my ...
Views: 1451 - Stop Comparing Yourself: Dive into Your Own Sweet Life! - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2009 from Tama KievesSome years ago, I sat at this wedding and met a younger woman who had gone to two Ivy League schools and had a masters and a doctorate and had run marathons and traveled in countries like Cambodia and Vietnam. Not only that, but she was strikingly pretty, could belt out Hip Hop at the karaoke ...
Views: 978 - Your Unique Selling Proposition - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Dawn AngierYour USP (Unique Selling Proposition)—whether for yourself or your business—is a critical part of your marketing success. How many times have you been at a business or social function when you were asked what you did? How did you answer? Were you able to articulate clearly in just a sentence or ...
Views: 776(2 votes) - Words of Gratitude To Get What You Want - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from John PeaceWords of gratitude will help you to cope, make you happier and give you a greater sense of purpose. People who are grateful are less depressed, and less stressed, they even sleep better. But most of all, it makes sure the good things in your life, keep turning up. Why? It all comes ...
Views: 1296(5 votes) - Using EFT for Procrastination - by Submitted on Jul 14, 2009 from Lorae MarstenEFT For Procrastination Uncovering and Neutralizing Blocks to Moving Forward (If you are uncertain about how to do EFT or where to locate the tapping points, go to my website homepage and request a copy of the EFT Quickstart Manual: www.loraemarsten.com.) Whatever the root cause, with ...
Views: 2790(2 votes) - BeadForLife: Getting Out of Poverty By Making Paper Beads - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsMillie lives on $1 a day earned from crushing rocks in a quarry, and she has asthma. This is enough for one meal a day for her whole family. She lives in a 4x7 hut with her 6 children, 2 of which are AIDS orphans she has adopted. They have no water, no electricity, and no possessions. It is so ...
Views: 889 - Striving for Excellence: “What We Do and the People We Touch” - by Submitted on Mar 01, 2021 from Dr Rick GoodmanAs healthcare providers few people understand what we do and the people whose lives we touch including ourselves. If we are striving for excellence as providers our own personal issues become less important and something magical suddenly happens. We find out that we have the ability to change ...
Views: 3193(1 vote) - The Ten Beliefs You Want to Have to Succeed in Business and Life - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Catherine FranzBeliefs are the foundation from which we stand. They are formed through experience, observation, heritage, and environment. They dictate our reactions and actions. If we are stressed it is due to a belief plus an experience for which we gave a meaning too. If we are angry, it is because we had ...
Views: 2461(3 votes) - *** Is Creative Block Just Part of Your Process? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteBlocked! Words are not spilling onto the page; color choices elude you; you can't embody the character you've been chosen to portray. Simply put, you're stuck! It's not the first time you've been stuck and certainly not the last if you're a creative being. In your stuck-ness you beat ...
Views: 1532 - How to Prevent Your Employees from Becoming Collateral Damage in the Labor-Management Battle - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2009 from Pat LynchWhile members of Congress talk about improving the workplace for employees, the actions of many indicate that they are far more interested in serving the interests of either management or unions than they are in securing better conditions for workers. Unless this attitude changes quickly, ...
Views: 1221(1 vote) - Seneca on Your Ideal State - by Submitted on Jul 12, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“Man’s ideal state is realized when he has fulfilled the purpose for which he is born. And what is it that reason demands of him? Something very easy—that he live in accordance with his own nature.” ~Seneca from Letters from a Stoic Marcus Aurelius, another Stoic Philosopher (and Roman ...
Views: 817(1 vote) - How to Stop Negative Thinking from Stealing Away Your Success - by Submitted on May 20, 2010 from Rotem CohenHave you already given up on some of your biggest dreams? Have you set some goals that you don’t seem to get any closer to achieving? What if I told you that YOU are the only one who stands between you and your goals? Give it a thought for a moment - right after you set a goal for yourself ...
Views: 1892(4 votes) - Tough Times Call for Strategic (Mind) Measures - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2009 from Joan Marie WhelanWhen the going gets tough, whom can you trust? We’re not always able to trust external sources like the government, banking institutions, and other outside entities. We can, however always rely on our inner intuitive voice and wisdom, which can provide us with the guidance and light to lead ...
Views: 1614 - Motivation - Where is It? - by Submitted on Jul 11, 2009 from Bradley Ann MorganMany of today’s talented folks are in the customer service industry, beauticians, hotel bellmen, computer technicians, even the greeters at Wal-Mart. This group has the immediate concern in providing customer satisfaction; and, maintaining pleasant business deportment while doing it. Often ...
