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Where To Find Inspiration When The World Tells You To Give Up

We've all been there: You were launching a new product, leading a once-exciting project, or growing your business. Things started out fun and you made some initial progress. Then you hit a dip. Your progress slows, your passion evaporates, and everywhere you look the signs seem to be saying “give up.” How do you generate the energy to push on? READ»

Second Best Won't Get You Where You Want To Be

"Life is too short to have anything but delusional notions about yourself." That is a quote from KISS’s Gene Simmons that sums it up: The very first step to being a rock star or the leader in any field at anything is to believe you are the best. Then, follow that up with the work and the steps it takes to accomplish your goal and actually be the best.READ»

Hack Your Productivity: A Time-Management Geek's 10-Minute Solution

All super-successful people have one thing in common: They achieve more in less time than the rest of us. They each follow their own system, and I’ve tried some version of every one. But two weeks ago I tried something new. And with the early results in, it’s the clear winner. If you want to rip out of the gates in 2012 on fire, give this method a shot. It will take just 10 minutes a day.READ»

Want To Be Happy At Work? Learn How To Set Boundaries

What would happen if you drew boundaries around what you would do--and would not do--at work? One of the things we’ve found in working with people at hundreds of organizations is that employees who are the happiest and most productive are those who have the capacity to set boundaries.READ»

How Will You React When You Have An "Oh, S*&!" Moment?

The real question isn't whether or not you'll experience this acute terror. Assuming you are pursuing anything worth doing, you will. The question becomes, how will you react?READ»

The One Resolution You Need To Make In 2012

You can set all kinds of goals--but each and every one starts with your own accountability. READ»

Goals: The Difference Between Success And Failure

Goals are critical to ensure success in any discipline--but it’s not enough to simply create a mental list. Below are steps to help you set and achieve your goalsREAD»

When Taking Aim At Your Goals, It Pays To Look To The Future

As you seek to realize your fullest potential, never forget that we are all aiming at moving targets. Don’t let the past or even the present mislead you into taking a losing shot. Projecting your mind’s eye into the future when aiming your company or career will allow you to hit that bull's eye you desire.READ»

Two Versions Of The Perfect Leader Go Head To Head. Who Triumphs?

What kind of leader do people want? Moreover, what kind of leader should I be if I want to rise to the top? Research suggests two different and somewhat contradictory answers.READ»

A Test For Entrepreneurial Readiness: You Have To Want To Build A MudHouse In Your Living Room

People often ask me, "How do I know if it is right to start a social entrepreneurship organization?" or "How do you make the jump and just start?" In many ways, if you have to ask that question regarding social entrepreneurship, or marriage, then I think for me--it probably isn't right. READ»

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The 4 Priority-Setting Tips That Will Make Your Biggest Ideas A Reality

Clarifying your priorities means you'll waste less time on things that don't work or require too much time for too little payoff. After that, you'll have a laser focus on what will grow your business, save you time, make you money, and help you achieve your big ideas. READ»

Visualize Your Success in 2011

Inspired by a friend's recent Ironman success (www.shankman.com), I signed up for a teeny tiny triathlon to see if I could do it. Scheduled for next Mother's Day, I've hired a trainer to help me do this, especially to help me with the ...READ»

Web Based Software Helps Marketing Coordinator Career Development

A marketing coordinator that develops and follows through with a plan to track their own career development between employee performance based reviews, is much more likely to get a promotion or other employee perks, than are ...READ»

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How your unconscious mind can impact reaching your goals

Whether you're a habitual list maker, make detailed written goals or keep your tasks and goals in your head, almost everyone pursues goals in an ever changing and sometimes chaotic environment. We are very aware of the conscious thinking that helps us achieve those goals (or not), but we rarely consider how the unconscious thinking in our mind contributes to the achievement of those same goals.READ»

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Christine is an asset to any business organization ...READ»

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Why the Law of Attraction Doesn’t Work

“Waiting around for the Universe to deliver what you want is a waste of time. Using the Law of Attraction to attract things to you requires that you stop waiting around and DECIDE to HAVE the thing you want. Only then do you notice all of the abundance and possibility around you that will help you to reach that objective.”READ»

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Position Yourself as a Leader

To be a top-performing sales professional, you must be a great leader...READ»

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Why Customer Service Destroys Salespeople

Customer service alone is not going to help a company achieve its growth targets. It is essential for salespeople to be focused on selling as their first priority... READ»

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7 Keys to a Successful Life

Much has been written on what it takes to win the game of life. A lifetime of experience says it’s not as complicated as most people make it. Here’s my list. Take what you want. 1. You can’t succeed alone. Every story of success ...READ»