“To decide, to be at the level of choice, is to take responsibility for your life and to be in control of your life.” – Abbie M Dale
Reflecting on Friday’s post the book review of Suzy Welch’s incredible 10-10-10 A Life Transforming Idea, I’d like to share how I immediately used 10-10-10 to make a [...]
“Biology is the least of what makes someone a mother” Oprah Winfrey
Every year we celebrate the woman who brought us into the world. Yes, of course our Mother – she is a very special lady.
However, today we are not going to gush over what a wonderful woman mother is…we will do this plenty on Sunday. [...]
“Be the change you want to see in the world” – Gandhi
The whining post generated some off-line discussions…many of you have yet to feel comfortable posting your thoughts in the comments section. This is OK – feel free to let me know your thoughts however you see fit – the important part is that I [...]
“Self-pity is our worst enemy and if we yield to it, we can never do anything wise in this world.” – Helen Keller
Boy, it is tough out there isn’t it? The economy is crappy, people are losing their jobs left and right, sales are down, businesses are closing. And the hits keep on coming.
It is [...]
“Honesty is not only “the first step toward greatness,”—it is greatness itself.” – Bovee
Honesty…. What a loaded word – it means different things to different people. It can be twisted and turned and tied up in so many different ways – so much that it really doesn’t look much like honesty any more.
Dictionary.com says Honesty [...]
“Optimism is the faith that leads to achievement; nothing can be done without hope” - Helen Keller
A couple months ago I wrote a post about succeeding in a down economy. Today, we are still in an economic downslide and no-one is sure when we will hit bottom. And yet, as with all things…what goes up [...]
“Good plans shape good decisions. That’s why good planning helps to make elusive dreams come true.” – Lester Bittel
When was the last time you sat down and thoughtfully developed an action plan? Come on, I’m not talking about copying your 2008 objectives, changing the date and turning into your manager as your “2009 plans”. I mean [...]
“Fail to plan, plan to fail” – unknown military man
A confession: I am a planner. I love making lists, crossing items off the lists, I have 3 calendars I juggle at all times – 2 of which are the old-school pen and paper type. Planning makes me happy J.
There are many of you who share [...]
“I’m advising my clients not to be deceived by the sense of anonymity.” – Robin Bond
In case you haven’t heard….the Facebook revolution arrived quite some time ago – but it isn’t slowing down in terms of new users joining every day.
I joined Facebook last summer after much reluctance, due to the opinion that it was [...]
“Be nice to people on your way up, because you will meet them on your way down.”
– Jimmy Durante
We have all heard the usual cliché about how it is important to “be nice in business, because it will come back to burn you if you do not.” A reminder never hurts.
Why? Because you never [...]
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