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In Napoleon Hill’s book, Keys To Success, he talks about “Gaining favorable attention.” How do you gain favorable attention? Napoleon...

If you are a manager, team leader or business owner there is one facet of your character that must stand out to those you lead and that...

“Nothing that is worthwhile is ever easy, remember that.” ~ Randy Pausch Why is it that we think life should be easy?  It is not, and we...

According to David Allen the author of “Getting things Done” and “Ready for Anything.” Asking the question “why” can lead to change in a...

People are naturally drawn to someone who has “Charisma.” In John Maxwell’s book “Be A People Person” he states the key to developing...

“Am I a striver with a spear of purpose, or a distracted straggler with a ready excuse.” ~ Brendon Burchard author of the Motivation...

If you are an optimistic person you are probably a more realistic type of thinker. When you are a realistic thinker you tend to think...

It is the time of year when people begin to think about changes they want to make in their life.  So often we want the change, but we are...

I am a fan of many different motivational and leadership authors and one of my favorites is John Maxwell. I was re-reading his book “Be...

I have been reading a really good book and wanted to share a short paragraph out of it to encourage you to do what “you” want with your...

Are you committed? When it comes to your job and the company that pays your check, ask yourself are you committed to both? Commitment...

This coming weekend I will be speaking at a conference at the Disneyland Hotel. Our whole office attends this conference every year and...

I used to be the type of person that waited for change to happen.  I would wish, dream, desire and then wait…. Then several years ago I...

In my ongoing journey to learn how to become a great manager, and to teach others, I came upon an older article in the Harvard Business...

It is Monday.  Be honest was it hard to get up and get to the office today?  If it was, what is the reason? Did you have too much Holiday...

Understanding people is probably one of the most difficult things we encounter each day at work (unless you work alone).  We think we...

“Blessed are the flexible, for they shall not be bent out of shape” ~ Michael McGriff If you work directly with other people or are part...

Years ago I was part of an organization where the CEO made the decision regarding who was placed in Leadership positions.  I had the...

Happy Holidays to you all! I just finished reading a great book by Ken Blanchard and Mark Miller called “The Secret, What Great Leaders...

In John Maxwell’s book, “Make Today Count” he talks about managing the discipline of priorities.  If you are like most people, this can...