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- How To Plan Your Work to Accomplish More - by Submitted on Jul 16, 2012 from TJ PhilpottWhen you plan your work do you try to keep your schedule light or do you focus more on increasing productivity? Many believe that having a busy schedule leads to uncompleted tasks, frustration and stress and therefore does little in regards to increasing productivity! On the contrary there is ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - Innovation is Not Reserved for the Select Few any Longer - by Submitted on Apr 23, 2011 from Andrew HortonWe live in an ever changing world. The pace of the change is speeding up every day. The only way to survive and to thrive in this ever changing environment is to constantly innovate, evolve and grow. Your commitment to consistent innovation is what will separate you from the followers and make ...
Views: 1494(1 vote) - ***Oops I Did It Again:The Zombie Tune of Repeated Unwanted Experiences - by Submitted on Aug 25, 2013 from Valery SatterwhiteStarting to think life is a merry-go-round? Have you lost or quit a job every couple of years with the excuse that your boss is a jerk or you're bored out of your mind? Have you noticed a revolving door-like structure to your personal relationships? Do you move your residence from place to ...
Views: 1489(5 votes) - A Case Study in Success - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Jack ZufeltA PERSONAL STORY Like Michael Jordan, I have achieved everything important in my life and work without any goal-setting. I never wrote down that I would be a professional speaker or author of a book. My background would suggest that what I have accomplished in life is impossible. I was ...
Views: 1489(3 votes) - Seven Essential Questions for Accomplishing What Others Believe to Be Impossible - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2013 from Donald MitchellSome of today’s ordinary activities were seen as “impossible” dreams just a few years ago. For example, 20 years ago decoding the human genome was viewed as being one of the world’s most difficult yet-to-be-accomplished projects. Yet today, an individual’s genome can be decoded in a few weeks ...
Views: 1488 - What We Can Learn from Riptides - by Submitted on Apr 21, 2009 from Neil TepperI went to the beach yesterday. It was an act of courage. Courageous, not because of the whipping winds and high surf that were forecast for the day here in Hawaii, but because I had the brave audacity to ignore the threats and taunts that screamed at me from the stacks of paper and to-do lists ...
Views: 1488 - How Your Attitude Impacts Your Productivity - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2012 from TJ PhilpottYour attitude is so very influential in just about everything you do yet we all tend to occasionally overlook this! For the most part people with a positive outlook seem to be more productive and as a result happier as well! Let's have a closer look at 3 reasons as to why a positive outlook ...
Views: 1486(2 votes) - Sales Prospecting Techniques - Discover How to Use YouTube to Generate B2B New Business Sales Leads - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2011 from Peter O'DonoghueHave you ever thought of using YouTube as an effective sales prospecting tool? You might think that YouTube is for teenagers to share videos of dancing parrots and car crashes but you would be wrong. There are huge opportunities for professional sales people and business people to get exposure ...
Views: 1485 - Are You a High Performing Athlete? - by Submitted on Nov 13, 2011 from Loren FogelmanPeak performance. A buzz word used by coaches, trainers and athletes. What if that was only a small part of a bigger picture? By solely seeking peak performance athletes might be missing an even greater endeavor. High performance. Sounds similar, but different in quality and approach. Peak ...
Views: 1482 - Dancing with Life’s Messiness - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2009 from M.J. RyanIf insanity is doing the same thing over and over expecting different results, what is thinking the same thing over and over despite evidence to the contrary? I refer to my chronic illusion that some day I Will Get Everything Under Control. In my mind, it’s soon, just not now: after my ...
Views: 1482(2 votes) - Personal Success Comes from Mindfulness - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2010 from Willie HortonWhether it is on the field of professional sport or in the Buddhist temple, you will find exponents of the art of mindfulness. Mindfulness - the exact opposite of mindlessness - is the only key you need to unlock a life of peace, calm and effortless success. Doesn't matter what kind of success ...
Views: 1482 - Why YOU need to be like Elizabeth Taylor - by Submitted on Mar 26, 2011 from Theresa BehennaAs the world mourns the death of a Hollywood legend, I recall vividly the night I met the man with the striking violet eyes. I was totally and completely mesmerized… The place was Gstaad, Switzerland in December 1981 and the height of ski season. Gstaad is the playground of the world’s ...
