Blog entries tagged 'business success'

Busyness Does Not Equal Productivity

vallove

gain, delivering missed papers. That night, the cycle started all over again. Add to that a husband and two small kids and you begin to get a fuller picture of what my life was like.

Seven days per week, 365 days per year, we kept up that schedule.

What about vacations you ask. Ha! What vacations?

After total burnout and a bout with depression, I asked a few serious and personally important questions: is there a better way? Is there a way to do what needs to be done with [...]

Unhappy Work Atmosphere?

eliyingling

that have worked with me or for me. And whats funny about it is that they always seemed to work even better after I sincerely commented on them.

I believe as humans going through each tiring busy day, we tend to forget how living the simple phrase of the Golden Rule can better our work atmospheres, each communication made, and every relationship.

Why do we forget to raise ourselves up and be the better person?

A favorite phrase of mine coming from Doctor Phil is, &q [...]

Do You Really Need More Accountability?

anniebarron

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In the lists below, mark the statements that describe your current workplace.

When I'm focused on Accountability:
I blame others for my unhappinessI take credit for what worksI blame others for what doesn't work
Rather than ask for help when I need it, I complain that other people aren’t doing what they should and that’s why I can’t do my jobI assume that people are motivated by potential rewards or punishmentsI experience some prid [...]

On A Good Day, Motivation Lasts About 5 Minutes

vallove

on. The big 'poof' has an important job: to get the fire started. Then the 'poof' vanishes, just as quickly as it came. It was great while it lasted.

When the poof vanishes, a fire remains. Now, the charcoal is engaged. It is set on fire and can continue to burn for hours. No one would attempt to burn lighter fluid for hours; it's impractical and dangerous. Knowing the nature of lighter fluid makes it easy to apply it where it's needed, with care and attention.

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Communicating with Ease

DrErica

bsp; have a knee-jerk defensiveness, either automatically assuming the other person is out to get them or they are personally defective? Do they usually smile and appear to cooperate but secretly gossip, complain or sabotoge? Are they genuinely able to hear what you have to say and able to interpret the meaning pretty much the way you meant it? Are they thick skinned, so that you can freely say what you think without worrying about offending them or are they super-sensitive, re [...]

Calm in the Storm

vallove

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2. Clear your space. I'm intrigued by piles. Some folks have piles of stuff and they navigate through them fairly well. Others get paralyzed by piles and can't focus in their presence. Either way, clear a reasonable space for yourself to work in. Then, only introduce into the cleared space what you are working on at the present moment. Nothing else!

3. Your full presence is requested--no multi-tasking allowed. I know this might be a hard one for those of us who are accus [...]

Creating a Team

DrErica

y types and styles. Some are outgoing, friendly and express their desires openly. Others are shy, quiet, indirect, unassertive, and maybe even unaware of what they really want. Then there are those who manipulate others, create dissention, crave attention, divert others from the task at hand, or attempt to sabatoge the work of certain individuals or the entire group.

How does a group become a team, given that people join a group for different reasons, with different perso [...]

The Secret to PM Success

lrlpmp

Project Management is a process. Project Management Professionals know how to use the process to have a positive impact on project outcomes and organizational profitability. The utilization of the tools and techinques must be thoroghly understood and implemented if the benefits and return on investment are to be realized. The secret to success is sound, pragmatic education and dedicated attention the people in the process. A growing PM professional never stops learning. H [...]

Nine Steps to Being a Better Leader

mThalashushu

ionships that will determine your future success?

It's Not Easy

Of course you've got a full schedule! Of course it's tough to find time for these things. As the old saying goes: It's hard to work on draining the swamp when you're up to your ass in alligators!

Your days are so packed with urgent things to do, you quickly lose sight of the important things... like those five bullets above. But it is those "important" things that will define your success [...]

bus stop

ac111999

w and the elite who overcome the stop will be be on the bus (building unbelievable skills) to the successful America.

Be Inspired to Succeed, Today

EricaNelson

What could happen today that would be excellent? What would make you smile? Stop for a moment and invite a client to call unexpectedly. Invite a result to show up that you didn't expect. Be in that space of excited antitipation about your life. What is great about your life right now? Get into that feeling of total confidence. Focus on what is working.

So many of my students spend time each day criticizing themselves for not reaching goals. As we move into the next year -- let's [...]