Here’s your Monday challenge: START SOMETHING! I love this Seth Godin quote: “The easiest thing is to react. The second easiest thing is to respond. But the hardest thing is … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Start Something!
Here is Monday’s motivating thought: Assert yourself on one thing (at least) that has been bothering you. Nicely and professionally. Remember, assertiveness is NOT aggressiveness, but it IS standing up … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Assert Yourself
Here’s your motivating thought for the week: Reprogram your thought process to make sure that you RESPOND rather than REACT. Reacting many times includes an emotional component. Responding means that … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Respond Rather than React
The next time you are asked to run a meeting, here are five things that when you do them in advance of the meeting, will help assure that your meeting … Continue reading Five Things You Can Do in Advance to Make Your Meeting a Success
Sometimes our stress comes from our own self image, or at least from our own self limiting statements. I can’t learn this I’m not good at networking I’m always late … Continue reading Beating Stress: How a Question Can Help
A lot of what causes stress is what’s happening in the ol’ noggin. Something happens, you respond. Something’s going to happen, you worry. One of the ways to lessen the … Continue reading Three Ways Your “Self Talk” Can Help You Relieve Stress
Here’s your challenge for the week: Sit in the front row. The next time you go to a meeting, attend a religious service, attend a workshop, sit up front. Your … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Sit in the Front Row
Monday’s Motivator: Just Doooo It! OK. Don’t think I’m silly. Here’s your challenge. Just go for it. Just doooo it. Just…. What have you been wanting to do. Who have … Continue reading Monday Motivator: JDI!
Here’s your Monday Motivator: Throw at least 10 things out – TODAY! Clutter creates mind clutter. Whether you clean out a drawer, ditch old pencils, purge files, or take 10 … Continue reading Monday Motivator: Chuck It!
We all fall into that trap. The one hour meeting. We schedule it in our calendars. We go. Then we either compress 90 minutes of material into that hour, or … Continue reading Say NO to the One Hour Meeting!
People love to hate going to meetings. Let’s flip this one around. Have you ever considered that meetings could be your biggest career opportunity? Listen to this 90 second podcast … Continue reading Make Meetings a Career Strategy!