Views: 1482 - A – Actions - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Erik TherwangerThe 4th Step to Accomplishing Your Goals GOALS - REASONS - EXPECTATIONS - ACTIONS - TRACKING There is a big difference between knowing what to do and actually doing it. Most people know exactly what they need to do to hit their goals: exercise, eat healthy, save money, stop wasting time, ...
Views: 1481(1 vote) - Focus Your Thinking to Accomplish Your Objectives - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2012 from Pat HeydlauffHas personal responsibility for self and taking control of your life taken a backseat to victimhood and blaming others? Feng Shui is all about taking responsibility for self and creating the life you want, not the life others think you should live or tell you to think. Feng Shui principles ...
Views: 1481 - Impact of Workplace Stress - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Annie KirschenmannGot stress in your workplace? If you said “yes”, welcome to a very big club! (If you said “no”, you are in an extremely small minority – you should all go out and celebrate!!:-) Stress at Work Can Kill. That’s a study published in the European Heart Journal, which found that workers who ...
Views: 1480 - Letting Go - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2010 from Janet Christensen“The greatest thing is, at any moment, to be willing to give up who we are in order to become all that we can be.“ Max De Pree Letting Go Like many people, I started 2010 with a list of goals for the year. Some of these goals related to my business and were being kept alive because they ...
Views: 1480 - Who Needs Sleep? - by Submitted on Jan 24, 2008 from *Winsome Coutts - Self Help Expert: http://www.4lifeselfhelp.com/Sleep is a natural part of life, and while some people try to get by with as little as possible, packing their days and nights with activities, chores, work and play, sleep is essential to health and to optimal performance every day. A basic need of the human body, sleep is also a basic need of ...
Views: 1480 - Are You Settling in Your Career? - by Submitted on May 03, 2011 from Jennifer PeekYou know what is great about most careers for successful professional and executive women? There are a number of items I could list, but they really come down to a couple of key items. Professional recognition, intellectual stimulation and challenge, a solid and reliable income, professional ...
Views: 1478 - On Expertise - by Submitted on Apr 27, 2009 from Tad WaddingtonWhen scientists began to study expertise, they first assumed that experts must be smarter or more talented than novices, but they quickly learned that the key difference between experts and novices is not mental power, but knowledge. Cognitive psychologists Michelene Chi, Marshall Farr, and ...
Views: 1477 - The Knowledge Worker's Manifesto - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2009 from Jay NiblickThe Problem Today, too many people are frustrated and want more out of their careers. They are tired of struggling to reach the next level of performance in their jobs: A recent Harris Interactive poll of 7,718 workers revealed that: o 42% felt burned out o 33% felt dead-ended o 85% did not ...
Views: 1477 - Become a Success By Increasing Your Ignorance - by Submitted on Dec 06, 2011 from TJ PhilpottStriving to become a success in any field typically offers challenges some of which are too much for certain people to overcome! In many cases however the problem boils down to an inability to maintain your focus due to an assortment of distractions! Now anybody knows you can't expect to become ...
Views: 1476(1 vote) - Save Time and Automate Your Web Searches with Google Alerts - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Phil MonteroIf you’re like me you probably spend a good deal of time on the web searching for information. It might be industry news, mentions of yourself or business in the press, news stories for your blog or newsletter, or how to get ink stains out of your rug. Let’s face it the web, for most people, ...
Views: 1476(2 votes) - Use Good Self Improvement Advice To Transform You Into A PEAK PERFORMANCE Champion! - by Submitted on Jul 29, 2009 from Ishmail DownesDo you want to get hold of some kick-but self improvement advice? Yeah? Fantastic!... Self improvement strategies can be a very powerful tool for transforming you into a peak performance champion! What better game is there to be a master of, then the game of LIFE? How on earth is it ...
Views: 1476 - How Small Business Owners Can Be More Confident - by Submitted on Oct 08, 2012 from Janice DaviesAny small business owner must be confident in their product, idea, service or themselves to start their business. As your business evolves, triumphs are recorded and you soar but when hiccups are encountered like recessions, exchange rates drop and marketing, sales or customer challenges are ...
Views: 1475 - On Mastery - by Submitted on May 07, 2009 from Tad WaddingtonThere is a notion in Japanese that if you are a master of one thing, then you are master of all things. The idea goes back to the thirteenth century where in Rinzai Zen monasteries you sought enlightenment by meditating on koans. A koan is, “a succinct paradoxical statement or question used as ...
