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ARTArticleImprove Your Listening Immediately!We are good at talking, but we have trouble listening. One sage said, “The only reason we listen is because we know we get to talk next.” Here are some tips that can change your listening behavior now.
Names! First, repeat a person’s name when you first meet him or her. This will make you ...ARTArticleIn Case You Didn't Know :: A Mantra of AffirmationYou are divine beyond measure : significant, soulful, perfection unrealized.
Someone out there would move heaven + earth for you and considers you their moon + their stars.
Right now, someone dreams of you, knowing their love is unrequited.
Someone may lie, cheat + disappoint you. You are resilient. Your antenna will be sharper for it.
You have a voice that speaks truths: ripe, relevant, resonant.
Right now, someone is taking a stand + lending voice to protect your civil rights.
You may trip up, screw up, even *&%# up, but you will dust off and it will raise your bar.rARTArticleInch By Inch, Day By Day, Step By StepSometimes when we are working toward a particular end result, things may not move as quickly as we would like then to move. Also, life can throw in some real curve balls that frustrate us or thwart our intentions. What can we do at times like that?
Comparing yourself and your progress, to that of another person, is a trap. Your journey is meant to be your own unique journey and the lessons you learn along the way are being presented to you for a particular purpose. Very often, when making comparisons we are not looking at a true picture.ARTArticleIncorporate Humor in Your Next SpeechSome speakers say, “I could never use humor in my speech; I just don’t feel comfortable with it.” I believe that anyone can use humor and that it is a valuable tool in speaking. Appropriate humor relaxes an audience and makes it feel more comfortable with you as the speaker; humor can bring ...ARTArticleIncrease Your Profits with a Leaner BusinessDo you want to generate more profits in 2012? (Yes, who doesn’t?)
As small business owners and Entrepreneurs you are acutely aware of keeping your eye on the bottom line. If you want to raise that number of what’s left over at the end of the year there’s 3 ways you can go about it.
1. Generate more clients
2. Raise your fees for your products and services and/or
3. Streamline your business to be leaner, tighter and cheaper.
In this article I want to focus on #3 to give you some great ideas to help you achieve a leaner business.ARTArticleInnovation Requires Courage to Confront Reality“Innovation,” “Collaborative Leadership,” and “Trust” are three terms I’m seeing tossed around quite a bit in the articles and books I’m coming across. I agree that we are in need of change—in fact, transformation—but what I’m not seeing much of is how to confront reality. What does it take to develop innovation, collaborative leadership, and trust?ARTArticleInnovation: Do You “In-Joy” Your Work?Today, let's talk about an innovative idea: "in-joy" your work by bringing joy to your work instead of seeking to extract joy from your work. Stop looking for joy and happiness in all the wrong places. What is a "wrong place"? Anything that is outside of yourself. Creativity is already within you. Peace is already within you, even in the midst of seeming outer chaos. Joy is already within you.ARTArticleInnovation: The Power of “How”Innovation can happen in a “Two-Degree Shift,” meaning the answer you seek could be right in your face… if you could only perceive it! Have you ever heard the old adage, “If it was a snake it would have bit me?” (meaning what you were looking for was right in front of you, but you did not see it). It is not just a matter of what you want; what you need to consider is “how” you are looking at: People, Situations, and Circumstances.
Also, slow down and consider “why” you want what you want so that:
* You can engage your heart – your source of passion and courage to persevere.rARTArticleInnovation: Why We Need It, Want It, and Fear ItInnovation is a hot topic right now. The search is on for the next new thing, the new business frontier. We certainly do need to innovate, as our infrastructure appears to be falling apart. We need to make changes in how we “think life is,” for one thing. Survival of the fittest is only a paradigm, a way of society that we have all created.
