Are you feeling overwhelmed at work, unfocused, or frustrated with your inability to think and plan for your company’s future? Now’s the time to schedule a TIME OUT! Coined by EOS (the Entrepreneurial Operating System), a “Clarity Break” is a regularly scheduled appointment on your calendar with yourself. Clarity breaks allow you to clear your …
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If you’re looking to grow your business or advance your career, finding and leveraging your strengths could be the most important thing you can do. According to Gallup, a strength is defined as a natural ability or talent that allows you to consistently provide near perfect performance in an activity. Strengths-based companies are better performers—accelerating …
Has your business hit the ceiling – with flat growth or lackluster profits that leave you scratching your head? You might have even tried making some changes, but somehow you’ve hit the breaks and your competitors are whipping past you. Hitting the ceiling is a natural part of growth, with many small businesses failing to …
To move profit upward, common business knowledge says to provide an excellent product with excellent service at profoundly excellent prices. But did you know there is a more subtle – possibly more powerful – factor that can pave the path to better profits? Your mission statement. A company’s mission statement is a clear, memorable, concise …
Mornings can be a wild dash for most of us – racing the clock to meet the needs of kids, get dressed and fly out the door. Not to mention the stress of misplacing items, battling traffic, or arriving late only to feel you’re playing catch-up all day. Some of us act like “Good Morning” …
The Golden Rule of Business says that people will do business with and refer business to those people they know, like and trust. It’s a transformational philosophy on how to create success in business AND life. How can we apply this rule? According to Bob Burg and John David Mann in The Go-Giver, there are 5 …
Summer is a wonderful time to bring balance and perspective to life – especially if you’ve been using all your emotional and physical reserves to push through a busy spring of balancing career with graduations, concerts, weddings and other commitments. Today, there are many medical studies that show our biography becomes our biology. In other words, …
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Let’s be honest, we’ve all set goals that have failed. In fact, research says that 90% of New Year’s resolutions fail by the end of January! Goal setting is supposed to be a positive, powerful practice that ignites enthusiasm and provides clear direction. To be successful, we’re supposed to set SMART goals: Specific, Measurable, Attainable, …
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The practice of “Living in Thanksgiving” can be truly life changing. All virtues have value and being thankful revitalizes the entire mental process by activating all other attitudes, thus stimulating creativity and joy. In fact, it has been said that the most powerful prayer is only two words, “Thank you!” According to experts who study …
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Throughout the ages, the world’s greatest spiritual leaders, thinkers and authors have recognized the power of gratitude. Gratitude changes our focus of life more than any other action. When you feel good, you do good – and more good shows up in your life! We can decide to be grateful or to be bitter. When …
