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Surrounding Yourself With People Who Matter
The key is to keep company only with people who uplift you, whose presence calls forth your best. —Epictetus As 2024 winds to a […]
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hitting your goals
Psyching Yourself Up for the Final Push
December is here—and that means we have less than a month left to finish up our projects for 2024. How are you feeling about that?
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Mid-Year Check-In: Are Your Goals for 2024 in Sight?
As 2023 drew to a close, I reminded you that “the end of the year is a prime time for reflecting on how we can
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Soar to New Heights in the New Year
Once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will
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Manage Your Time to Grow Your Productivity
Time is what we want most, but what we spend worst. —William Penn Time management at work is a perennial concern for everyone. Projects, clients,
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How to Survive the Rush to Year’s End
It’s all fun and games till Santa checks his naughty list. —unknown If you can believe it, we’re a mere 7 weeks away from
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How to Get More Done Before the End of the Year
We all aspire to be productive—yet most of us struggle to reach that goal. Now that we’re moving into the back half of 2023 (wait—July
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Overcoming the Year-End Madness Without Losing Your Mind (or Your Health)
In the spirit of the season, I offer you this gift: Twelve tips for overcoming the year-end madness! In the run-up to the end of the
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Make 2021 the Year of YOU
And now we welcome the new year, full of things that have never been. ―Rainer Maria Rilke Wow, what a year. To say that 2020
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How to Get a Promotion While Working Remotely
You cannot just expect a promotion to come from the sky. —Jesse White Regardless of whether you’re working in the office or from home, if
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Goals? What Goals?
If there’s one thing that’s certain in business, it’s uncertainty. —Stephen Covey Remember when we would set goals for ourselves each January and then hustle
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How to Find a Mentor and Nurture the Relationship for the Long Haul
Show me a successful individual and I’ll show you someone who had real positive influences in his or her life. I don’t care what you
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Building Your Management Skills—Even Without Help from Your Company
The quality of a leader is reflected in the standards they set for themselves. —Ray Kroc, Grinding It Out When I first started managing employees
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Leading with Gratitude: No Longer just a Hippy-Dippy Theory
LeaBe thankful for what you have; you’ll end up with more. If you concentrate on what you don’t have, you will never, ever have enough.
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The Power of Saying No – Part 2
“The difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no to almost everything.” —Warren Buffett You may think that you
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Change Your Outlook, Change Your Life – Part 1
Positive thinking will let you do everything better than negative thinking will. —Zig Ziglar Is there a “Downer Dave” or a “Negative Nancy” in your
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Dream Big: Strategize Now to Achieve Your Goals in 2017
With the frivolity (and stress) of the holidays behind us, it’s time to get back to work. But before jumping into business-as-usual routines, take a moment
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New Year’s resolutions? What resolutions? Five Steps to Get Motivated Again and Achieve Your New Year’s Goals
, get I know how hard it can be to stay motivated day after day (year after year). Everyone struggles with this (including me!). But