Views: 1855 - Reset Your Phases - by Submitted on Jul 10, 2009 from Sande ShurinReset for a long life, for enthusiasm, for vitality. The natural order of things is to complete life/career projects, relationships, places we live in. The natural order also has us RESTORE and begin again. Completion is thrilling for some, depressing for others. The one sure thing is that ...
Views: 1052(1 vote) - Seneca on Pleasures & Punishments - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“So called pleasures, when they go beyond a certain limit, are but punishments.” ~ Seneca from Letters from a Stoic Deeply influenced by the classic Greek philosophers like Aristotle, the Stoics were/are all about self-control, self-mastery and virtuous living. Reminds me of Aristotle’s ...
Views: 755(1 vote) - Little Victories Attitude Management Tool - by Submitted on Jul 08, 2009 from Roger SeipIf you want to grow as a person, professionally or personally, you must overcome some barriers to growth. One barrier to growth I have seen hold people back, time and time again, is an unwillingness to take decisive action. The Solution? You must be willing to take decisive action! Take ...
Views: 1946(6 votes) - 25 Inspirational Keys to Strengthen Your Courage in Economic Hard Times - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Gerri D SmithQuote - A dream written down with a date becomes a GOAL. A goal broken down into steps becomes a PLAN. A plan backed by ACTION makes your dream come true. -Greg Reid If you could plan your future, what would it look like? What are your hopes, dreams and images of financial success? What is ...
Views: 2876 - Cybernetics: Servo-Mechanisms & You - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“The word “Cybernetics” comes from a Greek word which means literally, “the steersman.” Servo-mechanisms are so constructed that they automatically “steer” their way to a goal, target, or “answer.” When we conceive of the human brain and nervous system as a form of servo-mechanism, operating ...
Views: 1014(1 vote) - *** Creatively Blocked? Let Go of "It Has to Be Good" - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteThere you are again, staring endlessly at the blank canvas or page. Perhaps you are sitting at the piano, clueless as to where to place your hands. Are you struggling with how to develop your character in the role you've just landed? Are you frozen with a creative block, stuck in ...
Views: 1464 - The Persistence to Run Your Own Business - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2009 from Menno SpijkstraAre you the kind of person who is more likely to give up and surrender after only a half-hearted attempt, or are you the kind who works problems through a satisfactory ending? If you’re described as the former, you better get working on becoming the latter because it is through determination ...
Views: 951(2 votes) - Enough Already: It's Time to Show Up and ReInvent Yourself - by Submitted on Jul 04, 2009 from Ann FryEveryone is using the word REINVENTION. Many have told me not to use it because everyone else is using it. “It’s over-used” they say; or “it’s trite.” Well, that might be true. I mean, it’s on TV when you watch the General Motors ads. I’ve seen it in the NY Times and the Wall Street ...
Views: 1156 - Close More Sales: 3 Ways to Get In, Get Started and Make More Money Now--No Matter the Economy - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Joanne BlackYes, the economy is lagging and budgets are cut. Yes, we have competition. Yes, clients are postponing buying decisions. So what? If you focus on building relationships and implement the sales strategies I reveal here, you'll be able to close more deals and get more sales now. People ...
Views: 1118(1 vote) - Staying Focused - Keeping Your Cool Through Trying Times - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixIt seems that lately you can’t turn on the TV or the radio, or even much talk to anyone without hearing about the recession, financial hardships or general economic disaster. We all seem to know someone, who knows someone who has been devastated by the recent turn of events in our financial ...
Views: 2250(3 votes) - Feeling Out of Balance? Create Balance with Feng Shui - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Pat HeydlauffAre you feeling out of balance, facing piles of unfinished projects, mounting financial indebtedness, or experiencing wellness issues that just won’t go away? If what you are doing to remedy these problems isn’t working, use Feng Shui principles to find balance and create new energy to attract ...
Views: 1900(2 votes) - The Success Instinct - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“A squirrel does not have to be taught how to gather nuts. Nor does it need to learn that it should store them for winter. A squirrel born in the spring has never experienced winter. Yet in the fall of the year it can be observed busily storing nuts to be eaten during the winter months when ...
Views: 750(1 vote) - What Are You Tolerating In Your Life? - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2009 from Dawn AngierWhat Are You Tolerating in Your Life? Making the principle of vacuum work for you In order to be successful, it’s critical we become clear about what we really want and why we want it. And the flip side to that is to also be clear about what we don’t want. We all have things in our ...
