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Accelerating Your Success

3 minutes read

July 1, 2019

In this month’s blog post, I have a special (free) offer for you… the chance to participate in an exclusive global study and the opportunity to learn more about yourself, ...

Are you getting the results you desire?

5 minutes read

April 25, 2019

Recently I did a lunch-n-learn at a local company that has turned into my most requested presentation ever. It’s called from Chaos to Confidence or from Fog to Focus (depending ...

Think Bigger, Perform Better, Live Bolder

6 minutes read

March 26, 2019

“Thinking big and thinking beyond our current circumstance is one of the most important things we can do as human beings. It is the only way that we evolve and ...

The #1 Way to Learn & Retain More

7 minutes read

February 9, 2019

So much of what we do in today’s world is virtual. Our ‘friends’ are now people who connect with us on Facebook. You can be part of a ‘community’ all ...

Create an Unbelievable Year

5 minutes read

December 30, 2018

Konstantin Stanislavski was a seminal Russian theatre practitioner. He was widely recognized as an outstanding character actor and the many productions that he directed garnered him a reputation as one ...

You Lose Your Way When You Lose Your WANT

6 minutes read

November 27, 2018

Today I was thinking about the times in my life when I resigned. Not from my job, but from life. I was thinking about the times when I just settled ...

Caution Schadenfreude

You Should Avoid Schadenfreude

10 minutes read

August 14, 2018

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3 Reasons to Give Boredom a Try

3 Reasons You Should Give Boredom a Try

6 minutes read

June 14, 2018

Attention! Attention! Let’s Get Bored! Who has control of your attention? Seriously, who controls what you focus on? Is it YouTube, Facebook, Google? Is it the news or an app? ...

Why leadership traits are NOT enough to ensure success

8 minutes read

May 9, 2018

Leadership traits and talents are NOT enough… You’ve probably heard that in order to be a good leader there specific traits that you need. Recently, a book published by Gallup ...

12 Questions for Networking Leaders

12 Questions You Need to Ask When Networking with Other Leaders

5 minutes read

April 17, 2018

Networking Questions for Every Leader As someone who doesn’t particularly like talking to strangers, networking events (how should I say this tactfully)… Well, networking events were like the spawn of ...

7 Ways to Handle the Sting of Criticism

9 minutes read

March 30, 2018

Criticism Argh! Criticism is something that impacts everyone at some point in their lives. We’ve been taught from a young age to value the opinion of others. As a matter ...

Is Accountability Sabotaging Your Success?

9 minutes read

February 13, 2018

So, you want a culture of accountability, huh? This has been a trend lately in our culture. Just look at how the use of this word has exploded over the ...

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