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ARTArticleBusiness and Emotions.Just watched the October 19th special event, filmed live at the Apple campus in Cupertino, Califo
ia where Apple celebrated Steve’s life.
What a legacy that man leaves behind, just awesome. From a business and executive coach’s perspective (yep, that’s me) a few thoughts:
Only great leaders create great companies. Great leaders will challenge and inspire their people in their quest for excellence. People will only experience a feeling of pride when they worked hard for their success. If success comes easily, ove
ight, without too much effort, pride will not enter the equation.ARTArticleBuy Raffle Tickets From Anyone BUT........Raffle Tickets.
We all get approached to buy them. From anyone and from everyone. Some people we know and some people we don ‘t know. It’s usually a small ticket item, $1 or $2 maximum.
It’s the old “what goes around, comes around” theory. Someday, sooner or later, you will be selling them or ...ARTArticleCan Your Website Do This?The question isn’t whether or not your business has a website, it’s a given it does. The real question is this: Does your website allow you to connect and interact with visitors? If it doesn’t, you are missing out on an enormous opportunity to grow your business.
A website that is nothing ...ARTArticleCAREFULLY CRAFTING CHANGE“Nobody can go back and start a new beginning, but anyone can start today and make a new ending.” ~Maria Robinson.
As managers today, we are being challenged to use and teach one skill more than all the others in our toolbox—adapting to and teaching change successfully. Just pause a moment ...ARTArticleCatch Yourself Enjoying A MomentJoy brings more light into our lives. No matter the circumstances you have drawn into your life, pay attention when you catch yourself smiling and enjoying the small stuff. As we learn to focus on the simple pleasures already happening, the easier it is to let go of allowing the unpleasant things to spoil our day. It lightens us every time we enjoy a flower or sunset, hug a loved one, say hi to a smiling neighbor, pet our dog or cat, or make eye contact with a child at the grocery store. This joy in the moment transfers to building a positive mindset, which affects how we live our day.ARTArticleCharacter-BuildingCHARACTER-BUILDING
By Bill Cottringe
nn If you do a Google search on “character-building programs in schools” you will uncover nearly a quarter of a million hits. Why is character-building such an important topic getting so much attention in our schools? First of all it is not ...ARTArticleChoices, Choices, ChoicesCHOICES, CHOICES, CHOICES
By Bill Cottringe
nnn Probably the one thing we think about and do more than anything else in life is making choices. Many times we even have to choose to make a choice or not. We generally make choices from either our heads or our hearts, but usually somewhere in ...ARTArticleChoose the Planner That's Right for YouYou may have seen the television commercial in which a group of people are assembling in a conference room for a meeting. They make fun of the fact that one of their co-workers uses a paper and pen rather than an electronic tablet for taking notes. The shamed employee tells his colleagues to ease up on their attack because he’s just gone online and purchased a tablet so he can be just like them.rARTArticleChoose Wisely GrasshopperWhich of these activities would you prefer to do? I’m not going to tell you what they are just the net effects and you can decide from there.
Activity #1 – Can cause sleeplessness and irritability. It can also lead to numerous health problems including but not exclusive to, headaches, ...ARTArticleco-creating your dharma + desire ::Dharma or (Destiny): Our true place in the cosmic process. Desire: The true meaning: “of or guided by the (sire) stars”.ARTArticleColectomies And Faithn When I was only twenty-two years old, the doctors sat on the edge of my bed and quietly pronounced that I had two weeks to live. That was thirty years ago, after four years of being constantly sick, and weakened by blood loss from ulcerative colitis. Either I, or my colon, had to go. Instead ...ARTArticleCOLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIPCOLLABORATIVE LEADERSHIPnBy
Bill Cottringe
n n“A leader is a dealer in hope.” ~Napoleon Bonaparte.
And so the opening question is when have we needed hope more than today, if it is just help to be more optimistic in seeing past the ornery information overload that is burying us all? ...ARTArticleCollaborative Leadership: Does the Leader Need to Know it All?Collaborative leadership allows others to get their “voice” in the room. As long as there is a healthy level of trust, the terms of group meeting engagement can be explicit. This allows for a culture that can embrace a diversity of thought, which is something that is crucial for innovation. While every opinion cannot always be integrated into the strategy systemically, allowing and respecting others to contribute will go a long way toward employee engagement and ownership.
It will take a truly confident leader to admit that she or he does not know everything.ARTArticleComing Out of The Dark – Letting Go of the Struggles Within!For someone who has suffered from and struggled with severe depression, I know what it is like to be in a state of utter darkness. Allow me to take you on a quick trip through one of my depressive timeline. Four years ago, I suffered a miscarriage. Sadly, this is something a lot of women experience and they suffer through it alone with little to no support. What is even worse is that there are men who refuse to understand the deep, blinding pain a woman goes through when she loses a child, regardless of the stage of pregnancy or actual birth of a child.ARTArticleCommon Questions About EFT Answered: “Why Do We Focus On The Negative?”EFT is a very powerful technique that has helped many people resolve problems in their life such as phobias, pain, post traumatic stress etc. However people are often taken aback by the fact that when they do EFT, they are asked to focus on the problem and state it out aloud.
