What change can we effect? What’s the difference we want to make in the world?
Mahatma Gandhi believed that we must be the change we want to see in the world. Here are some things to think about how to do just that …
1. Know that all significant change throughout history has occurred because of the courage and commitment of individuals.
Not because of nations, armies, governments and certainly not committees decided on change. People like Joan of Ark, Albert Einstein, Clara Barton, Abraham Lincoln, Thomas Edison and Rosa Parks. They might not have done it alone, but they were, Read More...
Today’s Top 10 List comes from Karin Vibe-Rheymer-Stewart, Ph.D., a time management consultant that is frequently asked, “What are the most common time management mistakes people make?” Here are her answers, in no particular order.
How many of those time management mistakes do you make?
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1. Being a slave to your blackberry or cell phone
You know you have become a slave to your blackberry or cell phone when, almost every time it rings or buzzes, you jump and answer it. Cell phones and Read More...
If you have attended our Memory Training Workshop, you learned how to recall presentations without notes. This is one of the most powerful things you can do to increase your creditability and engage your audience through the use of eye contact and body language.
It also decreases stress and anxiety of forgetting what you need to say so you can relax and be yourself.
Here are 47 other tips to improve your sales presentations. Incorporate these strategies into your sales presentations and improve your Read More...
If you find yourself asking, “Where did the day go?” these top 10 tips for better time management will help you become more focused and productive. Remember, your time is valuable.
1. Shift from Not Valuing to Valuing your Time.
This is an important change to make and when it happens you will never waste another minute! In a dollar sense – this means you are comfortable charging for your lifetime of knowledge and experience – don’t allow clients to take this for granted. You have invested a lot of time and energy. In life, we only get one chance with our time – we cannot go back and use the last 10 seconds!
2. Get the most out of your Read More...
Last week, Chuck Douglas wrote about the thoughts you are in the habit of thinking about.
So for today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday, we have the Top 10 Habits of Happy People.
If you consistently feel down or are going through slump, read Chuck’s article on habits and work some of these tips into your life.
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Happy people have a different way of thinking and doing things. They maintain a positive attitude about people, things and life in general. They interpret the world that they live in differently than the average person.
Happy people generally Read More...
There are times when we must go through negative situations. Maybe people say something negative about us, or they show rejection or even resentment against us. In such situations, it may be difficult to stay positive. We may be inclined to react negatively to them. That won’t do us any good though; doing so will just make the situation worse. People may behave even more negatively to us. Our day would be filled with anger and disappointment. At the end, nobody wins.
Though it’s not easy, it’s important to stay positive in negative situations. Beat the negative situations by staying positive. Here are 10 tips on how to do it; pick the ones that work for you:
- Never respond (verbally or via email) when you are not calm. If you are not sure that you are Read More...
Yesterday, Tom Weber wrote a great post on how to cure fear – and that was by taking action. Today, we will focus on how to cure fears in regards to a specific task – selling.
You might enjoy making a sale, but you find yourself getting that butterfly feeling before an important presentation or at the moment of decision. Even if selling is not your career, you do engage in sales – whether if be selling your point of view to others or your selling your skill set, as in a job interview.
These 10 tips will help you overcome Read More...
If you are having trouble with visualizations don’t worry you’re not the only one!
Visualization is the process of making mental pictures and is a powerful technique used to help you focus your attention what you desire. People often come to me expressing concern that they are doing something wrong because they are having trouble seeing what they want.
Not everyone has a wide screen movie theater on the inside of his or her eyelids. Some people close their eyes and see absolutely nothing! Just blackness or spots, but not a picture.
Whether you know it or not you can visualize. To practice, try visualizing something you already have. It Read More...
Today’s Top 10 Tips Tuesday comes from life coach Russell Small (russellsmall.com).
Our challenge to you this week is to consciously listen to what you say to yourself. Jot your dominant thoughts down on a piece of paper. Then look at the list below and identify the limiting self-talk patterns you hold (listed on the left). Take these negative phrases and replace them with the affirming phrases on the right.
Remember, what is within, so without. Our inner world creates the outer circumstance and shapes the events that we experience. Our inner world consists of our thoughts, and beliefs. A belief is a thought with a feeling associated with it. We can consciously choose to change our thoughts and beliefs at any time and by doing so we can improve Read More...
Today’s Top 10 Tips was inspired by zenhabits.net.
Loss of motivation can happen to anymore. Whether it is for your goals or a project at work, these 10 tips will help you keep your energy to stay focused on your goals.
Do not forget to enter our contest this month – What Motivates You – and win some cool prizes.
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- One Goal
Whenever I have been in a slump, I have discovered that it is often because I have too much going on in my life. I am trying to do too much. And it saps my energy and motivation. It is Read More...
What change can we effect? What’s the difference we want to make in the world?
