Personal Development

Personal Development is about making conscious decisions in investing in areas of your life that is of importance.

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Heartwiring and Hardwiring Your Leadership: Getting Some Leadership Mentoring

In order to become consistent in leadership effectiveness, leaders must first work hard on their own personal development.  They must first challenge themselves to become more before expecting it from their teams. When I graduated from University, I thought my school days were over.  I was always ambitious and quickly learned that in order to […]

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10 Lessons Entertainers Can Teach You About Success And The Power Of Positive Thinking #5MinMotivation

One of your most important tools, is your ability to choose how you react in any given situation.  The power of positive thinking is not a new concept.  In fact, it has been practiced and preached by many.  Chances are, you have heard at least one story if not dozens about people who persisted despite

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Your Greatest Weapon To Respond, Not React #5MinMotivation

There are a lot of situations from my past that could have been avoided if I had responded instead of reacted.  If you look at some of today’s headlines, it is filled with examples of how people reacting through their emotions lead to some questionable decisions and strong consequences. The Twitterverse is full of examples

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Sometimes No Matter How Prepared You Are, Things Don’t Go As Planned #5MinMotivation

You take the time to plan out all the details.  You want to make sure nothing is missed.  Then, stuff happens.  Sometimes, no matter how prepared you are, things don’t go as planned.  So, what do you do next? Get disappointed and give up?  Or use your new environment to plan your next step? I

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How A Google Photos Notification Forced Me To Live In The Now #5MinMotivation

We are always running to the next task, event or responsibility we need to get to.  Our minds are constantly turning, and it becomes easy to forget to live in the now.  You get caught up thinking about your next “todo” without focusing on your current “doing”. We constantly get bombarded daily with instant notifications,

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5 Downsides Of Being Emotionally Intelligent

Emotional intelligence is a fantastic gift. It makes you sensitive to the feelings of others, gives you the ability to harness emotions and allows you to use your own emotions for good.   We’ve all interacted with someone who has a low emotional intelligence. It’s really frustrating, right? When you tell them you’re struggling with

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