I want to remind you of something you already know in your gut — you have more potential than you have realized. It’s there within you. But for whatever reason you haven’t fully tapped it…yet. I was talking with a client with substantial expertise, but her negative inner voice minimizes what she thinks and
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Around the bend
I took this while driving through Ashley National Forest in Utah. It reminded me of what we face every day: beauty and vibrant life all around us, but we don’t know what’s around the bend. All we can do is prepare and do our best. I met with a woman whose 16 year old son died recently from bone cancer. Diagnosed when
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Customer Service
This was supposed to be the view from our hotel the first night of our vacation on the northern California coast. But when I called to confirm arrival time while we were driving that afternoon, we learned we did not have a reservation. The hotel was overbooked. What? My husband had reserved a room months ahead. Reminded us of the
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A walk in the woods
No matter what is happening in the world, life within the Redwoods forest continues. These tremendous trees, hundreds of years old, have lived through stress and strife, yet serenity prevails. The peacefulness of the trees, the beauty of the flora, the soft sounds and smells were lovely. From huge canopies to teeny insects, life was
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While her boss was away
An administrative assistant with a loaded Inbox and a very hectic office decided she needed to improve her email habits. She contacted me for help with Outlook® 2010 and quickly learned what she could do differently. Her boss benefited, too, with shortcuts to deal with the thousands of messages in his Inbox. These were some
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Setting Visible Goals
When I was growing up in New York, my father would make “going to Miami” and staying at the Fontainbleu where Prudential held its annual conference a goal each year. He would do all he could to sell enough life insurance policies to make that goal. Sometimes I was recruited to help him stuff envelopes or
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inspiration
Inspire others with your actions
Love this description of leadership: “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more, or become more, you are a leader.” John Quincy Adams, 6th President of the U.S.
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Perspective
What Questions
I met with a client who manages a popular restaurant and is well liked by his team. He wants everyone on his team to shine, but some are inconsistent in their performance and it frustrates him. He dreads having to “be stern” with them because that’s not his style, but he has to address it.
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Unclutter
1,940 things to go
Jack and I committed to giving away or throwing away 2012 items this year. At first I didn’t think we could possibly get rid of that many things in our home, but I think it’s definitely doable now. We’re down to 1,940. I just cleaned out 30 boxes of tea (I used to drink it and
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This works
When I’m feeling stuck about something, want to move forward but something holds me back, I use these 5 steps to get my thoughts in order and get energized about what has to be done. I call it VW PAR. I’ve used this process for years, for myself and my clients, but gave it a name