Views: 975(3 votes) - Be Sure to Hit Your Goal - Know is Meaningful to You - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Roger SeipIf you’re a reader of this article, there are a few things I know about you. You are likely more knowledgeable about goals than most. I’d guess that you and most of your peers would describe you as “goal oriented” in the most positive sense of the word. In fact, many of you have even been to one ...
Views: 1899(8 votes) - Bend Without Breaking - Three lessons to master changes in your life - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2009 from Jim Huling“Jim, I’m completely stuck,” said Kyle over the phone that morning. “Every time I try to move forward, something stops me and I’m close to giving up.” As both a coaching client and a good friend, I knew that Kyle had been going through a number of changes in the past year – changes that had ...
Views: 1204(2 votes) - Be Unabashedly Proud of What You Positively Need - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com AuthorsOn the winding road to your True Nature, you're going to come across some darkly self deprecating apologies that may disguise themselves as selfless and evolved flexibilities. My own cliffs to white hot truth are littered with them. Like... "I'm sorry for being so pointedly opinionated. ...
Views: 712(2 votes) - Dehypnotize Yourself! - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“It is no exaggeration to say that every human being is hypnotized to some extent, either by ideas he has uncritically accepted from others, or ideas he has repeated to himself or convinced himself are true. These negative ideas have exactly the same effect upon our behavior as the negative ...
Views: 2949 - Why Is Responsibility Important? It's Leads True Happiness - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2009 from Beth Banning and Neill GibsonDo you sometimes feel like a piece of paper blown every-which-way in the wind, and without much say in the matter? Or do you often find yourself doing what you think you "should do", rather than what you want to do? If so, imagine feeling the true freedom of always choosing what you will ...
Views: 5676 - A SIMPLE SHIFT FOR SUCCESS - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Karen Van CleveTom came to our coaching call with the questions I hear a lot lately: "How can I keep myself motivated when there's so much bad news? And with such a bad economy, who wants to buy what I'm selling?" (Or for employees: how do I hang on to my job when everyone else is getting laid off?) Tom and I ...
Views: 831 - YOU: AT YOUR BEST - by Submitted on Jun 26, 2009 from Karen Van ClevePeople often ask me what I've noticed in working with people as a life coach during these recent difficult times. Even though I work with very successful, empowered people, I see them struggling to stay at their best - focused, positive and productive - in this climate. And I must admit that my ...
Views: 756 - What is Discipline? - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2009 from Roger SeipI’ve been thinking a lot about what I believe to be the central challenge facing our clients right now, along with the rest of our society. It’s not an original concept by any means, but more and more I come to believe that it is the key to unlocking every success principle in ...
Views: 3942(8 votes) - Overcoming the Superwoman Syndrome - by Submitted on Jun 24, 2009 from Madeline LewisIn today’s fast pace lifestyle, many women are often caught up in what is appropriately called the “Superwoman Syndrome.” These women are constantly striving to accomplish everything possible in a perfect manner and have not learned how to put themselves as a top priority. Most often, they do ...
Views: 16202(2 votes) - Practice Meat - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Barrett Clemmensen PowellA few times a year, every year, I brush off the patio furniture in the back yard, remove the cover from the propane gas barbecue and wipe it down. My friends begin to arrive; we break out the wine and beer, chips and salsa, deviled eggs and the pickle tray. I open the valve to the propane tank ...
Views: 1358(3 votes) - WakeUpLive.com presents: “Never Give Up” - by Ten years ago I was had a difficult decision to make. To this day I believe it was probably the most difficult in my life.
My two daughters had moved to Los Angeles with their mother from our home in Boston. After a year of visiting my children, who were still young, I decided that I needed to ...
Views: 1019 - WakeUpLive.com presents: “Get Clear and Find Your Passion” - by I recently heard a story of a young lion cub that had been separated from his mother. As time passed he became very hungry but his mother had not returned. He cried out but there came no response. Once again he cried out in hunger but still there came no response. Finally he let out a bawl in ...
Views: 912(1 vote) - WakeUpLive.com presents: “The Overnight Golf Professional” - by At the age of 40, I became a golf professional “overnight.” My athletic life began when I was very young. At 10 years old, I was asked to train for the Olympics in swimming. At 25, I was a tennis professional playing on the Avon Futures Tour. I became a golf professional after I divorced, had a ...
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