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[2001-11-29] Do You Practice Active Decision Making?
Many years ago when I was young and callow, I received an invitation to attend a 'Decision-Makers' conference. Trouble was, I couldn't make up my mind whether to go or not. I didn't.
[2001-11-27] Drop the "T"
I have this cat at home, Brandee, who's the most intelligent cat I have owned. There are times I think she actually understands the words I am saying to her and she responds directly to the point. She sits and tries to figure things out. If she wants something bad enough, she devises a plan to accomplish her goal.
[2001-11-27] Life Is Too Short
Over the Thanksgiving holiday I had the opportunity to have dinner with a dear friend of mine. She moved out-of-state a year ago to start a new job, and she was back in town visiting.
[2001-11-25] How to Overcome the Fear of Success (Yes there is such a thing)
Our minds work in wondrous and mysterious ways, don't they? The power of imagination is both a blessing and a curse.
[2001-11-24] 5 Secrets to Achieving Your Goals with Passion
Some faces scrunch up as if to say, "I wish you had not asked that!" Others look contemplative, as if saying, "Oh, I am so grateful you reminded me of that question, now I can take some powerful action!" And then there are the few who answer with confidence, knowing exactly what they are meant to do by when and how.
[2001-11-20] Believe You Can
When you were a child, perhaps you heard the story of "The Little Engine that Could." From what I recall (I haven't read the story in ages!), there was a tiny little engine that had to make it's way up a large mountain pulling many cars of a train. At first, the little engine thought the task was too big. But then it decided to give it a try.
[2001-11-16] First Impressions – turn fear into courage
The top business people all say the same thing - first impressions count. Sounds easy, and it is easy for those few who can start a conversation with just about anyone but how many people do you know who are like that?
[2001-11-15] How to Make Your Meetings Fun!
If you want people to be creative, innovative, and flexible, it helps to make your meetings fun. Here are three examples.
[2001-11-15] Don't Be a Shape Shifter
When I was a little girl, I used to love to play "name the cloud." I bet you played this too. I remember lying on my back in the yard and watching as the clouds passed overhead. As the wind blew the clouds across the sky, the clouds would change shape. It was more fun to play with someone else, because two people could look at the same cloud and see something different.
[2001-11-14] Blow Away the Dead Stuff
Yesterday morning I was looking out of my office window at the trees in my front yard. The trees were filled with brown, shriveled, dead leaves. These leaves were once healthy and green. They had turned brilliant colors under the fall sky. But now they were old and dead.
[2001-11-13] Preparation Is Your Key To Success
"The best preparation for tomorrow is the proper use of today."
In essence, everything in life can be compared to the task of trying to fix your own computer problems.
[2001-11-13] 3 Steps to Getting Motivated
We all have certain things we want to accomplish, but we don't always have the motivation to do it. The tips below may just give you the energy you need.
[2001-11-13] Are You Busy... or Productive?
Are you busy or are you productive? The question is innocent enough. But can you handle the truth?
Recently I was doing some consulting with a client who carefully examined how his sales representatives spent their time. He concluded that they actually spent less than 5 percent of each day engaged in the act of selling! Imagine, 95 percent of each sales day spent on nonselling activities. Writing letters, putting together information packets, filling out paperwork, telephone prospecting, and traveling consumed their days.
[2001-11-13] Coach for Careers
If you think all coaches wear sweat suits and dangle whistles around their necks, think again. There's a whole new breed of coaches who have nothing to do with zone defenses or corner kicks.
[2001-11-12] Be a Person of Your Word
There is an adage my father used to tell me all the time - "You're only as good as your word." In other words, when it comes right down to it, it doesn't matter what you've said; what matters is what you do.
[2001-11-11] "We Were Taught To Say 'Thank You'... Have We Forgotten HOW?"
When you get an order, do you remember to say Thanks to your customer? If someone requests information from you, or even your autoresponder, does the message they get say Thanks? Do any of your replies say Thank you?
[2001-11-08] Do You Make REGULAR Backups? If You Don't... It Could Cost You
One of the very basic computer 'rules' is to always make backup copies of your important files.
That is not only good advice, it's extremely essential. You've probably heard the saying that it's not IF your hard drive will crash, but WHEN!
But crashing is not the only way to lose files. What about accidentally deleting files, and then emptying the Recycle Bin?
[2001-11-06] "If You Try To Learn It All At Once... You'll Never Get There"
Remember when you were in school, and had to cram for a test? 'All that material'! 'How am I ever going to learn it all'?
That may be a classic case of "overload", or so it seemed at the time.
[2001-11-05] Chicken Soup For The Net
The Internet is an ambiguous place. There's enough fertilizer out there to keep several thousand rose bushes blue-ribbon winners.
[2001-11-04] The Choice is Yours
What are your friends and family going to say at your funeral?
Will it be things like:
[2001-11-02] The One Hypnotic Command That Always Works
I learned about the one hypnotic command that always works from hypnotists. A good hypnotist will never give a subject a choice or offer a list of "reasons why you should fall asleep right now."
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