Views: 1474 - G – Goals - by Submitted on Feb 17, 2010 from Erik TherwangerThe 1st Step to Accomplishing Your Goals GOALS - REASONS - EXPECTATIONS - ACTIONS - TRACKING Don’t trade what you need most for what you want now! What is a goal? A goal is a defined dream with a powerful plan. Dreams that are truly important to you will find their way out of your head ...
Views: 1473(1 vote) - Who and What is a True Champion? - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: Who and What is a True Champion? Submitted by Craig Lock Key Words: Success, Success Principles, Motivation, Inspiration, Sports Psychology, Sport, Mind, Mind Control, Positive Thinking and Positive Psychology (enough there now, craig!) Web sites: ...
Views: 1471 - Executive Effectiveness: Becoming Highly Productive - by Submitted on Feb 29, 2012 from Michael BeckFor an executive to be highly effective, they need to become highly productive. In addition, how they attain high productivity is as important as the productivity itself. High productivity is essential for executives because it serves three important purposes. The first, most obvious, is that ...
Views: 1468 - Moments with the Maestro: Sitar Maestro Ravi Shankar Turns 89 - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2009 from Intent.com Authors“The word ’improvisation’ to me means to never stop”-Pandit Ravi Shankar In the past almost 9 years that I have known Pandit Ravi Shankar, his lovely wife Sukanya and their brilliant, multi talented daughter Anoushka, I have written a lot about the maestro, his music and beyond. Today as he ...
Views: 1466 - 7 Ways to Make a Positive Change - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2010 from TJ PhilpottMost anybody would be interested in making a positive change in their life. In an age of 'self awareness' everybody is always looking for ways to improve themselves. Whether it is for personal success or professional success self improvement can offer you many benefits. Some of these benefits ...
Views: 1464 - Mental Toughness Training – A Primer - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2012 from Rhod JonesThrough several exercises and mental toughness training, any athlete would be able to reach his or her true potential. There are various types of mental training techniques that are applicable for athletes. Through rigorous mental training, any athlete would be able to keep themselves in ...
Views: 1463(1 vote) - Peak Performers Pursue Problems Practically - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from James LeGrandThe difference between a peak performer and a poor performer is what they each think about. If you know the secrets of a peak performers thought process, you can duplicate their process, and thus their results. So, how do peak performers perceive the problems in their lives? Here is a ...
Views: 1463(4 votes) - Teamwork: The Only Way To Climb... - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Jake NortonOn September 26, at 10:02 AM, I stood on top of Gurla Mandhata with 5 of my teammates: Sherpas Panuru, Mingma Chhiring, and Karma Rita, and climbers Kirk Allen and Stuart Sloat. In reaching the 25,502 foot (7728 meter) summit of this remote peak in western Tibet, we became the first American ...
Views: 1460 - Where Are You Looking For Success? - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2010 from Jack ZufeltSuccess is not found somewhere out there-success resides inside, for each of us. You already have what it takes to succeed in life. You were born with all you need. Your birth certificate doesn't come with any guarantees of success, but when you were born you came fully equipped with talents, ...
Views: 1460(2 votes) - Beyond Gesundheit (Bless You!)… - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiPeak performance and success is filled with paradox. From ancient philosophers to modern day researchers, we marvel at these seeming contradictions that resonate as truths.This week brought an intimate experience with one of my favorite paradoxes: In blessing others, you become a benefactor of ...
Views: 1458(1 vote) - Charlie - the Deal Killer - by Submitted on May 24, 2012 from Marilyn AugustBeware of Charlie-Down-the-Block. Charlie is the (generic) person in your new client's life that tells them they are making a mistake doing business with you. Charlie-Down-the-Block is not a particular individual, but the person who ALWAYS knows better than you what is best for your prospective ...
Views: 1455 - 13.1 Observations Turned Business Insights From The Peak Performance 1/2 Marathon - by Submitted on Oct 25, 2010 from john brubakerMy initial inspiration for this project is a result of my introduction to business coach and author of the book 13 Lessons in 13.1 Miles, Cheri Alguire. Her half marathon for the charity TEAM Emily and the parallels she discovered in her coaching business really resonated with me for strikingly ...
