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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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Wipe the Slate Clean for 2022—Here Comes 2023!
Every time you tear a leaf off a calendar, you present a new place for new ideas and progress. —Charles Kettering I love using hard-copy …
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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Leave Regrets in 2021 and say HELLO to a No-Regret 2022!
You can’t move forward if you’re still hanging on. —Sue Fitzmaurice First and foremost, let’s make a pact to stop beating ourselves up for what …
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Using “No” to Find Your “Yes”
If you want more time, freedom, and energy, start saying no. —Anonymous No is one of the most difficult-to-use words in the English language. It’s …
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 …
Make 2020 the Year You Speak Up!
To be passive is to let others decide for you. To be aggressive is to decide for others. To be assertive is to decide for …
My New Year’s Wish for YOU: Make Mistakes!
Happy New Year, everyone! Borrowing the words of the author Neil Gaiman, I offer you this very sincere and most heartfelt wish for 2019: I …
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 1
“What you don’t do determines what you can do.” —Timothy Ferriss Never underestimate the power of saying no! At this point in your career, you’re …
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 …
30 Days/30 Ways to Accomplish Your Goals (PART 2)
Marathon runners talk about “hitting the wall”—the point in the race where the challenging task of completing a marathon suddenly seems impossible, and the runners …
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30 Days/30 Ways to Accomplish Your Goals
Even if New Year’s resolutions are not your thing, January is a great time to think about what you want to accomplish over the next …
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 …
New Year, New You
Egads, where did last year go?! I know it’s just my imagination, but it certainly does feel as though time goes by faster and faster …