Markets and companies go through cycles all the time. Sometimes, cycles return healthy profits, and times are easy. Other times, it can become difficult to stay in the black. Do leaders get caught in cycles as well? Are there traps that successful leaders avoid to stay “on top of the game”? Leaders are faced with […]
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Do you know what the problem with motivation is? Once you find it, it doesn’t stay unless you keep working at it. Some days are harder than others to stay motivated. I don’t believe that the main problem is in how to get motivated, I think it’s about staying motivated. Motivation is about the desire
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There used to be a common debate about what increased the chances of someone’s success. On one side of the debate was the Intelligence Quotient while on the other side, the Emotional Quotient. Since then, there has been more than one study on how important it is to continue to develop your emotional intelligence. At
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We all have desires and dreams. What makes one person achieve their dream while another person falls short? It is not always a lack of talent or experience. In fact, we often see people promoted into positions or achieving results with half the experience of others. Is it desire? No, that will only take you
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Have you ever worked really hard for something that you really wanted? You try and try but only find yourself falling just short of achieving your goals. So, you decide to look for a mentor that can push you that step further. In school, that mentor might have been a tutor that helped you boost
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Growing up you have probably been told to choose your friends wisely. If you are a Parent, you have probably given the exact same advice to your children. In fact, hanging out with the “right crowd” can become an important aspiration for most teenagers in school. Then, we get older and get caught up with
Whether it be successful Entrepreneurs, Business Owners or even athletes, successful people have practices that guide their success. These practices help them hone their skills and drive their results further. If I were to ask you who was the most effective leader you know, would it take you a while to come up with an
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In my last post, “Are You Stressed About Finding Your Life Purpose? #5MinMotivation”, I wrote about why you shouldn’t be so worried when it comes to finding your Life Purpose. Your Life Purpose does not have to be a grand find, similar to the pot at the end of a rainbow. It could just be
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My nephew is one year away from having to choose what Academic Program he wants to study in College. In a discussion with him, I asked him which program he was going to choose. He looked at me and replied, “I have no idea”. It was stressing him that he soon had to figure out
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By now, you have probably heard of the phrase, “Begin with the End in Mind”. Stephen Covey was right when he stressed the importance of knowing where you want to end up before you get started. Begin with the End in Mind means to begin each day, task, or project with a clear vision of
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Some search for it all their lives without attaining it fully. Others realize that it was always there waiting to be let out. How do you define happiness? How do you achieve happiness? What if what you believed to be true about finding happiness turned out to be inaccurate or misleading? Suppose that your very
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By the time this post gets published, I will be on my way to my new job and career path. If you are a regular reader of this blog, you probably already know that I was a District Manager up until last Friday, overseeing 23 stores. My reason for leaving was not because I was
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We hear it being said often that people want to, “make a difference”. What does that actually mean? When we think of making a difference, we tend to measure it on a grand scale. We focus on making an impact to the lives of many. We don’t need to over complicate what making a difference
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Have you ever focused on the attainment of a goal so strongly that you forgot to enjoy the journey along the way? You were so focused on the end result and forgot to concentrate on the process. The inspiration for this post comes from a quote by Mark Nepo: “The flower doesn’t dream of
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I was out for supper the other night and I noticed the number of people who take selfies. It is not a new obsession. The most popular picture taken around the world, over $1 million selfies are taken every day. Not only are selfies taken, but they are often shared on social media. It is
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