Category: Leadership Practices

Traction

The book, Traction, is a fantastic resource for business owners (one person businesses and up) who want to understand the PROCESS side of their business. The tag line for the book is “get a grip on your business”, which is exactly what this book is written to help you do.

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Daily Affirmations to Get You Moving

Here are a few daily affirmations to read for 30 days to get yourself in a positive forward moving direction. • My goal is … (insert) • Be consistent, doing activities that support your goal. I need to ….. • See the gap between your goals and the activity you

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INTERVIEWING TO SEE IF A CAREER IS RIGHT FOR YOU…

If you have a career in mind that you might like to work in, check out your assumptions first. People who work in the career know what it is really like and can share their experience. Even if they are disgruntled with their career, they can provide good information as

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PICKING A NEW CAREER….

Did you know most people today will work SEVERAL careers in their lifetime. Working in 3-5 different careers is becoming the new norm. While traditional employment would have a person work one career in maybe 3-5 companies max, today, people not only work for several employers but are CHANGING fields

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Why do people act the way they do? The Dynamics of Personalities

There are several tools out there for understanding your personal style. Many are similar, but offer a unique perspective on different facets of your personality. The Strengths Finder Assessment, The Myers-Brigs, The DISC Personality, Keirsey Temperament, The Shape Personality, Authentic Happiness Questioner, and Jung Typology Test, are a few. One CORE

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What is Business Coaching?

Have you ever thought about trying coaching but don’t really know how it works? That is a common question people have. Here is what we, at Synergy Strategies do: ….. We are a coaching company that supports people to bring every part of their life together to create a vision and

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Successful People Are Those Who Persevere

I asked some of the successful and talented business owners and professionals I know, what they consider their key to success… here is what they said….. “Successful people are those who persevere – who stay committed to their goals regardless of how long it takes to get there. Why? Whether

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Successful People Are Positive

Successful people are positive and surround themselves with other positive and progressive minded people.  Why? It is amazing the drain negativity and skepticism can have on a person’s energy. When business owners and people get stuck in questioning things, looking at what will not work and what is wrong in

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Develop Your Vision

A good vision… … is realistic yet idealistic. A vision must be realistic enough so that people believe it is achievable, but idealistic enough so that it cannot be achieved without stretching. … is relevant. A vision must be appropriate for the values and culture of the organization as well

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Discover Your Direction: Where Do You Want to Go?

This might be a vision for yourself or your company.  “Vision is the art of seeing things invisible.”  Your vision is your ability to see what is possible and making that vision so tangible and concrete that it is manifested in the world. Vision is the BIG PICTURE.  A vision statement paints the picture

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