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Bridging the Great Divide Between Ideas and Action - By Laurie DuparPut an End To Time Robbers - By Laurie DuparProductivity for Life - By Laurie Dupar- What’s Right with People? Have You Asked Them Lately? - by Submitted on Aug 06, 2009 from Mary Jane ParisOne of my last positions in the corporate world several years ago involved the administration of the employee survey that took place every other year. As the manager of the employee strategy, I interacted with employees at every level of the organization. Overseeing the data collection, analysis ...
Views: 1653(13 votes) - 13 Education Dreams to Achieve During 2013 - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Dr. Stephen JonesThe best way to achieve your dream is by making a commitment to start today. Determine that you will not let another year go by where you have not pushed the limits to achieve your dream. Even if you get half way there during 2013 you will be closer than you have ever been. The greatest thing ...
Views: 1647(2 votes) - 5 Great Phoning Tips That Everyone Can Use! - by Submitted on Aug 02, 2009 from Jonathan Lewis5 Great Phoning Tips Everyone Can Use! With e-mails, tweets, blogs, texts and other easy electronic forms of communication becoming more mainstream, I couldn’t help but think now might be a great time for some old-fashioned, back to the basics, and tried and true tips for PHONING! Everyone ...
Views: 2291(2 votes) - A Sure-Fire Way to Gain Respect and Admiration at Work This End of Year - by Submitted on Sep 18, 2009 from Karin StewartThe fourth and last quarter of the year is often the most critical to obtain a good annual review or a promotion, because it comes right before review time, and people, including managers, tend to remember recent events better than older ones. However, Q4 is also the most stressful, fast-paced, ...
Views: 1375(2 votes) - Attack Strategies for Email Sanity - by Submitted on Oct 02, 2009 from Stephanie FrankThere’s only one thing I hate worse than mopping the floors… …and that’s dealing with the endless emails that come into my inbox. I’m not talking about the stupid once-in-a-lifetime-do-it-right-now-or-die kinds of emails, I’m talking about the legitimate things you need to deal with. ...
Views: 1594(2 votes) - Balance Your Life: S.O.F.T.E.N. the Superwoman Within - by Submitted on Nov 03, 2009 from Pat MathewsWe all know a few “superwomen”… the ones who are successful business owners, active in kid’s school activities, cook a marvelous healthy dinner every evening, volunteer for a local non-profit, keep a perfect house and always look and feel terrific when out with their significant. (Whew! I got ...
Views: 902(2 votes) - Dealing with Procrastination - by Submitted on Jan 25, 2010 from Bud BilanichAs you know, all outstanding performers have three things in common:.1. Outstanding performers are technically competent. 2. Outstanding performers set and achieve high goals. 3. Outstanding performers are well organized. Well organized people manage time well. The other day, I came across ...
Views: 1073(2 votes) - Don’t Wait Until You Have the Perfect Plan, Take Immediate Action Now. - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2009 from Loren FogelmanHave you ever felt so strongly about something that you were willing to do anything in order to reach your goal? Even though there were barriers, you knew this was right for you and nothing was going to stop you. Obstacles you previously avoided were now challenges you were ready to take on and ...
Views: 2351(4 votes) - Five Ways to Bring Fun and Humor to the Workplace - by Submitted on Nov 07, 2009 from Marelisa FabregaBob Pike, author of "The Fun Minute Manager" , explains that bosses need to lighten up and that they should strive to create an office culture that is fun and enjoyable. He adds that bringing fun into the workplace reduces employee turnover, increases creativity and innovation, makes employees ...
Views: 5986(2 votes) - From a Humble Beginning- A Time Management Irrefutable Secret to Success - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadIt was a Saturday morning in May when I realized that I was not as smart as I thought I was. This happened about 35 years ago but it is as fresh in my mind as if it was yesterday. I was operating one of my franchise organizations and this franchise was in the Lawn Care industry. In this ...
Views: 1221(2 votes) - Have More Time, Make More Money, Be More Effective, With Less Effort - by Submitted on Jan 19, 2010 from Nick BogatinDo you feel you DO NOT have enough TIME to do and accomplish all you desire? Do you feel you DO NOT have enough TIME to get just what needs to be done completed? Is your focus in life like a flashlight or a laser? If you answered YES you need to explore delegating and outsourcing. Some ...
Views: 2075(2 votes) - How Do I Keep My Plate Clear and Stay Frazzle–Free? - by Submitted on Jul 30, 2009 from Stephanie FrankQ: Tony asks, “What is your best method of keeping your plate from getting so full, you feel frazzled?” A: That is a great question. There are a lot of different ways to simplify your systems so you don’t feel frazzled, but let me give you a really quick method to manage everything that’s on ...