Views: 1454(3 votes) - Criticism - by Submitted on Jan 08, 2010 from Dawn AngierCriticism There's an old adage that goes like this: to avoid criticism, say nothing, do nothing, be nothing. If you want to get ahead in the world, you'll have to do all three. So you should expect to be criticized. The key is to discern what is helpful criticism (most isn't) and what ...
Views: 1453(1 vote) - How Bad Do You Really Want It? - by Submitted on Jun 04, 2008 from Tom Massey“Two roads diverged in a wood, and I – I took the one less traveled by, And that has made all the difference.” – Robert Frost Take two similar people and give them each the same opportunity. One takes it and achieves remarkable success, while the other accomplishes little or nothing. Why? ...
Views: 1452 - Information Bloated, Wisdom Starved! - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2012 from Ingrid MartineHave you ever had the thoughts “I have too much information and too many choices without a way to choose what’s right for me. I don’t have time to do all I need to do. I need to go on an information diet.”? “I need to go on an information diet” is our solution to the uncomfortable experience ...
Views: 1452 - How to Thrive During the Recession - by Submitted on May 14, 2009 from Ron BroussardWe are facing difficulties that we have faced before in the US, and it is not something that we cannot overcome AGAIN, unless we all stand strong in our faith to weather what lies ahead. The only control we have over the nation’s situation is through our situations, our actions, and how we ...
Views: 1449 - Numbing Away Our Humanity? - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiI came across a video this week that features a new technology that captures people’s attention in a novel way. It’s worth watching simply to take a look and ask how you might use it in your business.But its value far surpasses this.In this video, Sir Ken Robinson, makes a powerful call for a ...
Views: 1448 - The Mindset and Spirit of a Champion - by Submitted on Feb 09, 2011 from Craig LockArticle Title: The Mindset and Spirit of a Champion Shared by: Craig Lock Category (key words/tags): Champion, motivation, inspiration, empowerment, sport, sport psychology, positive psychology, achievement, peak performance (enough there for now, craig!) Web sites: ...
Views: 1447(2 votes) - How Self Doubt Sabotages Your Success - by Submitted on Mar 27, 2012 from TJ PhilpottAlthough having self doubt is common for many this 'cancer' can easily keep you from becoming successful! Actually it is quite natural for doubt to take hold especially when you're faced with something unfamiliar to you! The fear of the unknown can be paralyzing for some and in many cases this ...
Views: 1446(1 vote) - Life Foundations: The Ultimate In Delayed Gratification? - by Submitted on Apr 14, 2015 from Reece PryhodaHave you ever wondered how a skyscraper is so stable? Why it doesn't just fall down? Well, how deep do you think the foundations are? Yep, pretty damn deep. The same is true with your life. The deeper your foundations, the higher you’ll be able to build on that platform. It makes logical ...
Views: 1445 - Why Triathletes Start Too Fast - by Submitted on May 02, 2012 from Loren Fogelman"While this is tough, I am a whole lot tougher." James Loehr How fast you go out at the beginning of a race is a personal decision. Some athletes end up giving away that control without even realizing what they’re doing. Quickly you are caught up in the energy of those around you. When you ...
Views: 1444 - Stop Shifting Gears and Stay Focused - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2013 from Pat HeydlauffResearch shows that a three second distraction doubles errors and a four-and-a-half second interruption triples errors. Are numerous daily distractions wreaking havoc on your productivity and efficiency? When was the last time you placed a “do not disturb” sign on your door? If the answer ...
Views: 1443 - Decisions, Decisions... - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiIn order to keep my inbox at a level of activity that fuels and not drains me, I limit the newsletters I receive to half a dozen. These include two newsletters that hit on Sunday from colleagues I greatly respect – a psychologist and a psychotherapist. Both experienced, knowledgeable and ...
Views: 1441(1 vote) - What Makes Us Feel Small - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiRecently I had the opportunity to interview Dr. Brené Brown as part of our Ask the Expert series. Thank you to our Community for your profound questions, and to Brené for her wise guidance. Some of the questions addressed perfectionism and what to do when someone uses our vulnerability ...
Views: 1437(1 vote) - 5 Ways to Ignite Your Creative Intelligence - by Submitted on Jun 29, 2010 from TJ PhilpottEvery one of us is 'bestowed' with creative intelligence that for the most part is under utilized due to other responsibilities and busy lifestyles. This is not to make excuses for the under-utilization of our creative skills but merely an exclamation as to why they are not used more often. The ...
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