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Not everyone likes change. Some are comfortable precisely where they are and prefer to stay within their comfort zone. Others are more adventurous and enjoy a good challenge. They are more open to trying new things in order to experience something new or perhaps to learn something that will ... Views: 1528
Welcome to Creating Harmony’s email of indication. Our intention in this Harmonising Times is to provide our readers, friends and everyone else with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives as we move through 2016. So helping each to Create their Life of Harmony by assisting each ... Views: 1723
Welcome to Shamanics in Portugal´s Earth Spirit Journal. Our intention is to remind you our readers, friends and connections we are all part of a much larger, ever evolving community. As part of that the Journal is available on YouTube so that you can listen to it as well as view some of the ... Views: 1511
Yes, like many before you, you want something big…
You want to win at life…
You want to create a life and a business that makes you feel great!
You want to wake up feeling awesome and full of purpose and the joy of living a life you are designed to live…
And you want to make lots of ... Views: 1777
Welcome to Creating Harmony in Your Life's email of indication, The Harmonising Times. Our intention is to provide our readers, friends and everyone else with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives. So helping each to Create their Life of Harmony by assisting each of us to take ... Views: 1405
Welcome to Shamanics in Portugal´s Newsletter. Our intention is to remind you our readers, friends and connections we are all part of a much larger, ever evolving community. As part of that the Journal is now available on Youtube so that you can listen to it as well as view some of the scenery ... Views: 1598
Reasons Why Companies May Rebrand
Companies do rebrand for so many reasons, however,
Here are the top 7 reasons why companies change their brand name
1. Company acquisition or merger: If a company is being acquired by new owners or merging with an existing company that calls for a ... Views: 1231
When does playing video games, visiting Facebook, checking email or watching TV cross the line from stress buster to bad habit? How many working hours define a “workaholic”? Is an occasional glass of wine a bad habit? Where do you draw the line before activities involving electronics, hobbies, ... Views: 1527
Sustainable development is the pathway to the future we want for all. It offers a framework to generate economic growth, achieve social justice, exercise environmental stewardship and strengthen governance. ---Ban Ki-moon
The definition of Sustainable Development has been constantly evolving ... Views: 833
Have you ever stayed in a job, relationship or living situation for too long? I mean, you knew it was not your ideal situation and you stayed because you thought you could either make it work or you were too lazy or scared to move on.
Is that a bad thing? Not really.
But you may experience ... Views: 1944
“Human beings are poor examiners, subject to superstition, bias, prejudice, and a PROFOUND tendency to see what they want to see rather than what is really there.” Dr. M. Scott Peck
Discovering areas of your life and/or business that require some work to improve is a meaningful first step in ... Views: 1179
The Harmonising Times, from CreatingHarmonyinYourLife.com, is a regular newsletter of indication created with the intention of providing you with clarity of what's going on energetically for every being on this planet. With the Universe’s process of evolution continuing to ensure constant ... Views: 1494
How often do you stop to catch yourself in the act of doing something right? Or anybody else for that matter . . .
As opposed to dinging yourself for every single mistake you make, every flaw you find on your face, in your character, your clothes, your finances, your relationship, your ... Views: 1280
Welcome to Creating Harmony’s October 2015 email of indication. Our intention is this provides our readers, friends and connections with foresight as to the influences impacting all our lives. So helping each to Create their Life of Harmony by assisting us to take full responsibility for our own ... Views: 1384
“Peace is not absence of conflict, it is the ability to handle conflict by peaceful means” ~Ronald Reagan.
The transition from the Manufacturing Age to the Information Age brought is a value revolution. The current values revolution has turned the traditional workplace upside down and ... Views: 1532
The Easiest Management Trap to Fall Into & The Hardest One to Avoid
by
Bill Cottringer
“The first rule of business: Control the few controllables and manage the rest the best you can.” ~The author.
This number one rule actually applies to both the public and private sectors equally ... Views: 1319
Happiness is not a goal that you reach.
It’s a state of mind that
you can choose to live in every day regardless as to what’s going on around you.
Enjoy the journey of life and choose to live in a state of happiness.