Views: 1446(2 votes) - How to Be a Master Life-Juggler - by Submitted on Apr 02, 2010 from Andy WoodJugglers fascinate me. Not the run-of-mill, three-balls-in-the-air type, but the ones I call the Master Jugglers. I love the guys or gals who can toss torches, chainsaws, balls and small animals all at the same time. Well, maybe not the small animals part, but you get the point. In a ...
Views: 1199(2 votes) - How to Stop Wasting Time - by Submitted on Sep 20, 2009 from Ellen Kramer"Waste Time Faster." This is a phrase on a billboard advertising high speed internet. I laugh each time I see it, but it also makes me think about how much time we do waste on the internet. Playing around online is just one of many activities we use to avoid getting things done. Of course, ...
Views: 1979(2 votes) - If Everything is Important, Nothing is Important - by Submitted on Nov 23, 2009 from Sara CaputoIf Everything is Important, then Nothing is Important… I love the phrase “If everything is important, then nothing is important”. I have no idea who said it or where it came from, but I’m sure I read it somewhere at some point, and I use it a lot. There is something about it that is so ...
Views: 6473(2 votes) - Just Write - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Young KimAlex came to me for some coaching on writing. I asked him how often he wrote, and Alex said maybe once a week for only a few minutes. He also said he was writing less and less. I asked him about his writing process. Alex said that he tries to imagine a story from beginning to end in his mind ...
Views: 1228(2 votes) - Leaders Are Responsive - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2014 from Vernon MyersGood leaders must possess the ability to effectively communicate to superiors, subordinates, and peers. Responsive leaders must not only be able to communicate effectively, they must be able to communicate in a timely manner with clear purpose and intent. A leader must possess the ability ...
Views: 1597(2 votes) - Manifesting Made Easy - by Submitted on Jul 24, 2009 from Stephanie FrankManifesting has become a popular buzzword within the metaphysical community and with “The Secret” being so popular, it has made its way into more of the mainstream. What does it mean to you? Making your dream a reality? Yes, absolutely. But, how – that’s the question. Lots of people would like ...
Views: 2183(6 votes) - Marketing on the Internet is Elementary - by Submitted on Aug 03, 2010 from TJ PhilpottMany people tend to over-complicate things when marketing on the internet. No doubt there are some technical skills involved but nothing that the average 'Joe' can not master. The fact is that almost every online marketer started with little more than simply a desire to make money. It is the ...
Views: 2120(2 votes) - Power Time Management Irrefutables - The Five W's - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadWhat? What are the 5 to 10 absolutely necessary activities that you have to do to ensure your success and happiness? Those are going to be your Power Time Management Irrefutables. You have to be serious and you have to be brutally honest with your self. Fudging this list is sabotaging all of ...
Views: 1964(2 votes) - Procrastination - the Killer of Success - by Submitted on Nov 19, 2009 from Tracey BurchardFace it, we all put things off. We leave the hard stuff till last and hope that it somehow gets dropped off our "to do" list. We find other things to do that are "more important." It's just amazing how many "emergencies" can pop up to lead us away from taking the action we need towards our ...
Views: 2322(6 votes) - Procrastination and How to Beat It - by Submitted on Aug 18, 2009 from Hunter PhoenixWe all do it. We put it off. Push it back. Wait. Hope. Agonize. And in the eleventh hour, at the last moment, or when we just can't stand to live with it any longer, we finally get it done! This is the anatomy of procrastination. Procrastination is one of the biggest dream killers out ...
Views: 1622(2 votes) - Productivity Coaching - Email Efficiency & Etiquette - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Dave CrenshawPerhaps the most used and abused communication tool in existence today is email. Our ability to work productively would be dramatically reduced if we didn’t have access to email. However, because we have access to email our lives are constantly interrupted, often with useless pieces of ...
Views: 1148(2 votes) - Search Engine Optimization -- Knowledge is Power - by Submitted on Feb 08, 2010 from Harry Connor JrSearch engine optimization is not easy. Anyone who tells you so is disingenuous. S.E.O. is something that should not be taken lightly, for if you do your website or blog will be lost with the other page ranking "millionaires". This is not in the sense of the millionaires with lots of money, ...
Views: 1008(2 votes) - Seven Ways We Got To Be Fourteen Years Old - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2009 from Dawn AngierSuccess Networks International was launched on January 1st of 1996. In the course of the last fourteen years, we've done many things wrong. We've tried things that didn't work and sometimes stayed with them longer than we should have. We've missed opportunities and were slow to take ...