Human beings are creative enough to create a whole new way of life once they unite their mind with their hearts and get committed. The challenge is being self-aware enough to “get committed.”ARTArticleInspirationInspiration comes to us in many forms. It could be a person, people, a song, a painting, something written, a play, or words spoken. We always remember those that inspire us. I truly believe that people come into your life for a reason. One person’s way of life can be so inspiring to another.
Some people don’t need a lot of inspiration. Those people wake up and they have their life’s agenda pre-planned. They already know their plan and each day they act on it. The inspirational part of that is that they don’t let any diversions get in their way.ARTArticleInspirational Sayings & Poems about Personal DevelopmentSo, you want to find your success in life. You have officially taken the first step on your journey to self improvement. Simply by taking the few minutes to read this article shows that you plan to make your life better for yourself and your family.
Many people say that they want to become successful and change their lives however; few people take the leap and try to do so. The truth of the matter is that most people fail before they even begin on their personal journey. By following these tips, you stay on the right road to success and see your dreams to fruition.ARTArticleInspirational Sayings to Improve Your LifeIt seems that more and more people are trying to find new and innovative ways to help them improve their lives. With the major downfall of the economy, people’s lives are being turned upside down. Dedicated workers have been finding themselves in the unemployment line, people don’t have enough money to eat and families are being put on the streets due to foreclosure.
On top of all that, relationships are breaking down and creating more hardships. Use these personal growth tips about inspirational sayings that can actually help you to improve your life.
Know What You WantARTArticleInternal Prisons: The Thief of Productivity and Quality in our WorkforceAs a professional speaker, one of my biggest challenges is to grab the attention of my audience within the first few minutes of the presentation- grab them by the throat if you will. I do this by coming out in a suite and tie, following an introduction in which I have been described as a recent ...ARTArticleInvest In Your Personal DevelopmentWhen you invest in your personal development you take responsibility for your life, your circumstances and your happiness. You become the agent, the doer, and the affecter.
If, on the other hand, you sit back and don’t make the effort to take charge of your life you set yourself up for events ...ARTArticleIs It Truly Visionary Leadership, or Are We Just Waking Up?Leadership and vision are things I’ve been dealing with all of my life on different levels: from student government and asking questions that irritated those around me and questioned the status quo, to literally growing up and becoming an entrepreneur and eye surgeon before selling my practice. Vision and leadership are themes in my life in a very personal and experiential way.ARTArticleIs love possible on Facebook?WAYS TO CONNECT
Facebook is a place to connect but is it a place for love?
Facebook can certainly be a starting point; obviously it can’t be the ending point for love such as marital love. Also is it true or real love – is it sustainable and lasting love?
Could Facebook be a good starting point for marital love?
If we look at Western love – starting on Facebook cannot be worse than meeting in a bar or club. Numerous Western marriages start in bars, clubs and discos.
BAR LOVErARTArticleIs Professionalism And Sportsmanship In Sports Dead?( Author note: this was written around Super Bowl time, but still applicable)
As I watch different sports, I try to find the ones who are having FUN.
I try to see who is acting PROFESSIONAL, win or lose.
I look for the guy or gal who is showing some CLASS/ GRACE/ SPORTSMANSHIP.
Well, you ...ARTArticleIs There Such a Thing As Your “Dream Job”?More than four out of ten thirtysomething professionals want to change careers, but feel trapped and don’t believe that they will, a new study shows.
More thirtysomethings than ever before are feeling disillusioned with their careers and openly acknowledge that they’d like to move into ...ARTArticleIs This Four Letter Word Hurting Your Business?What’s stopping you from doing the things you know you want to do in your business? Not enough time and a lack of focus can be obstacles to taking action. But take a closer look and see if these are the real issues.
Is it possible that you really do know what you need to do but that fear is ...ARTArticleIs Your Business Model Healthy?As a business owner I know you are working very hard in your business, serving clients and staying on top over everything else that needs to be managed.
But what if all the hard work you are currently doing is not necessarily the most effective way to grow your business?
A solid business is ...ARTArticleIT IS NOT WHAT YOU SAY BUT HOW YOU SAY IT, THAT MAKES ALL THE DIFFERENCE!What do Helen Keller, a blind boy and you have in common?
In common – means things that are the same or similar – things we share. We share this great universe and we are all human beings. If you are able to read this you have your physical sight, while the blind boy and Helen Keller did not have theirs. We may have physical sight but do we have the eyes that really see? That is the question to consider.
If you change what you say, people will change what they see!rARTArticleIt's Not PersonalWhile our successes and failures, our rejections and acceptances, always seem as if they are directed to us personally, and we certainly do take them that way, most of the time they are not. Let's take our standard response that we have been programmed to "re-act" with, or to "act out over and ...ARTArticleJealous husbands and the parrot who talked too much. 7 powerful lessons on love, anger, jealously and living life without regret!THE DAYS AND NIGHTS SO FAR
Story 7 by Queen Shahrazad – This story was told by King Yunan to his evil Wezir (Vizier) as a reminder that if we do things when angry we may live to regret those actions. King Yunan could only see gratitude for the sage of Duban who had cured him of leprosy and could not believe that this sage meant him any harm. Queen Shahrazad told this story to impress upon her husband the dangers of jealousy and that the consequences of our actions may be irreparable.
FITS OF JEALOUSYrARTArticleJudgments, Defensiveness, Undercurrents, Festering & Fai
essJUDGMENTS, DEFENSIVENESS, UNDERCURRENTS, FESTERING & FAI
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William Cottringer, Ph.D.
Sooner or later conflict occurs in any relationship. A particularly difficult conflict is when one person thinks or acts one way about something that is diametrically opposed to the other person’s ...ARTArticleJust Smile: Finding Out How To Be HappyHow many times have you said to yourself, 'As soon as x (insert goal or event here) happens, then I'll be happy." or 'I just don't know what makes me happy?” If you're like most people, you do this a lot in your life. These two statements are reflective of our very goal oriented, focused and ...ARTArticleKey To Success Lies In Positive Thinking"Your living is determined not so much by what life brings to you as by the attitude you bring to life; not so much by what happens to you as by the way your mind looks at what happens."
- John H. Miller
All of us face problems in our lives. But positive thinking keeps us going and helps us overcome the challenges. Any situation when looked at from a positive perspective gives us strength to carry on and move beyond the limitations.ARTArticleKill The MessangerKill the Messenger
Why were some of the greatest people in history killed? Jesus, Ghandi, Martin Luther King, Mohammed’s life was threatened for years.
Everyone can see, no matter what your beliefs may be, that all of these people were amazing human beings, so what did they do that was so wrong to deserve to get killed?
They dared to be different, they went against the establishment, they were considered to be too dangerous to let walk around this planet.ARTArticleKindnessA simple act of kindness goes a long way. It doesn’t matter if it is something huge or something small, it is appreciated. Children are naturally kind to everyone. They learn this while playing and watching adults. Somewhere along the lines our sense of kindness, thoughtfulness either grows or dies out some. People use to wave at you for no reason, whether they knew you or not. People use to walk up and shake your hand and introduce themselves for no reason at all.ARTArticleKudos From the Boss: the End of the Bonus Culture.Sense and non-sense of exorbitant financial incentives.
The annual performance reviews are behind us and many C-level executives, salespersons, accountants and senior managers have claimed their yearly bonus. What a waste of money! Research shows that there are at least three reasons why bonuses don’t produce the anticipated effect.
1. Bonuses have a negative effect on intrinsic motivation.ARTArticleLanguages Of The Head, Heart And SoulLANGUAGES OF THE HEAD, HEART AND SOULnBy
Bill Cottringe
nn“Truth is that sweet spot in time and place where your head, heart and soul hover over something from which nothing can be added, subtracted or changed.” ~The Author.
I have been a student of conflict resolution and good ...