Action for today:
Choose to experience happiness throughout ... Views: 1296
While most leaders are measured on the basis of business results, organizations must begin holding leaders accountable for building a strong and enduring culture, listening to feedback, and engaging and retaining their teams, according to a new study just released Global Human Capital Trends ... Views: 1294
All conflicts between thoughts, words, actions and what we say we believe will be highlighted. Some of these may be buried deep. Perhaps relating to old issues that had seemed resolved or long forgotten may suddenly surface, requiring a whole new level of attention.
It will no longer be ... Views: 1392
Gregory Reece-Smith, of http://CreatingHarmonyinYourLife.com presents a copy of his August 2015 Harmonising Times Newsletter sent free to subscribers in the first week of every month.
This next phase of 2015 is moving beyond each of us taking responsibility for our own lives, now it is also ... Views: 1485
The concept of “change” is incremental and limited. It’s an extrapolation of the present with some new stuff added and some current stuff extracted. By anchoring to “what was” as a starting point, it’s often insufficiently ambitious. “Transformation” on the other hand, begins with a vision of ... Views: 1501
This is the century in which the introvert will “shine.” In the past, we have valued the extrovert more in the marketplace, because communication, negotiation, marketing/sales, etc. always occurred face-to-face, and the extrovert thrived in an atmosphere of “people presence” and lots of ... Views: 2095
It’s 9:15am and so far I have showered, put on my face, dressed, drove my daughter to camp, dropped my car off for service, walked to a neighborhood greasy spoon for a real breakfast and am now sitting on the patio of the local Starbucks, enjoying my Chai tea latte. Life is good!
The reason ... Views: 1145
Sometimes what you know may be more dangerous than what you don’t know. You may mistake knowledge or experience as “truth”. There is only one truth about your business; what you believe will come true.
Let me show you how this works. Tika became distraught when her creativity seemed to ... Views: 1256
Welcome to a copy of the monthly newsletter of indication for July 2015 from www.CreatingHarmonyInYourLife.com, written by noted transformation coach, Gregory Reece-Smith. The intention behind this news is that it will provide foresight to help its readers, their friends and connections 'Create ... Views: 1436
Gregory Reece-Smith, Success Skills and Change Management Coach, founder of CreatingHarmonyInYourLife.com and Amazon best-selling author of 'The Seven Secrets to Living in Harmony', presents the June 2015 issue of The Harmonising Times' a free newsletter of indication to help its readers, and ... Views: 1421
Let me ask you a question, what is the best advice you have ever received from a boss or leader that you admire?
For me this is easy to answer as I think back to my most admired and respected boss Rudy McLean. Rudy had many years of leadership experience within the corporation I worked for ... Views: 2918
Gregory Reece-Smith presents a copy of 'The Harmonising Times' newsletter for May 2015. The newsletter is sent directly to Gregory's subscribers at http://www.CreatingHarmonyInYourLife.com in the first week of each month.
April was almost a game of two halves! It began with the pressure of ... Views: 1370
A career in mass communication/journalism is a challenging task. Journalists play a major role in the development of the nation and they need to be in top form to be able to evaluate, assess and project information to the masses in the best of their sensibility. Mass Communication & Journalism ... Views: 886
Picture this: A light plane goes down in the Arizona desert. A team from the NTSB descends on the scene to investigate what happened. After three months of rigorous study and analysis, they're ready to report. They call a news conference.
The NTSB administrator approaches the podium. You've ... Views: 1584
I disdain bureaucracy. When I use that word, however, I do not mean that I disdain procedures or rules.
My definition of bureaucracy: "Policies and/or procedures that create no value for stakeholders." For example, I don't consider procedures governing the conduct and frequency of ... Views: 1188
Losing is painful. It doesn’t matter what - a job, a promotion, your health, a lover, a spouse - it’s painful. Sure, the pain is greater, the greater the loss, but whenever we lose something, we feel it deeply.
A friend of mine, a trial lawyer by trade, recently lost a big case. He’s not in ... Views: 1414
I remember years ago being part of a group trip and stopping for a picnic. The organizer shared some crisps and then took a bite of one. She looked at me and said “Mmmmm, aren’t crisps just heavenly?”
