You Can Touch Lives with One Small Acts of Kindness It’s World Kindness Day and that’s a great reminder that being kind can change lives, in small but powerful ways. Indeed, research shows that kindness is great for both giver and receiver and it tends to multiply and expand. Resilient leaders look for opportunities to…
Distractions are Everywhere; Productivity Suffers In screaming color, moving fast, making noise, distractions fly across your computer screen, your phone, your office such that it’s tough to concentrate and maximize your productivity. In fact, new research from the book, Hyperfocus by Chris Bailey, says most people focus on one thing for 40 seconds and get…
“Lack of trust is your biggest business expense.” David Horsager “Trust, Not Money, is the Currency of Business and Life” Think about it. What products do you buy consistently? Why? Because you trust that they will deliver their promise every time. And what happens when they don’t? You change products and they lose your business. …
Don’t Be That Speaker © Can Stock Photo / AndreyPopov Conferences, workshops, company meetings. We’ve all been to presentations that did not fulfill expectations. The speaker doesn’t deliver, his content falls flat, and everyone is disappointed, feeling like they wasted their time. When you’re asked to present for whatever reason, don’t be that speaker. Strong…
Overcoming Fear and Worry and Moving Into Action Unfortunately, with global warming, we live in a time when natural disasters occur more and more frequently, whether it’s the recent fires in California, or the pending hurricanes all over the globe. At times like this, it’s easy to go into fear and panic, neither of which…
Celebrate and Acknowledge the Big Steps to Success! Last week had two major milestones for me. I finished the full draft of my 7th book on women and overwhelm. And I experienced the completion of my book proposal as I sent it out to my book scout and agent. (That has to happen before it…
What Else Do You Want to Happen in 2018? Is it time to reboot your year? As children return to school in the United States, there is a sense of new beginnings and opportunity. There are only 4.5 months left in the year, and that is more than enough time to achieve goals and move…
“Beware of the barrenness of a busy life.” Socrates According to Eric Schmidt, the former CEO of Google, five exabytes of data were created between the dawn of civilization and 2003, and now that much is created every two days. And we try to process it all, on the phone, the iPad®, the laptop, in…
Before Asking, What Value Are You Giving Your Customers and Followers? I had never heard of Amanda Palmer or her music before I read her book the Art of Asking. But whether you like indie punk rock or not, you will be a fan of Amanda Palmer and her ability to connect with her fans…
A negative thinker sees a difficulty in every opportunity and a positive thinker sees an opportunity in every difficulty- Anonymous Have you ever seen a child trying something new and getting belittled? And then, as he fails, he is ridiculed and doesn’t want to risk again. That’s how negativity works. It seeps into the consciousness…