Views: 1001(4 votes) - Step 5 to Your Success - Grow from The IMAGE Success System - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2012 from Monica Molstad BareshPart 5 of 7 of The IMAGE Success System (Imagine, Manage, Act, Grow, Enjoy!) by Monica of ImageThat! As you have Imagined, Managed, and taken Action, you should be learning something along the way! In the first steps of The IMAGE Success System, I recommended that you start a journal to ...
Views: 1195(2 votes) - Step 6 to Your Success - Enjoy! from The IMAGE Success System - by Submitted on Feb 15, 2012 from Monica Molstad BareshPart 6 of 7 of The IMAGE Success System (Imagine, Manage, Act, Grow, “Enjoy!”) The next step to your success is #6 - “Enjoy!” If you recall, step #2 was also “Enjoy!” because you needed to document what you wanted to ““Enjoy!”” as you accomplished tasks in the Manage, Act and Grow ...
Views: 1231(2 votes) - The Business of Art - by Submitted on Dec 16, 2010 from JoAnn DePoloIt seems that business and art do not mix. An art enthusiast explained to me that an artist works during the day at a “regular” job, comes home to create at night, stores work in a closet then becomes famous when they finally die after an agonizing monotonous life. This is a common conception ...
Views: 1128(2 votes) - The Myth of Multitasking - by Submitted on Apr 17, 2011 from Young KimCan you honestly say you can text and drive well, or do you find yourself swerving off to the curb once and a while? How comfortable would you be if your dentist was tweeting while she was giving you a root canal? How do you think your kids feel when you're texting on your Crackberry during ...
Views: 1288(4 votes) - The Next 35 Days of Business …Kick Your Competitive Self Into Gear! - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Deborah GardnerWith the holiday season fast approaching, many companies think they have plenty of time to conduct business before year end. Some people feel the holiday time is expected to be slow, so they deliberately slow down their work load and their connection time with customers, prospects and vendors. ...
Views: 821(2 votes) - Transform Your Life One Change at a Time - by Submitted on Apr 01, 2010 from Marien Perez• Do you want to become more assertive and successful in your work relationships? • Do you want to feel healthier, get fitter, and feel more optimistic about your life? • Are you ready to free yourself from procrastination, and start freeing up time to do the things that really matter to ...
Views: 1191(4 votes) - Two Key Business Principles For Success - by Submitted on Oct 14, 2009 from David SamuelThe first key principle in business success is knowing who you are dealing with, and who you are, a smart person or a foolish person. The difference between a smart person and a foolish person is that when a foolish person is foolish, he thinks he is smart, when a smart person is foolish, he ...
Views: 2019(6 votes) - What To Do When You Just Can't Concentrate - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2009 from Karen ScharfMy email in-box is jam packed, I have several calls from sales people that I haven't returned yet, my desk is a mess, and I'm finding it very hard to concentrate. What in the world is going on here! Well, for starters, my friend Chris is undergoing her second brain surgery today (a 7 hour ...
Views: 2344(2 votes) - What Worked, What Didn't, What's Next? - by Submitted on Jul 07, 2009 from Dawn AngierOne of the common denominators of successful people is their ability to persevere when things don’t go as planned. Effective people don’t allow themselves to get bogged down in feelings that don’t serve their purpose. On the other hand, ineffective, unsuccessful people allow their emotions ...
Views: 829(2 votes) - What's Zapping Your Energy? - by Submitted on Feb 28, 2011 from Julia JamesWho likes conflict and dealing with difficult situations? I don’t know anybody who does! That’s why it’s called difficult and why most people spend a lot of time and energy avoiding them, often without realizing it. What would be possible if you could reclaim all of that time and energy, and ...
Views: 991(2 votes) - Please read this... It will mean a lot to me. - by Submitted on Oct 19, 2009 from Danish AhmedHey there everyone!! Thanks. I appreciate you taking the time to read this. Now, why do you think this means a lot to me? Take a moment and think about it. What got you to start reading this? If you don't read "every" post, what got you to start reading this time? Was it simply because I ...
Views: 2832(26 votes) - Bring Prosperity Into Your Work - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2010 from Candace CzarnyFeng Shui Tips for Your Office Your office is where you might spend forty or more hours a week. While you might be comfortable in your space what about your co-workers and your clients? The energy of your office space will impact all of the people who work or visit it. Both your customers ...
