A few benefits of creating good relationships both in your business and personal world include loyalty, connectivity, recommendations, respect, and admiration. One thing that will help deepen any relationship is being perceived as someone who is positive and upbeat. What I really want to emphasize is the perception of being genuinely positive. Think about it? […]
It happens to the best of us at one point or another. That nasty word none of us wants to speak out loud. Failure! Sometimes it stings so badly and drags us so far down that we feel as though there is a perpetual storm cloud over our heads. Then it happens; you find yourself […]
Last week, I wrote an article Warning: You Might Be Good At This. It’s an article about how we tend to focus a lot of our time and energy on things we don’t do very well. I know this seems crazy but Marcus Buckingham’s research validates that it’s quite true. This week I’d like to […]
Have you ever said the following about things at work or at home? Why did I think this was going to be easy? I suck at this! I don’t know why Kirsten is making me do it. Every time I start on this, I just get lost. I wish I was like Amanda; she just […]
Meetings can be a colossal waste of time and energy…or they can be productive, collaborative exchanges to move the team forward. Which camp your next meeting falls into will be the result of how well you use these nine meeting boosters:
Remember when a phone was something jacked into a wall? You picked it up and sound would come through one end and you spoke into the other? How perfect, how quaint, how…primitive! Now it’s a tool for email, text, streaming videos, photos, and more. With everything your device can do now, it’s hard to put […]
What if there was a way to strengthen willpower just like any other muscle? Would you do it? Let’s look at a day filled with some willpower challenges, so you can see first-hand why flexing this muscle will serve you well. You make yourself get out of bed when you feel like crap and go […]
When you think of a “Power Hour,” it might take you back to your college days or maybe you think of a Sunday morning evangelical experience. When we think of Power Hour, we are not referring to either. Instead, we’re referring to a time management tool to help you get more done. Here are three […]
Ever feel dread when you start your day at the office. You know the kind I’m talking about. You are bouncing into the office ready and excited about tackling that project or meeting with that awesome client, and then “it” happens. The feeling washes over you and time stops as you as you sit at […]
Are you being productive or just busy at work? Most of us want to have a great day, but how many times do you get to the end of the day and survival was your biggest accomplishment? Just to do it all again the next day. Here are three tips to have a kick-ass day:
