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- How to Get a Promotion: How to Get That Dream Promotion - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2012 from John LoveLeadership Strategy Number Fourteen Avoid mingling with co-workers who are not going anywhere. As a matter of fact, avoid mingling with anybody that is not trying to make something out of their lives. This is what the gurus will tell you. Researchers conducted this particular study and the ...
Views: 1358 - Can you answer the seemingly easy sales question - Why should I use you? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueLast year I was in the process of selling my House and had invited a number of Estate Agents around to show me why they should be get my business. The process was an eye opener and one that left me totally unimpressed with some of the Agents I met. They were there to sell me on the benefits ...
Views: 1357 - What will it take to unlock the Superhuman in you? - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2011 from Andrew HortonHave you ever explored the limits of your potential? Or are you limiting yourself by what you believe is possible for you. There are amazing stories going back through history, where humans have exhibited incredible feats of both physical and mental prowess. One of the stories that really stood ...
Views: 1356(2 votes) - Here is Something that will make You 400% more Effective - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2009 from Brent TravisI'm not sure if your business is based totally on passive signups or if you need to talk with people. All I know is that if you really want to be effective you are going to have to contact people. Technology has changed things drastically and one thing I know is that it can make your time in ...
Views: 1354(2 votes) - Way to Win Customers - by Submitted on Jun 17, 2011 from Theresa BehennaHaving experienced much frustration with unreturned calls from vendors I wonder how these people stay in business. Whatever happened to common customer service? In this economy how can they afford to ignore customer calls? I came across a blog from speaker colleague Bruce Turkel a branding ...
Views: 1353 - Inside Out - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Geoffrey CanavanWe all start perfectly successful. We all start complete. We acquire failure. Real success is based on who we are within rather than anything we come by externally. The willingness to look at ourselves in a light of perfection, success, inclusion and completion provides a real opportunity to ...
Views: 1352 - The F word you fear the most: Failure - by Submitted on Jul 25, 2013 from Stacy Smyk-SantiagoFear of failure is unavoidable for those of us who take on risk because we deeply desire career success and fulfillment. Can I run a profitable business? Should I reach out for help and expand my network? What if I ask for a promotion? Do I quit my job without a new one lined up? At some ...
Views: 1351 - An Engaged Focused Mind Yields Peak Performance - by Submitted on Jul 31, 2011 from Pat HeydlauffThe power of peak performance lies within. It is all about knowing who you are, what you want to accomplish and a plan for how to accomplish it. Peak performance's simple definition is "doing ones best at achieving one's goals or objectives." Peak performance is often linked to physical ...
Views: 1349 - 'Overdrive: Formula One in the Zone ' - Some Book "Reviews" - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: 'Overdrive: Formula One in the Zone ' - Some Book "Reviews" Submitted by Craig Lock Key Words: Motor racing, books, book "reviews", elite performance, champion, champions, Formula 1, great racing drivers, racing drivers, champion drivers, Grand Prix drivers, Grand Prix ...
Views: 1347 - Controlling Stress - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Charles EduardosStress is caused by your body preparing to face a physical threat - and then doing nothing. When we get wound up our bodies prepare to hit something or to run away - that's how our ancestors stayed alive before we built towns with walls and weapons to defend ourselves. Of course, nowadays, ...
Views: 1347 - Clearing Away the Clutter to Increase Productivity - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from TJ PhilpottOne of the very best ways to increase productivity is to clear away many of the barriers you have developed over the years. Let's face it we all have formed habits that impede our personal productivity. Whether it is due to procrastination or perhaps our inability to delegate, we all have ...
Views: 1346 - Success Storming ~ Brainstorming Ideas With Simplicity & Clarity in 4 Easy Steps - by Submitted on Feb 20, 2012 from JODI NICHOLSONSuccess Storming is the technique similar to brainstorming and gets you to produce a set of questions about an idea, problem or decision. It allows you to consider the options open to you and the diagram is a useful illustrative aide enabling you to view all your questions. From here you’ll be ...
Views: 1345(4 votes) - OVERDRIVE: Formula One In The Zone – A BOOK “REVIEW“ - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: OVERDRIVE: Formula One In The Zone – A BOOK “REVIEW Submitted by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): Motor racing, Grand Prix drivers, Formula One, “the zone”, “in the zone”, sport, success, achievement, peak performance, mind, the mind of a racing driver, mindset of a top ...
Views: 1344 - The Eight Secrets That the PGA Pros Use to Win Majors! - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2013 from Ronald MannWhat is more important: technical skill or a solid mental game? Both! If you don’t have the technical ability to play a particular sport, it does not matter how strong your mental game is. Golf is an especially difficult game because there are so many aspects to it: driving, long irons, short ...
Views: 1344 - Top 5 ways to avoid burnout this season and year - by Submitted on Mar 19, 2010 from Monique MacKinnonSince you are here to learn the 5 ways to avoid burnout this season and year, I will cut to the chase. Here are time tested and proven methods of keeping your personal batteries perpetually charged and robust. 1. Clear out the drudgery from your life: This may be boxes filled with painful ...
Views: 1344(1 vote) - Stop the Splatter! How to Reclaim Your Attention and Get More Done - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Christine KaneHave you ever been at home all day when there’s nothing in the fridge? You open the door. You poke your head in. You hum a little tune and look around. You sigh. You grab a handful of pine nuts. You go back to your desk. About an hour later, you’re hungry. So you go back to the fridge ...
Views: 1343(1 vote) - Surviving Reality: Compassionate Competition - by Submitted on Aug 26, 2011 from Karen KleinwortTo a lot of people, the word competition is ugly and holds a negative connotation. When we think of the word competition, we often think of professional sports, athletes, Survivor the reality show, "others" on the dating scene, or the younger generation entering the workforce who may just beat ...
Views: 1343 - Ready to Reach Your Peak Business Potential - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2009 from Loren FogelmanHave you reached the point where you know you have more to offer your clients? You have reached a certain level of competence and want more for yourself? Are you are ready to do whatever it takes to make that happen? Well, then you are in a great place to jumpstart your practice. There comes ...
Views: 1339(10 votes) - Confidence can help you win - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Karl StringerPeople often forget what they want out of a situation and what their desired outcome really is. Many people see winning as the only positive outcome and this puts huge amounts of pressure on them. If you can’t believe in yourself, then others can’t believe in you either. So in competitive sports ...
Views: 1335(1 vote) - Mindset Of A Champion - Taking Responsibility - by Submitted on Jul 05, 2008 from Annette Lynch (formerly Huygens-Tholen)I want to talk to you about taking responsibility. That means taking responsibility for everything single thing that happens in your life, good or bad. That means no more excuses, no more blaming, no more justification. I can hear some of you asking, “But, what about the accident I had ...
Views: 1333 - The War Stories It Takes To Get To These Glorious Days - by Submitted on Jul 03, 2013 from Ted CiubaI’m celebrating today, and I figuratively invite you to lift a glass of champagne with me. I just put the last nail into the project, El Nuevo Piense y Hágase Rico, the Spanish translation of The NEW Think And Grow Rich. I dispatched the translated autoresponder series off to my webmasters ...
Views: 1330 - How Your Focus Determines Your Success - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2012 from TJ PhilpottYour focus plays a HUGE role in your ability to become a success or for that matter your lack thereof! You see our ability to achieve success is a matter of the quality of effort we are able or willing to put forth! This effort requires that we stay focused to not only be more productive but to ...
Views: 1329 - Leaders Think Integration - by Submitted on Apr 18, 2013 from Vernon MyersOrganizational Environment Today, large organizations are extremely complex and busier than ever. Because of their size, they face greater challenges, such as increasing competition and an increasingly global environment to operate in. To consistently produce outstanding results, ...
Views: 1328(1 vote) - Simplifying Information - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2011 from Beth DargisI love to learn. Information is like catnip to me. So in order not to drown in information, I have had to systemize things. Library Books For instance, when I get library books, I look at how many pages the book is and how many days I have before it is due. I divide how many pages by how ...
Views: 1328 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Discover How To Find Out What People Want You to Sell Them - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales Prospecting by Positioning Your Business Where Customers Seek You Out "What business are you in?" It sounds a bit strange at first but it has massive implications to your business. Many businesses and salespeople lose sight of the real reason they are in business, that is to solve problems ...
Views: 1327 - Mind Over Mountain - by Submitted on Jun 03, 2011 from Sandra MiniereWhen I moved to California, I was physically unfit for strenuous exercise. My legs were weak; my chronic asthma debilitating. In spite of this, I took on the challenge of hiking a nearby 2,500 foot mountain, Mission Peak. The objective: To improve this fragile state of health and strengthen my ...
Views: 1324 - Let's Do Lunch - by Submitted on May 29, 2013 from Rosie GrayI often ask Clients ‘how often do you take a lunch break in a typical week?’ The response, more often than not, is a wry laugh, surprise or polite invitation to take a reality check. For many people, lunch and breaks are rapidly disappearing from the working day, without much thought about the ...
Views: 1323 - Positive Thinking - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2009 from Dawn AngierPositive Thinking A few years back, I was asked to present a series of workshops to some high-school seniors on the subject of Positive Thinking. It’s a subject that’s near and dear to my heart, but I approached the assignment with some trepidation. The idea of leading a group of ...
Views: 1323(2 votes) - The Mind of a Great Racing Driver: An Interview with Ayrton Senna... perhaps the Fastest and Greatest Grand Prix Racer of Them All! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: The Mind of a Great Racing Driver: An Interview with Ayrton Senna... perhaps the Fastest and Greatest Grand Prix Racer of Them All! Submitted by: Craig Lock Tags (key words): Motor racing, Ayrton Senna, Denis Jenkinson, elite performance, champion, champions, Formula 1, ...
Views: 1323 - The Olympics teach entrepreneurs 4 winning ways to get focused - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2010 from Monique MacKinnonWhat does being a champion in the Olympics and a highly-successful entrepreneur or small business owner require? Unwavering focus. According to Alan Dawe of the Life Magic Healing Centre, Aukland, focus is: “A point upon which attention, activity etc. is directed or concentrated.” For you to ...
Views: 1320 - ROYALTY AND REALITY - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Theresa BehennaAs the eyes of the world focus on the royal wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton I tip my hat (or should that be fascinator?) to an outstanding performance by the Brits. They are SO all about pomp and ceremony. And we are SO intrigued we’ve been watching it for months. Why? In this ...
Views: 1317 - Speakers, Voice Over Artists and All Businesses Alike - The One Fundamental That Makes All the Difference - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Dana Detrick-ClarkBack in college, I kept a great log of my guitar rehearsal time. It kept me on my game, and was the metrics for a little friendly competition between other players. It wasn't necessarily required, but I knew my professors and instructors preferred that I keep track of what I was doing. Jump ...
Views: 1317(3 votes) - Between Work And Home, What Is The Best Work Environment For Productivity? - by Submitted on Sep 10, 2010 from Max-Marc FossouoHow many times on average you spend at work per week? Most people will probably say something between 40 hours to 50 hours or even 60 hours as for the elite average. Now let me ask you this, when you come back from work, how many hours do you take out of your family time to finish an unfinished ...
Views: 1316 - The Most Deceptive Thing You Will Ever Do. - by Submitted on Nov 09, 2012 from Alvin ( AJ ) GentryThere are many aspects to success and progress in life, but there is a common pattern of thought that robs many of what they really want for happiness and fulfillment and it is true for you if you are unhappy with your life. You are living in self-deception. You are not facing the reality ...
Views: 1316 - Four Simple Steps to Tame Your Email Monster - by Submitted on Oct 16, 2011 from Lisa MininniHave you ever sat down to your computer, pressed the send/receive button on your email only to have it download a laundry list of emails that you know just by glancing at them aren’t important or urgent to growing your small business? First you look at them. You feel the pressure build up ...
Views: 1315 - The 2 Most Important Questions to Ask When You're Facing Challenges - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2011 from Shaun FurmanHeroes are the people who we admire and the people that we strive to be like in our lives. We all have heroes and sometimes we get down because we look at their successes and we see that we aren’t at their level yet. But let’s take a look at the things that we admire about our heroes and the ...
Views: 1314 - How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books) - by Submitted on Jul 15, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: How to Cultivate Seeds of Greatness in your Life by Dr Dennis Waitley (from Inspirational Books) Submitted by Craig Lock Web sites: www.creativekiwis.com/index.php/books/74-craigs-books http://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/craiglock + www.lulu.com/craiglock Other Articles ...
Views: 1310 - Sales Prospecting Techniques - How to Use Google to Never Have to Get Past the Gatekeeper Again - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHow is your sales prospecting success? One of the applications of the Internet that really excites me more than most for sales prospecting, is the ability to get direct contact numbers for almost anyone you want contact with. Historically, appointment setting training and material has largely ...
Views: 1310 - "The Winning Edge" (from 'The Winning Mind and Endless Possibilities, Far and Great Horizons') - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Mind Games: "The Winning Edge" (from 'The Winning Mind and Endless Possibilities, Far and Great Horizons') Category (key words): Success, Success Principles, Motivation, Inspiration, Sports Psychology, Sport, Mind, Bill Beswick, Mind Control, Positive Thinking and Positive ...
Views: 1305 - How Your Productivity Influences Your Life - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2012 from TJ PhilpottEver stop to consider how your productivity influences other aspects of your life! Now we're not necessarily talking about being more productive at work to get that raise or promotion even though that's a definite plus! The focus of our conversation here today is about when you get more done how ...
Views: 1305 - Self Doubt – The Cancer of Success - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2011 from TJ PhilpottSelf doubt is much like the killer disease in that it can actually kill any chances of you becoming successful! It almost doesn't matter what level of skills you may have if you lack confidence for any reason your own efforts will likely be counterproductive keeping you from your goals! Our ...
Views: 1303 - How To Silence Your Critical Voice For Greater Achievement - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2008 from Rosalind HendersonAs I washed down my sixth chocolate cookie with milk, I realized I was trying to flush shame and frustration out of my system. After all, this was the fourth time I took this teacher exam and hadn't passed. However, everything rode on me passing it. Luckily, I had a full time teaching position. ...
Views: 1300 - Choosing a Mentor to Grow Your Business and Life - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiAligning yourself with the right mentor is an essential tool to take your business to the next level. Finding and choosing your mentor deserves careful attention. Although my past achievements may look quite different (for example, practicing law, building an elite performance consulting ...
Views: 1296 - Gimme That Cookie! - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2011 from Judy WidenerThe key to fulfilling your heart’s desires is to recognize that your brain is hardwired to focus on what you want until you get it. You’re not wired to quit. In fact, giving up goes against human nature. And you possess the key skills needed to attain any desire. Skeptical? Here’s the proof: ...
Views: 1296 - Sales Prospecting With Blogging for Professional B2B Salespeople - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueSales prospecting using blogging is a fantastic way to generate new business. In this article, which is part of a series released here, you will discover some advanced ways for salespeople to use blogging for sales prospecting. This is rather an advanced way of thinking about blogs but is ...
Views: 1296 - THE COUNTER(INTUITIVE) CULTURE or… are you smarter than a chimp? - by Submitted on Jun 01, 2011 from Bruce WrightA fascinating experiment was conducted on animal intelligence back in the mid-1950s. A hungry chimpanzee was placed alone in an empty room where a bunch of bananas had been suspended from the ceiling. The only other item in the room was a 10-foot long pole propped up against the wall. The ...
Views: 1294 - Powerful Plan for Peak Performance - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from Andrew HortonSuccess comes to those who have a strong will to succeed, a vision of what they want and finally a plan to guide them to get it. Does that sound really simple and easy to do, well it really is. The challenge you face though, is that as easy as it is to do, so easy is it not to do. It is really ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - Slow Down and You Will Improve Both your Performance and Results - by Submitted on Nov 08, 2012 from Andrew HortonOver the years I have noticed a strange anomaly, which at first seemed to me, to be counterintuitive. When people try to work fast, they become overwhelmed and slow, whereas, when they concentrate on being smooth, the results they produce are not only better, but they occur faster too. When ...
Views: 1293(1 vote) - Living Your World Class Life - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Janet Christensen"Time is limited, so I better wake up every morning fresh and know that I have just one chance to live this particular day right, and to string my days together into a life of action, and purpose."? Lance Armstrong, 7-time winner of the Tour de France Living Your World Class Life Last ...
Views: 1292(2 votes) - Techniques for Increasing Productivity - by Submitted on Aug 24, 2011 from cedric riceI really enjoy what I do for a living but there just don’t seem to be enough hours in the day to get everything done. I am self employed but I have to figure out ways to get more productive and squeeze more work into my day so that I can make a better living. I honestly need to add a full time ...
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