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- The Top 5 Understandings Women Need For Successful Negotiation - by Submitted on Jul 13, 2011 from Karen Keller, Ph.D.Women are learning the value of successful negotiation. However, men initiate negotiation four times more than women. Because of poor or nonexistent negotiation skills, women leave approximately $2000 on the table when buying a car. Women are more pessimistic about the rewards of negotiation ...
Views: 2123 - America’s Great Advantage Creating Divergent Industries - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2009 from Geoff FickeThe American economy is the growth engine of the industrial world and will continue to be so, as long a steady stream of innovative, divergent products is successfully created. The history of capitalism is replete with cycles of unique, needed product and technology advances that exponentially ...
Views: 2120(1 vote) - Personal & Professional Success Tip: "Knowledge is Power" is a crock! - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2010 from Daniel St-JeanAn interesting question popped into my mind a couple of days ago while I was driving behind a flatbed truck carrying a brand new Jaguar X-Type. I thought; as it rests now, is that really a car? Until someone sits in the driver’s seat, turns on the ignition, puts it in gear and actually ...
Views: 2120 - You Can Choose To Be Chosen – Chose WOW - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2012 from Rob WhiteIf you’ve not been chosen to live a life of WOW – you can choose to be chosen. WOW is my acronym for: Wonderfully Obsessed with Winning. For me, this is a confidence builder; it’s an expression of wonder that motivates me to think higher. When I speak WOW with enthusiasm, the word opens my ...
Views: 2120(3 votes) - How Brain Storming Leads to Online Success - by Submitted on Jun 16, 2010 from TJ PhilpottWhether you are aware of it or not brain storming is a very large part of any success in business you may have online. All too often we get caught up in the day to day tasks involved in our businesses and use these accomplishments as our measure of success. Well true as it may be that there are ...
Views: 2119 - Can You Create Miracles? - by Submitted on Dec 08, 2008 from Kathy AndrewsA miracle is when something awesome and unexpected happens. It happens because you make it happen. Your mind is in sync with the Universe. You are in a place of complete joy and bliss. And when you are there, you bring things forward that demonstrate your joy and bliss. Creating miracles means ...
Views: 2118 - Interviews With Successful People: Harry Gregson-Williams – Composer - by Submitted on Oct 31, 2015 from Oliver JR CooperI was watching a film called The Equalizer and soon after, I started to listen to the soundtrack. I had appreciated the music while I was watching the film, but it was only upon listening to the soundtrack that I felt truly touched by it. I began thinking about what it would be like to ...
Views: 2115 - What's Wrong With Being Successful? - by Submitted on Sep 17, 2008 from J DIn today’s political arena, once again the topic of should we tax the rich to give more to the poor arises. Why shouldn’t the rich pay more taxes than the poor? They won’t miss that money. It won’t affect their standard of living. Why shouldn’t those with money ...
Views: 2113 - How I can choose an engagement ring without burning a hole in my pocket?. - by Submitted on Jun 18, 2012 from albert K JohnThere are certain guidelines one can follow. Many brides-to-be will have to decide what is in it that they want when buying a ring engagement. You will need to consider the cost, which is the foremost rule and a basic one to follow. Avoid the notion that big and quantity is all you have to it ...
Views: 2112(2 votes) - Dare to be different: As the Thorn from the Rose and the Darnel from the Wheat. - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Oscar Basurto CarbonellThe great battles are not won by the arms. That would be too primitive: To kill in order to live belongs to the inferior kingdom. If you want to reach success, recognition and self improvement, do not look for applause, which is only the noise of the street, a passing light that will soon be ...
Views: 2109(2 votes) - Fundraising Axioms for Nonprofits: Simplified - by Submitted on Nov 24, 2009 from Norman OlshanskyFundraising Axioms: Simplified 10 Basic Fundraising Axioms: Simplified Yes, science, technology and skill sets are necessary to be successful as a fundraiser for nonprofit organizations. However, there are also several very basic axioms which, if followed, will greatly increase your ...
Views: 2109(1 vote) - Give Up The Mad Dash For Success:Relax Into It! - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2008 from Dr. Judy EllisonRecently I was having a conversation with a new client who was describing how he lived continually with a knot in the pit of his stomach as he fought and struggled to fulfill his life goals. In the course of the conversation he described that a few years earlier he had experienced an “aha! ...
Views: 2109 - How to Overcome Anger and Irritability - by Submitted on Feb 19, 2020 from Diane DemmarIt has been said (and sang, of course) that we live in a material world and the nature of this world constantly requires us to look for ways of overcoming anger and irritability. This world is a place of “he said/ she said”, and everyone is always on the defensive, ready to protect themselves ...
Views: 2109(1 vote) - The Squawk Heard 'Round the World - by Submitted on May 08, 2013 from Rob WhiteWith summer approaching, I suspect there will be a lot of buzz about the best ways to travel with kids. Kid-friendly airlines. Kid-friendly airports. Kid-friendly hotels, and the like. I wish someone would write about parrot-friendly travel. Parrot-friendly airlines. Parrot-friendly airports. ...
Views: 2107 - Two Key Business Principles For Success - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from David SamuelThe first key principle in business success is knowing who you are dealing with, and who you are, a smart person or a foolish person. The difference between a smart person and a foolish person is that when a foolish person is foolish, he thinks he is smart, when a smart person is foolish, he ...
Views: 2106(6 votes) - If You don't Know Where You're Going, Any Road will do! Part 5 in the Change My Life series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris Baker"To change my life, I have to make a change in my life." This made so much sense to me when I first came across it! One of my goals was to change my life and, since you're reading this article, I guess it's one of yours too. My list was rather long, how about yours? You want life to become ...
Views: 2104(2 votes) - The Leader As Champion Of Morality - by Submitted on Jul 17, 2013 from Gerhard van RensburgAs a leader you can be a good administrator, a good manager, a good negotiator, a shrewd politician, an astute businessman or a good strategist. But do others see you as a leader with moral authority? And is it important? When we evaluate the qualities of leaders we typically think of ...
Views: 2104(2 votes) - 7 Mistakes You May Not Know You Are Making- Proper Etiquette - by Submitted on Feb 11, 2010 from Walethia AquilWhen it comes to your appearance, you must give careful attention to your dress, grooming and accessories. Potential clients or employers will judge your quality of work by your physical appearance. What does your image say about you? Consider these important facts: 67% of first ...
Views: 2102(1 vote) - The Most Overlooked Must Do’s of Marketing - by Submitted on Aug 05, 2010 from Helaine IrisEveryone knows that marketing is really a fancy business term for “putting yourself out there”. And, true to human nature most people have some degree of resistance to becoming as visible as necessary to achieve success. Fact – if you want to make more money – you have to build tolerance and ...
Views: 2099(2 votes) - ***How To Destroy What’s Destroying You - Tip 1 of 5 - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2013 from Rob WhiteTiredness comes from compulsively doing those things that are destroying your health and well-being. The person who is unable to separate himself from his compulsive tendencies is enslaved by his interior conditioning; conditioning that causes him to mechanically react to his exterior life. His ...
Views: 2094(1 vote) - Worry In A Good Way - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2007 from Kathy Atkinson"Worry does not empty tomorrow of sorrow - it empties today of strength." Carrie Ten Bloom Think about a time when you played the worst-case scenario over and over in your mind. Your spouse or child is late coming home. You worry that they may be in a ditch, in the hospital, or, worst case, ...
Views: 2092 - Your Ideal Elevator Pitch - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Paul SloaneHow would you describe to a stranger what your organisation does? When you meet someone at a social or networking event and they ask about your company what do you say? Take a moment to write down how you would portray your organisation in one sentence. Many people give very bland statements or ...
Views: 2092 - Office Politics: Surviving the Rat Race - by Submitted on May 21, 2011 from Tele Opakunle“The Apprentice,” produced and presided over by the mogul and billionaire, Donald Trump reminds me of the manipulations and treachery that are prevalent in most work places. In fine and proper language, it is called “Office Politics”. Backbiting, mudslinging and bickering are often the backdrop ...
Views: 2089 - Book Review: Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2010 from Peggy McKeeIf you are a woman in the business world, no matter what your age, you must read the book Women, Work, and the Art of Savoir Faire, by Mirelle Guiliano. It will help you step around the mistakes you might make in your career or as a business owner, and step forward into an opportunity that you ...
Views: 2086(2 votes) - The Most Valuable Question You May Ever Ask - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Jack CanfieldAs you begin to take action toward the fulfillment of your goals and dreams, you must realize that not every action will be perfect. Not every action will produce the desired result. Not every action will work. Making mistakes, getting it almost right, and experimenting to see what happens ...
Views: 2085 - How To Make A Real Change - by Submitted on Feb 07, 2012 from Zoe RouthEvery single one of my coaching clients hires me because they want something to be different. Whether that's an improved relationship, a better way to handle stress, greater self-knowledge, enhanced well-being, a new job, a new mindset - it all comes down to making changes. Changes that ...
Views: 2084(2 votes) - January New Moon: What Do You Need to Be Successful? - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2010 from Ron Archer"Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it." -Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862) This year I decided to get serious about my goals. Not that I wasn't serious about them in the past, but like some people I'd do what I could and hope for the best. This year I wanted it ...
Views: 2084(5 votes) - 10 Exceptional Steps to Your Best Life Design! - by Submitted on May 21, 2012 from Dr. Mollie MartiIf you are ready to claim greater ownership of your LIFE and design a business that provides the freedom you desire.I am committed to providing value. To me, this means only sharing information that you can USE to live your best life.1. Smart Action: Behaving Your Way to Success2. ...
Views: 2083 - A Balanced Mind: One of the Secrets of Success - by Submitted on May 08, 2009 from Dada Vedaprajinananda7000 years ago, or so, Sadashiva, the founder of yoga, said that one of the seven secrets of spiritual success is to have a balanced mind. What does this mean? One should not have a superiority complex, nor should one have an inferiority complex. Everyone knows that a big ego is an impediment ...
Views: 2083 - 10 Inner Beliefs That Block Your Wealth - by Submitted on Jan 14, 2011 from Rev. Anne Presuel“A belief is just a thought that you keep thinking over and over again.” - Abraham-Hicks I was recently working with a client who has been struggling to build her business. She feels as though no matter what she does, she just can’t get a break. The economy collapsed. The person ...
Views: 2081(1 vote) - The 7 mistakes people make that kill their business - by Submitted on Jul 27, 2010 from Chantal CookeAs a business starts to grow, it’s crucial that your actions don’t strangle it in its infancy. By avoiding the mistakes that so many business owners make you have a far greater chance of succeeding beyond the first 2 years. Chantal Cooke from PASSION for the PLANET interviewed Hilary ...
Views: 2080 - Become A Life Long learner - by Submitted on Jan 23, 2014 from Mick HawesOne of the most magnificent things in life, I think, is learning. Learning what? I hear you say. Learning anything, I think is great. Just fall in love with learning, get curious. There is so much information and so many ideas out there it is amazing, particularly with the Internet The ...
Views: 2077 - 7 Characteristics of Achievers - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan MallochWhy do some people continually achieve great things, while others merely dream of bettering themselves? Are people born with some sort of "achievement gene", or can you learn to be an achiever? I believe that anyone can accomplish what they desire in life. By being aware of the ...
Views: 2076 - Book Review: The Real Truth about Success: - by Submitted on Mar 24, 2010 from Dr. Robin RushloBook Review: The Real Truth about Success: What the Top 1 Percent Do Differently, Why They Won’t Tell You, and How You Can Do it Anyway by Garrison Wynn. This is a book that takes a real look at what makes people successful and the fact that what makes them successful is almost certainly ...
Views: 2076(3 votes) - Building Credibility As A Marketing Skill - by Submitted on Feb 03, 2010 from Eric MulfordYou're looking for the best way to penetrate the marketplace with your goods/services. Capturing the market share and make boat loads of money in the process. You hear all the hype about the latest approach to getting your message out to the masses. But there is one place that you can focus your ...
Views: 2076(4 votes) - Give Yourself Permission to Succeed - by Submitted on Apr 15, 2011 from Young KimMany of my clients seek approval from friends, family, industry leaders, and colleagues before pushing the "go" button. They feel they shouldn't move forward unless they have everyone's approval or permission first. Some feel they don't deserve success, which sounds odd, I know. They have ...
Views: 2075(3 votes) - Taking Your Life Back: The Power of Intentionality - by Submitted on Nov 21, 2016 from Rachael MurpheyTaking Your Life Back: The Power of Intentionality We don’t grow automatically, John Maxwell says. We only grow older. The human brain is wired to accomplish tasks as efficiently as possible. Our default setting is neutral. Most of us spend most our lives with autopilot engaged. The winds ...
Views: 2074 - More Resilience This Minute - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from M.J. RyanResearch by psychology professors Richard G. Tedeschi and Lawrence Calhoun shows that not only do we have the ability to grow through the challenges of our life, what they call post-traumatic growth, but the benefits of doing so include improved relationships, new possibilities for our lives, a ...
Views: 2068(2 votes) - ***Why You Need an Elevator Speech! - by Submitted on Apr 28, 2009 from Nancy DanielsHave you ever stood in line waiting for service? Stupid question, right? Have you ever used that time to introduce yourself, your product or your services to the individual in front of you, in back of you, or along side of you? If not, then you are missing a golden opportunity for potential ...
Views: 2067 - Self Improvement Tips for Overcoming Obstacles Part 1 - by Submitted on Feb 26, 2010 from Darryl KenebrewIt is not uncommon to find people who respond differently to the very same situation. For example, when any of us are held in a heavy traffic, most of us would react with frustration, anger etc. while few might handle the situation with strength. The manner in which we deal with even minor ...
Views: 2067(3 votes) - What’s in Your Garden? - by Submitted on May 10, 2010 from Dr. Cindy BrownBy Dr. Cindy Brown I was out on my patio the other day looking at my little garden and I noticed my neighbor diligently working in her beautiful fruitful garden next door. She was smiling and whistling as she worked. I see her every day consistently working in it, and on it, and it shows. She ...
Views: 2067(1 vote) - Begin With The End In Mind And Sketch That Vision On Paper - by Submitted on Sep 13, 2009 from Mary Lee Gannon,Human nature tells you to plan from the beginning. I say start with the end in mind, draw what that will look like on paper and post your “Success Sketch” where you can see it every day. Stick men are acceptable! If you are changing jobs, don’t blindly answer classified ads and send out ...
Views: 2065 - 5 Tips for Mastering your Beliefs - by Submitted on Oct 30, 2011 from Anne BachrachAre you Headed for Success or Disaster? If there is one thing that holds the most power over your success, you can bet that it comes down to your beliefs. Before you even have the opportunity to consciously process the reason behind your actions, and the results those actions put in play, ...
Views: 2063 - Achievement and the 7 Benefits of the Feel Good Factor - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2009 from Jan MallochNo matter what you achieve in life, you will have gained at least 2 positive outcomes. The first is that you will have accomplished the desired result, and secondly, you will feel such a wonderful sense of achievement! So what are the benefits of the feel good factor? 1) This is such a ...
Views: 2062 - Don't Succumb to the "Boiled Frog" Syndrome - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2012 from Rand GolletzTake a six-quart pan. Fill it with water. Put it on the oven. Turn the heat on high. While waiting for the water to reach a rolling boil, catch one mid-sized frog. When the water achieves that boil, toss the frog in. Don't worry; the frog won't get hurt. The shock of the temperature change will ...
Views: 2059 - Never Give Up!: The Power Of Determination - by Submitted on Dec 05, 2007 from Jack CanfieldIn a previous issue of success strategies, I talked about the importance of taking action toward your goals, dreams and desires. But one of the most important qualities you will need to develop in order to continue taking action is persistence. You must be persistent in your disciplines and ...
Views: 2058 - How the Power of Context can Supercharge your Results. Part 1 in the Secret of Success series - by Submitted on Sep 15, 2013 from Cris BakerWhy are their Results so Different? "What makes the difference in the results they achieve?" asked the instructor. She'd told us to assume two identically trained and equally capable lawyers have set up shop in opposite corners of the same town's main intersection. The woman lawyer has a ...
Views: 2057(1 vote) - ***5 Ways To Aspire Higher – Set S.M.A.R.T. Goals - by Submitted on Oct 09, 2013 from Rob WhiteThis blog offers information that I’ve learned from my parrot, Shakespeare. Shaky (short for Shakespeare), has been with me for some thirty years now. Amongst the many lessons he taught me, one of my favorites is his demonstration of how to Aspire Higher by setting S.M.A.R.T. Goals. Shaky is ...
Views: 2056(1 vote) - What NOT To Do In Conflict - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2009 from Zoe RouthI'm never short of an opinion. My colleague remarked that I was unusually forthright in board meetings, disagreeing with the chair openly on several occasions. I've never been one to balk or pander to others because of rank; I believe whole-heartedly that every individual has something to offer ...
Views: 2055(15 votes) - Gifts, Giving, Graciousness, Guilt - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2011 from Sasha Lauren, Americas Trusted Organizing Expert (not current)"You give but little when you give of your possessions. It is when you give of yourself that you truly give." Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet As a Professional Organizer, I’ve witnessed houses that are literally under siege from unwanted material belongings that were either formally given as ...
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