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ARTArticleThe Three Step Plan to ProsperityYou have $100 in your bank account, your rent is past due, your creditors are calling, your business is dwindling and to top it all off, someone sideswiped your car and now it won’t start.
And some self-help guru out there is telling you to look beyond appearances and know that you have ...ARTArticleThe Top Ten Leadership QualitiesI often come across blog posts or articles that just need to be shared. This terrific article on leadership by David Hakala is one that I think will resonate with many. I would love to hear your comments on this post.
The Top 10 Leadership Qualities, By David Hakala on March 19, 2008
Leadership can be defined as one’s ability to get others to willingly follow. Every organization needs leaders at every level.ARTArticleThe Toxic Need Not Apply!What defines toxic? Merriam-Webster defines it thus: extremely harsh, malicious, or harmful.
What does this mean to you? I suggest avoiding toxic people and situations whenever possible. Oftentimes you may not have identified toxic people who inhabit your world as you are just so accustomed to ...ARTArticleThe UnchangeableWe can’t get back the time that we spent trying to change someone else. The energy and time is irreplaceable. You truly have to look at each and every circumstance and evaluate the time and energy that you’ve put into it and come to the conclusion that it is unchangeable.
It could be the time and energy that you put into a relationship, a job, or a friendship, it doesn’t matter. You have to accept people and situations for what they truly are; a learning experience. You have to learn to accept them for who and what they truly are.ARTArticleTHE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING PART OF NECESSARY SUFFERINGTHE UNNECESSARY SUFFERING PART OF NECESSARY SUFFERINGnBy
Bill Cottringe
n“Anything, anything would be better than this agony of mind, this creeping pain that gnaws and fumbles and caresses one and never hurts quite enough.” ~Jean Paul Sartre.
Life involves a certain amount of painful, ...ARTArticleThe Upside of Change in a Downsized EconomyAre you tired of hearing nothing but doom and gloom about the economy? Perhaps you’ve recently lost your job and all you’ve heard is how many other people are out of work and are now competing for the same job. Don’t you wish the media would start focusing on some uplifting practical solutions ...ARTArticleThe Value of Your TimeAt a conference this year, I heard many self employed and small business owners lamenting how hard they were working, yet not gaining any new business growth or profit. In today’s business environment many emerging entrepreneurs mistakenly attempt to wear all the hats when running their business.
Instead of hiring someone to conduct some of the work for them, they mistakenly believe that they are saving money by doing everything themselves.ARTArticleThe Wasp In The WindowNot too long ago while in my living room, I spied a wasp clinging to the window. Not liking wasps all that much I went over to see if he was on the outside or the inside of the window. As it was, he was trapped between the glass window and the window screen. He had obviously flown onto the ...ARTArticleThe Wasp In The Window: Break Out of Your RutNot too long ago while in my living room, I spied a wasp clinging to the window. Not liking wasps all that much I went over to see if he was on the outside or the inside of the window. As it was, he was trapped between the glass window and the window screen. He had obviously flown onto the ...ARTArticleThe Yin-Yang of ChangeThe concept of yin and yang is used a lot in contemporary language, but the beauty and breadth of this concept is not always fully understood. Yin and yang can serve to guide and give us a framework for virtually anything life serves up. It's especially useful when approaching the inescapability of life's transitions, to create transformation in our lives.ARTArticleThere Is Nothing Wrong With Seeing Things The Way They AreThere Is Nothing Wrong With Seeing Things The Way They ArenBy
Bill Cottringe
n“Common sense is the simple knack of seeing things the way they are and doing things the way they should be done.” ~ Mark Twain.
Here are two important clarifications that I think Mark Twain would have agreed ...ARTArticleThey Didn't Hurt McDonald's, But They Did Hurt The NationI once met a gentleman who was from the State Atto
ey General's office in Texas, where they had the famous McDonald's hot coffee case. Now, you know they call it “hot” coffee for a reason—and this lady, as you may remember the story, purchased some hot coffee and spilt it on herself.
I mean, who’s going to put a Styrofoam cup of hot coffee between their legs and use those same legs to operate the foot pedals without inviting disaster?
Of course, our society is not going to make her accept responsibility for that.ARTArticleThey Let Me into Their WorldI was out for a walk recently. It was a brisk March morning in Nashville—spring was definitely coming, and everything was very beautiful. So I went out to a little pond on the golf course, and there was a flock of geese. I didn't count, but I would say there were, overall, up to two dozen.
They ...ARTArticleTHINK IT BUT DON’T SAY ITTHINK IT BUT DON’T SAY ITnBy
Bill Cottringe
n As a kid I never bought into the infamous playground chant, “Sticks and stones may break my bones but names will never hurt me. Just re-look at my last name above. Now let your imagination run wild, empathizing about all the possible hurt and ...ARTArticleThinking Away The CrapThinking Away the CrapnBy
Bill Cottringe
nn“Keep writing. Try to do a little bit every day, even if the result looks like crap. Getting from page four to page five is more important than spending three weeks getting page four perfect.” n~Alan Dean Foster.
