We know who they are. They’re the people who have such charisma and persuasiveness that their ideas get supported, their programs get funded, and they immediately engage friends, customers and colleagues alike. What do they know that you don’t? The answer might surprise you. We tend to believe that master.
[Read More]Do you suffer from the “When . . .” syndrome? When I get a promotion, I’ll be happy. When I lose weight, I’ll start going to pool parties. When things calm down, I’ll learn to relax. Or maybe you suffer from the ‘If. . . s” If we had.
[Read More]How many times have you ignored your own gut instincts? You go forward with something even though a niggling little part of your brain is telling you that something is wrong. Then when things do go wrong, as your subconscious knew it would, the full force of your entire.
[Read More]Do you struggle to get things done? Be honest. We all procrastinate. Whether it’s putting off the challenging phone call or trolling Facebook when we should be writing a proposal, we all avoid certain tasks. For me, it’s writing. I’ll call every client and send every email I possibly.
[Read More]Why do people fail? Is it because they’re lazy or incompetent? Perhaps the Universe conspires against us sometimes. We tend to think of failure as catastrophic. It’s a big scary horrible thing to be avoided at all cost. But the truth is – Failure is the ambitious person’s constant.
[Read More]Have you ever heard someone say, “I should write a book?” Perhaps you’ve said it yourself. I believe everyone has a book in them. As an author, people often approach me with the “everyone says I should write a book” line. They then proceed to either tell me their.
[Read More]I confess — I’m a resolution maker. I’ve found that I’m significantly more successful if I stick to just one realistic resolution. Case in point, “I’m going all organic” in 2003 was a total bust. I was back to Quik Trip corn dogs by mid January. I’ve found the.
[Read More]Stan was excited about his presentation. His proposal was perfect. He was confident the senior leadership team would quickly buy into the brilliance of his plan. He was envisioning a fat promotion. Imagine his surprise when 5 minutes in, the CEO said, “I don’t think so, let’s move to.
[Read More]Are you sabotaging people without realizing it? We want the people around us to do their best, but sometimes, in our efforts to “help,” we wind up making them feel worse. I’ve watched well-intended bosses, parents and spouses unknowingly crush the very people they want to build up. Sometimes.
[Read More]Her name was Karen. She sold the same drug regime as every other rep in her company. Her geographic territory was a nondescript slice of interstates, strip malls, aging hospitals and understaffed, high stress, fake plant-adorned doctor’s offices, just like the other 450 reps in her organization. Yet year after.
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