Views: 1408(5 votes) - Organize Your Desk & Office Space for 2010 & Beyond - by Submitted on Jan 11, 2010 from Mary DykstraIt’s ‘GO’ Month (Get Organized)! Moreover, it’s a new year and a new decade. This is the perfect time to set the tone for a new phase. Remember, small changes over time lead to a huge cumulative positive change. Let’s talk about your office & desk area, whether it’s a home office or a ...
Views: 2169(5 votes) - Will Your Home Business Boom or Bust? - by Submitted on Dec 29, 2009 from Carole HodgesSeven Personal Challenges That Determine Your Home Business Future Are you one of the many people who are working from home? Perhaps you operate a home based business or work for a company who is saving on office space. Either way, you have some new challenges. Here are the top seven ...
Views: 1334(11 votes) - 10 Productivity Tips for Solopreneurs - by Submitted on Feb 21, 2011 from Young KimSolopreneurs by definition work alone. They are the masters of their domain. They take orders from no one, and they give orders to no one. They are 100% accountable for the successes and failures of their business. There is a thin line between having a successful solopreneur lifestyle and ...
Views: 2646(12 votes) - 2 Considerations When You Begin to Outsource Projects - by Submitted on Mar 11, 2011 from Hugh StewartMany self-employed people believe they cannot afford to outsource. There are actually good, sound business reasons for outsourcing and delegating. Take an honest appraisal of what you are spending your time on: Are you working on things you do not like doing? Are you spending time on tasks that ...
Views: 1436(3 votes) - Are You Doing the Right Job? - by Submitted on Aug 10, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadThis sounds a little strange but having the right people doing the right jobs can have a powerful impact on your bottom line and how effective you and your organization is in getting the job done. Right now I’m personally caught in the classic dilemma of starting a new business and having to ...
Views: 1609(3 votes) - Better Productivity Is All About Getting Your Head Straight - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadHave you ever see the Paul Newman movie Cool Hand Luke? There are a number of scenes where the Sheriff tells Paul Newman, the prisoner who keeps escaping, that he has to get his head straight, so he will stop escaping. I made this connection, as tenuous as it may be with almost all of my ...
Views: 1692(3 votes) - Business Productivity: Are These 7 Strongholds Blocking Your Success? - by Submitted on Mar 15, 2009 from Kym Moore,Quite often, personal strongholds greatly attribute to the failure of a business. However, if we examine some close-knit areas in our lives, we might easily recognize that some of these elements could be blocking our business and personal successes. Metaphorically speaking, a stronghold is like ...
Views: 2184(3 votes) - Faster Than the Speed of Thought - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2009 from Dawn AngierOne of the ways you can differentiate yourself in the marketplace is to deliver your products and services faster than your competition. I just signed off on the proofs for a 300-page book with a full-color cover. The turnaround for this digital printer is less than eight days—and most of ...
Views: 1036(3 votes) - Getting organized - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2010 from Ozias MucheriwaA considerable number of people are struggling trying to find ways to trim their bodies. They are desperately seeking for ways to shed off significant amounts of weight. This is because when a human body is left on its own it gravitates towards disorder. A bright and magnificent set of brains ...
Views: 1095(3 votes) - How to Train People Effectively - by Submitted on Apr 08, 2011 from Sasha Lauren, Americas Trusted Organizing Expert (not current)Statistics show that people respond better to positive support than to negative input. If you want your employees to perform well, cultivate patience and a positive environment. Not all people possess the same skills; employees who are assigned tasks beyond their capability may not adhere to ...
Views: 13508(3 votes) - Increasing Your Productivity- How to Get Started - by Submitted on Oct 23, 2009 from Bryan BecksteadThe fact that you are here is a good start. The fact that you are here indicates that there is a search on, from you, to explore and find a way to better yourself and to get better results. My position in this area has always been a two-pronged approach, to start with. Get Control of Your ...
Views: 1330(3 votes) - It Only Happens Twice A Year - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2010 from Lori Snyder"The distance is nothing; it's only the first step that is difficult." Marquise du Deffand Now that we are in a new year, it is so cool to recognize how we all get to have two New Year’s in one year. The first obviously is when we will all celebrate 2010, and the second is of course our ...
Views: 1383(3 votes) - Perfectionism... Something to Be Proud Of - 5 Reasons If You Are an Entrepreneur - by Submitted on Feb 23, 2010 from Monique MacKinnonOne of the comments I hear often, especially from female clients, is: “I am my own worst enemy-critic.” Not surprisingly, many claim to be perfectionists. As we all know, anything brought to its extreme can be unhealthy, and it is no different with perfectionism. This article is dedicated to all ...
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