I had it all planned out. I had 4 days off during the holiday break and I was going to get so much productive work done. Except, I didn’t. Today is my last day of my break. I go back to work tomorrow and I did not even get 10% done of what I wanted […]
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New Year’s Resolutions are a popular trend this time of year. I challenge you to first find time to reflect on the year you just had. Take note of the important lessons that you learned throughout the year. What will you do differently this year? If you could accomplish 5 things this year, what would
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Does the start of a new year, inspire you to want and accomplish more? Do you feel like with the start of a new year, you can have a blank slate on all your previous goals that were not accomplished? A recent hashtag Twitter trend #NewYearsResolutionIn5Words, got me thinking about how important it is to
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There are many words for it; Self-Improvement, Personal Development, Personal Growth. No matter what you may call it, the desire for it is universal. That is why this time of year, so many of us make New Year’s resolutions. It is the start of a New Year, a chance to strive for those goals you
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Christmas and Holiday Seasons are the time of year when the pressure to be perfect intensifies. If you walk the malls in December, especially 1 week before Christmas, what do you see? In retail, we often hear that customers are most grumpy during the holiday season. Why is that? We plan the perfect Christmas meal. We
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When you look back at the past year, are you happy with the type of leader you were? Is there an area where you feel that if you were able to improve on, it would drastically improve your leadership effectiveness? The first step in improving any skill is to know where you are before you
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I recently attended my work holiday party. I consider myself an introvert and these parties, although I can have fun, tend to drain me of my energy. To be honest, I do not look forward to them. In fact, every year about 2 months before the party, I remember what’s coming and start thinking of
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I wanted to share a message that was sent out last Friday morning at work. I would have shared earlier but my website was hacked and locked out. Our Vice President sent out an email to all District Managers and Directors of Operations. The Title was, “A Challenge from me to You”. I must admit
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I arrived home on Friday after a long day to work on my blog. When I tried to login to my site, I got the message from the photo above. Needless to say I was upset and confused at the same time. I contacted Bluehost who is my hosting provider. Recently, I upgraded my service
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You work hard to inspire your team. You create development plans in partnership with your team members to ensure they continue to enhance their competencies. Sales are going well, you’re happy and your team is happy. You recognize, celebrate and think that all is going exactly as planned. Then it doesn’t. That is when the
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Think back to as far as you can remember. How many changes have you had to face? Probably too many to count. Chances are there will be much more to come. Change comes in all areas of our lives, financial change, change of jobs, change in relationships, change of environment and a lot more. Depending
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Life can be unpredictable. At any time, an unpredictable event can occur that requires you to respond. How you respond can determine whether you are proactive or reactive. Proactive people have plans and adapt enough to take charge and make clear decisions. Reactive people on the other hand, allow events to blindside them. According to Stephen
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Have you ever given your word to do something, only not to follow through? You may not even have remembered giving your word. It might have been a slight of the tongue. One of those, “I’ll call you this week and we’ll go for coffee” but you never do, kind of thing. I recently had
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During this time of year, the expression of gratitude becomes a subject widely talked about. U.S Thanksgiving is celebrated on the last Friday of November, today in fact. It is a reminder of the importance of taking time to remind yourself of all the things you are grateful for. However, the ability to express gratitude
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Why is employee engagement such a popular topic? The cost of having a disengaged team can be disastrous to the success of your company. What can we learn from the TOP Companies about employee engagement? The keyword, “best companies to work for” has an average of 33,000 monthly searches according to a recent search on
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