When things get hectic from trips, being sick, missed work days, special projects that take excessive work time; one of the first things to go is our routines, habits and the organization of our space and mind. Quickly we become overwhelmed or stuck as we try to make headway, feeling
In our American culture, the “path” for personal development is greatly laid out for us. As a baby, there are milestone check points for parents to follow. Age appropriate toys and videos teach toddlers numbers, letters and words. At kindergarten (sometimes before) the formal training begins. An academic progression monitors
Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results is a great quick-read to inspire and motivate. Based on the story of a fish market in Seattle, “FISH” offers wisdom for everyday living. The book focuses on four key concepts: Choosing your attitude. Explore concepts like the “toxic energy
Now is a great time to assess your environment for maximum productivity. An exercise that is great for cleaning up your environment is to visit your tolerations. What are you tolerating? Take steps today to start to remove those nagging annoyances that subconsciously suck energy from you. Really, it is amazing
Because of the nature of many sales jobs (and other jobs too, but especially sales), it is common to get seduced into following the “urgent” carrot. This “urgent” carrot is whatever opportunity for a sale that is in front of me. I see the potential sale, I follow it. Period.
Monday Morning Leadership is a great book that can be read in one sitting and then re-read over the course of 8 days or 8 weeks. Phenomenal MUST read. It includes 8 easy to digest mentoring sessions that one of the authors, David Cottrell, had sitting at the feet of
So what causes these fears? Fears come when we feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event. The situations we fear can be created in our minds or be real possibilities. Nonetheless they cause us to pause or stop our forward movement toward achieving what we
In this article we will: look at fear understand how it holds us back teach us how to overcome it so that we can do what we need to do to be effective and valuable Fear shows up in many different ways and on many different levels. Some feel insecure and fearful
With everything you touch, decide at that moment is this something I need to DO, FILE or TOSS? If it is ‘to do’, put it where it goes to do it. If it is to file, file it. If it is to toss, definitely toss it. Sort your mail by
This is one of Steven Covey’s foundational books on how to be effective and productive. There are many great tips and strategies in this book. One of the most common is the 4 box grid which helps identify the important vs. urgent. In our society today it is almost impossible to