In fact it is one ...ARTArticleCompletion Is the KeyA Zen story goes something like this:
A student was having a meal with his Master. When they were finished eating, the student asked his Master, "What should I do now?" The Master replied, "Clean your bowl." At that moment the student was enlightened.
This story illustrates one of the most ...ARTArticleConsciousness Expansion Techniques - How To(from the book: THE GOLDEN JEWEL)
There are different centers of consciousness within you, the information stored within them relates directly to how you see and perceive life. Meditating upon their essence is a great aid in the expansion of your consciousness. These centers are well evolved in ...ARTArticleContemplating Career ChangesThere is no doubt we are living in an economy that is more like a roller coaster than smooth sailing. If you find yourself in a position where you want to change jobs or careers or have to change jobs or careers here are some things to take into consideration.
Financial Conce
s
Do I have enough money to sustain myself (and family) to switch careers?
Benefits Packager
What is being offered if I change? insurances: health, life, retirement? Leave, personal time? How it will affect me?
Is there Travel involved?rARTArticleControlling and Managing Anger for Stress ReliefStress is an unavoidable condition of life today. It's a very natural reaction to situations that may cause us disappointment, hurt, frustration, sadness, confusion, shame or other negative emotions. It can be the result of hurt pride or unreasonable expectations. In some instances, angry ...ARTArticleCould You Be More Effective?A man was hired to paint the stripes down the middle of Main Street. The boss issued him a can of paint and a paintbrush and checked up on him after an hour and he noticed he was making reasonable progress. When the boss visited him at lunchtime, he saw that progress had slowed dramatically. ...ARTArticleCould you ever pray 50 times a day? Do you have a prayer life?THE BLESSING OF PRAYER
B: Boundless blessings manifest when prayer is the foundation of your life. Build the best foundations and bountiful life with prayer.
L: Life is in the power of prayer.
E: Express yourself at the highest level with extremely beautiful prayers.
S: Seek out the best soul life, feeding and energizing your soul with prayer.
S: Sparkle with a sparkling soul.
Y: Your true life purpose is to pray and your life should resolve around prayer.
O: One commandment is the most important and that is God’s commandment to pray.rARTArticleCourage- Pushing Past Our Fears“Life shrinks or expands according to one’s courage." n ~Anais Nin (author and diarist, 1903-1977)
Courage is defined in Miriam Webster’s dictionary as 1) “the quality of mind that enables one to encounter difficulties and danger with firmness or without fear; bravery” and 2) to have ...ARTArticleCreate SMART GoalsInternationally renowned business philosopher Jim Rohn says, “We want to set the goals that our heart conceives, that our mind believes and that our bodies will carry out.” We are intelligent beings and as intelligent beings we need to have SMART goals. The acronym S.M.A.R.T. outlines the set ...ARTArticleCreatingWe all create something every minute of every day. It doesn’t matter if you are creating a sacred spot to call your own for reading or whatever you choose to do. Some people create relationships; some create artwork while others create time efficiency. We are continuously creating.
While you are busy creating, your mind takes you to a place of peacefulness and harmony. You might vision which way your furniture looks best or which area has more sunlight for your houseplants. It doesn’t matter; your mind takes you to that place.ARTArticleCreating Treasure Maps To Help Achieve Your GoalsI believe that we should at least have some idea of where we want to go in life and what we want to achieve, if we are to achieve anything at all. Depending on which personal development or motivational book you read, there are many different techniques for making plans and goal setting, but one of my favourites is making a treasure map.ARTArticleCrisis Management 5 Tips for CEOsCompanies, big, medium, small or startups, have one thing in common – try as hard as they might, they can be, at any point of time, get hit by a crisis. The crisis or problem can strike at any time, in any form – be it product-related, financial, human resource, public relations, legal, market driven or internal.ARTArticleDaily Success Habit TipsHere are a few of my daily habits that have contributed to my success:
Read, read, read! I could not begin to tell you how many personal development books, articles, blogs and sites that I have read. I love to keep up with the latest. Information being disseminated is prolific and the personal growth 'conversation' is growing exponentially.
Stay in communication. Each day I am connected with others who are in the personal growth world. We find things out from each other and share each others' experiences.ARTArticleDealing With A Controlling Toxic BullyDEALING WITH A CONTROLLING, TOXIC BULLY
By
Bill Cottringe
nn It is easy to get trapped into feeling negative about being mistreated by a controlling, toxic bully and worse over not feeling you can do anything about it. It is frustrating, humiliating and maddening. And you can get even ...ARTArticleDealing with StressStress wreaks havoc on our mind and our body. We will examine the impact of stress and use traffic as an example. If you do not commute back and forth to work, just imagine you are leaving town on your vacation.ARTArticleDecoding ConflcitDECODING CONFLICT
By
Bill Cottringer nnnn
Organizations today are faced with inevitable conflicts in team-building that will require creative resolutions that may be just slightly outside the leader’s toolbox. Even the most experienced leaders have to approach each new conflict with ...