Regardless of level of personal and professional success, track record of accomplishments, drive to achieve or positive outlook on life and career, everyone will find themselves at a performance plateau from time to time. For the ambitious individual with big goals, dreams and desires hitting a plateau can be a daunting and draining experience as hard work and engagement fails to yield the additional results or traction desired and a frustrating feeling of being…
Graduations, Mother's Day, Father's Day, Weddings...It is definitely the time of year when major gift giving occurs. In our family we also have four birthdays within the next three months. Trying to find the perfect gift is mind boggling. While giving cash may always be welcome. It does seem like little thought and no effort really goes in to selecting a gift the receiver will find personalized with a cash contribution.… Continue
All you have is right now to make a decision. It may be a good one, or it may be a bad one. The important thing is you acted, and refused to let another day go by. We all make bad choices, but that’s what defines us. Failure is a molding process towards success, and without it we cannot develop.…
I figured that I owed you all a day, so you get a two-fer tonight! The topics blended together, so it wasn't too hard a stretch.
Day 10:
Challenge: Read Chapter Five. Recogize that “divine discontent” is a good thing. It is likely God prompting you to take a fresh look at where you are and where you are going. Recognize that… Continue
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Something I'd like to do (and kinda am doing) is to be a freelance programmer to work when I want.
I, however, have a conflict with the industry as it stands. I cannot work a full-time position because I'm the sort of person that likes to get things done as opposed to sitting around filling a cube up and "maintaining" or even just looking busy.
So, I went into contract work where I would work on a project for 3 months or 6 months to get something done and then move… Continue
"This is the beginning of a new day. You have been given this day to use as you will. You can waste it or use it for good. What you do today is important because you are exchanging a day of your life for it. When tomorrow comes, this day will be gone forever; in its place is something that you have left behind...let it be something good." ~Author…
It is important to prepare yourself mentally before you enter into the short sale process. People I coach always ask me, “How did you deal emotionally and mentally while you were going through it?” I use the “Apollo 13” analogy. First, its starts out as “Houston, we have a problem!” Then you scramble to find a game plan that will work. Once you settle on that,…
"The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short, but in setting our aim too low and achieving our mark." ~Michelangelo…
This week I am delighted to welcome to the show Executive Coach, Brand Strategist and Bestselling Author, Libby Gill. Libby Gill worked her way through college as a waitress on the Queen Mary. She has been a tap dancing bear, a talking Christmas tree, a soap opera actress and a hand model.
She also headed up public relations and corporate communications at major…
No matter what your attitude toward debt, investing, saving, or giving it seems nearly everyone agrees that you need an emergency fund. It’s often listed as the number one piece of financial advice given by the wealthy as the key to future success. Having an emergency fund will allow…
I asked my good buddy and graphic artist extraordinaire, Dave Aldrich, if he could bring this idea to life. If you’re not a Star Trek- Next Generation fan, you won’t get this. But if you are, I present to you: