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Personal Branding Series Part 1 of 3:  Why Everyone Should Act Like An Entrepreneur

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One of the most popular words in today’s social media is entrepreneur.  In fact, every day you can find news articles, podcast episodes or YouTube videos on the subject.  What makes the subject of entrepreneurship so enticing?  Besides the fact that being an Entrepreneur means you are usually working for yourself, the traits required to […]

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Stretch Goals, SMART Goals Or Realistic Goals, Which One Is Your Best Approach?  #5MinMotivation

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The importance of goal setting is not a new concept.  There have been thousands of articles, books and studies on the subject.  In fact, at the time of this writing, if you enter goal setting on Amazon.com, you will have a choice between 99, 037 books to choose from.  There are articles on Stretch goals

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A Different Look At The Definition of Courage?  #5MinMotivation

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There are many stories that one can find in history about courage.  In today’s #5MinMotivation, I aim to get you to think of what courage means to you.  Even more than that, to inspire a new definition of courage into every one of us. Merriam Webster defines courage as, “the ability to do something that

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5 Email Strategies To Help Bring Your Inbox To Zero

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How does email affect your productivity?  Before you can answer that question, you need to ask yourself how much time you spend reading, composing and responding to email?  I used to feel overwhelmed with the amount of email and responses that I used to receive.  Mostly because those emails and in turn requests, were not

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The 7 Words That Impacted My Productivity

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In the beginning of this year, I started on a project to write a productivity book.  Throughout the years, my responsibilities grew due to several restructurings.  I often noticed a difference between me and my colleagues.  Although they often felt overwhelmed, I quickly adapted to my new environment and remained productive.  This is what prompted

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This Is One Of The Most Important Decisions You Make #5MinMotivation

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You make decisions every single day.  Some are minor decisions that if made poorly have no negative impact to your success.  There are other decisions you make that can cause a huge impact to your level of happiness, success and increase or decrease your chances to achieve your goals. Last week, I was invited to

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6 Strategies To Achieving Your Number One Leadership Goal

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As a leader, you can have several goals depending on the commitments of your position.  There are many metrics that determine whether or not you are performing a good job.  There are financial goals, marketing goals, and development goals.  Several priorities are calling upon your attention.  Where do you start?  What is your number one

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Is “I Don’t Feel Like It” A Reason For Procrastination? #5MinMotivation

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In this week’s #5MinMotivation the question I bring forth is, “do you need to be motivated in order to do something?  If you don’t feel like it, is that a good reason for procrastinating?    It only becomes procrastination when you have a specific intention and you push off accomplishing it.  There are people who wait

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