Back then, I was totally in my head and wondering why this woman was getting so excited ... Views: 1377
"Change is the only constant." Proverb
Your ego really likes it the way it is. It's biggest "want" is to protect you from change. Reverse psychology is where we "want" one thing, but do another. In other words, our struggling consciousness is trying to make change and so easily pacifies the ... Views: 903
You could be in a perfectly adequate job – work that you enjoy and which possibly pays you enough for all your needs. You're living in a place that is familiar to you; somewhere that you call home. So when opportunity comes knocking, you’re may be tempted to pass on an unknown future in favor of ... Views: 1760
Let’s find out what holds us back from exploring and experiencing the many new things we could do to grow and bring more joy and fulfillment into our life. Today in our known environment, we are comfortable and continue with our same routine. With no or just little effort we can stay in our ... Views: 1395
Change is hard! Whether it is an organizational change that needs to occur in your work, a change in your personal or family life or a change in your behavior to achieve a healthier you – you may face resistance.
Resistance is defined as “anything that slows or stops movement or keeps ... Views: 1034
Way back in 1977, while I was graduating from Simmons College (and wondering how the heck I was going to get a job using what I’d learned), James Prochaska and his colleagues at the University of Rhode Island were developing a revolutionary new theory about how people change. It was called the ... Views: 1370
My vision of happiness is not party style joy and excitement. Although that is fun it is not sustainable. Instead I see being comfortable and relaxed about myself, others, circumstances and progress.
Movies, sports, TV programs and other entertainments are also fun briefly but lose something ... Views: 1251
Paying off your debt balances is one of those things that you may know needs to be done, but you may struggle to find the motivation to get started and to stick with your effort. Finding a way to get motivated to finally take action can help you to achieve the goals that you have established for ... Views: 1827
Whenever you want to experience a huge breakthrough in your business, you have to start where you are.
You may be disappointed that you’re not making more money at this point in your biz. If you’re just starting out you might be on pins and needles because you need to make money ASAP. ... Views: 1322
Are you a member of the Canadian/US military and selling your home due to a military relocation? If so, you probably don’t have the luxury of time on your side. You need to sell quickly and you want top dollar for your home!
Selling a home can be a stressful situation for many people. ... Views: 1017
“I’m not making any money!” comes the frustrated battle cry. “It’s easy for you, but I have not figured out how to make this thing work!” Recently, lots of people who have been trying to make money online are likely chanting these statements. Yet others are chanting, “Great times! Great times! ... Views: 1159
The connection and sense of community that can grow between a CxO (referring here to all C-Suite members) and his or her organization’s employees is one of the most overlooked points of leverage that a business can tap into for generating results. Your company’s bottom line depends on the people ... Views: 1258
Motivation of Direct Support Professionals (DSP's) can be a daunting task. To examine ways to motivate DSP's we can consider the two-factor theory. The psychologist Frederick Herzberg studied and theorized the motivational theory or the two-factor theory. The Motivational Theory further refines ... Views: 1646
Managing Better Work Performance
By Bill Cottringer
“Compelling trust is the highest form of human motivation” ~Stephen Covey.
We have always known that excellent work performance has to be driven by strong motivation. But in the beginning, motivational experts were only scratching ... Views: 1307
Children remain 'bundles of joy' all over the world. We love their innocence, and their need is our command. But have you every been exposed to their healing powers? You might be thinking that I am out of their minds and possibly am over-influenced by films like Matilda where the little girl had ... Views: 1610
The only feature of life which is permanent is change. Whether you accept it or not, whether you are prepared for it of not, people, situations, values, beliefs, in fact, practically everything both inside and outside us change. When you visit your old home town after years, you look around and ... Views: 2526
Being the Change in your life is not a magical, instantaneous event. Like Life itself, it is a journey and not a destination. Be the Change is a process that can be accomplished while you life your life, go to your job, raise your children, love your pets and take vacation. It is like playing ... Views: 1101
We become very accustomed to things, don’t we? We become accustomed to having oatmeal for breakfast. We get accustomed to having our clothes cleaned in a particular way. We are accustomed to a specific manner of interface with particular individuals. When we arise in the morning, we have an ... Views: 1183