I am not going to apologize for ...ARTArticleThree Ways to Maintain Your FocusI received an email from a fellow who wanted some techniques on maintaining focus, especially the conscious focus that Haanel describes in Week Fourteen in The Master Key System.
26. But the thought must be clear cut, steady, fixed, definite, unchangeable; you cannot take one step forward and ...ARTArticleThree Ways to Reduce Stress and Enlighten UpWhen all is said and done, everyone wants the same thing: to be happy. The demands of work and life often make it difficult to reach that ultimate goal. Here are three simple but powerful ways to reduce the stress in your life and enlighten up.
1. Plan for Joy.
Begin to make a list of all ...ARTArticleThree Wishes for your children that will also bless youBeautiful Blessing
As a parent, you are in the greatest position to bestow blessings upon your child. Many will just wish for a healthy baby while some are more ambitious: the child must get to a good university and make millions.
Your Wishr
Whatever your wish for your child and there should be many for a well rounded upbringing, the top three would be financial finesse, culinary skill and social charm.
Financial FinesserARTArticleTime for YOU During the Holidays!During the holidays it's go-go-go! We easily become stressed, short-tempered and overwhelmed. I have a very simple suggestion for you that might seem obvious, but I don't see a lot of people (outside of my clients!) doing it!
Take time for self-care!
Seriously. I'm listing some ideas here to help you fill your oil lamp, put the oxygen mask on yourself first - however you want to see it. Taking care of you is vital to your, um, vitality! As well as your sanity.ARTArticleTips For Getting Customers, Sales and Sales ConfidenceScenario A: You’re a man in a room predominantly full of women at a convention. You sell websites and website hosting. As a man, how will you talk with women in a professional, ethical, meaningful way to successfully sell your products and services?
Scenario B: You’re a woman ...ARTArticleTo Accomplish Things That Are Literally Out of This WorldThanks for following along with me on my mobile office through the state of Florida! Previously, we were in Walt Disney World. As I write this we're at the Kennedy Space Center, Merritt Island, Florida.
Listen, we just got out of a presentation—a 40-minute IMAX film, one of those 3-D things ...ARTArticleTop 5 Myths About LonelinessAccording to a New York psychotherapist, "Loneliness is a leading social problem of our times. And when people make no attempt to overcome it, the consequences are often stagnation, doing nothing, anxiety and depression."
Unfortunately, there are a number of misconceptions floating around ...ARTArticleTop Five Tips for Aspiring WritersMany people dream of writing the great American novel. It’s a beautiful dream and here are my top five tips for making it a reality.
1. As with any profession or craft, becoming excellent is simple but not easy. The best advice I can give to writers starting out is to READ. Read very ...ARTArticleTransformationTransformation takes place many times a day. Think of it as a hat that you wear and how many times you change the hat when you play a different role. We transform our thought process to conform to whom we are speaking with, our surroundings, etc.ARTArticleTransformational Leadership Should Lead Market RecoveryYou are probably as fed up, and frustrated, as I am with corporations to whom you entrusted your hard earnt money, and who are not returning solid results, but instead trying to confuse you with beautifully scripted results and announcements that portray a positive future and a one time exceptional (usually poor) result. These promises for a bright future though, never seem to materialize with funds in your dividend account, except in the good times, do they?
How often are the questions asked: WHY are there ongoing one time exceptions?ARTArticleTransitions: ChoiceYou are always at choice. Even in the way you feel. No matter what happens to you, you can adjust the way you feel about it. Even if it's something you wish did not happen, and "negatively" effects you, you always have the choice to look at the event in another light.ARTArticleTransitions: Staying PresentTransitions tend to be a time when we are very emotional. Part of the problem, then, is that we're not staying present if we're stuck in our emotional roller coaster. I hesitate to use the phrase "staying present" because it is so overused and people tend to glaze over when they hear that. But, it is so important.ARTArticleTrouble With "The Secret"? Help Is On The WayIF YOU ARE ONE OF THE THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE HAVING PROBLEMS MANIFESTING YOUR DREAMS WITH "THE SECRET".... HELP IS ON THE WAY.
My name is Stephen Seretan, and I was a friend and student of Lester Levenson, a physicist who discovered The Secret in 1952 with imminent death from heart disease approaching at 42 years old. I worked and studied with him from 1983 to 1994, when he passed on at the age of 85. He healed himself totally and became an enlightened teacher and multimillionaire. And it only took him three months!ARTArticleTRUE BALANCE: WHEN TO BE EVEN-HANDED AND WHEN TO GO FOR IT WITH ALL FOURSTRUE BALANCE: WHEN TO BE EVEN-HANDED AND WHEN TO GO FOR IT WITH ALL FOURSnby
Bill Cottringe
n“Genuine happiness and true peace of mind only come about when you begin to make progress at knowing when to be even-handed and when to close your eyes, hold your breath and jump in with all fours.” ...ARTArticleTrust: The # 1 Issue In Living, Relating, Working & Even Sleeping.Trust: The # 1 Issue In Living, Relating, Working & Even Sleeping.
BynBill Cottringe
n“Trust is the secular version of religious faith and faith is the growing belief and comfort in the truth and certainty of something you can’t see or otherwise prove.” ~The author.
Why is trust such an ...