We’ve all been there, or at least many of us have. You have a foolproof business plan; you put in the time, money and mountain of work to make it successful. Yet somehow, it stills fails. Or perhaps you’re on track for a big promotion, and it goes to.
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What’s keeping you from happiness? If you’re like most people you can list the obstacles standing between you and bliss. We all want to be happy. When we’re not, we’re often quick to point to reasons outside of our control. “I can’t be happy because I had bad parents,”.
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We were selling our house. The buyers wanted to play hardball negotiation. We had agreed on a price, but they wanted us to throw in lots of extras, furniture, the clay pots on our front porch, rugs. We were OK with all of it, until it came to the.
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Do you have “Ultimate Influence?” Are you able to get other people excited about your ideas? Can you convince your kids to do their chores without constant reminding? Are you able to change your boss’s mind about something? Bestselling author Bob Burg says, “Ultimate Influence is the ability to.
[Read More]How many times have you been in a situation, where you knew things were going to go badly, yet no one had the guts to tell the person in charge? It’s the elephant in the room. Everyone can hear it bellowing, except the boss. I was recently working with.
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I like to talk. A lot. My talkativeness has won me business, forged friendships, and been the bedrock of my career. My talkativeness has also made me overbearing, ruined relationships, and been my Achilles heel in almost every role I’ve played. As with most people, my greatest strengths are.
[Read More]We have a gap. A gap between what makes organizations successful and the way leaders traditionally manage business. A 2013 Deloitte survey revealed that: “Organizations that focus beyond profit and instill a strong sense of purpose among their employees are more likely to find long-term success.” Yet.
[Read More]How many forms did you have to fill out the last time you went to the doctor? Was it fun? Why is it that Kroger knows what kind of conditioner I use (and when I’m about to run out), yet my doctor’s office needs to ask me my address.
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Do you want to be number 1, or do you want to help your customers? It might be both, but to become number 1 you have to put customers first, says Lisa McLeod in her podcast interview Money Isn’t the Best Motivator for Long-Term Sales Success. You need a noble.
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There’s a little talked about phenomenon that has been adversely affecting our country’s politics in ways that most people don’t even realize. It’s the way the Congressional Calendar changed where Congresspeople live, thereby eroding the social structure that used to grease the wheels of politics. I grew in Arlington.
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