Alexandria Joy
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Founder of company culture firm UQ Power, co-founder of Human Power and creator of The 10* Shift and the tiny house experiment The Joy Box. Expert
Alexandria Joy Quick Facts
Alexandria Joy's (AJ) mission is to empower people to create more meaningful, joyful lives that bring a deeper connection with themselves, others and our planet. She wants to shift the way we think about and deal with success in business and life.
As an aspiring minimalist and tiny house dweller she believes in keeping things simple and making 10 degree shifts in all aspects of life and work so you can do less and achieve more.
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Wisdom From Dysfunctional Leaders
During my initial years as an employee a couple of my superiors drove me to my wit’s end. Sure they were nice and I would have to be fair and say they meant well however in my view they were completely incompetent as leaders and managers. To make it worse people on the outside used to comment to me how lucky I was to work for such a great person.
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Bring on a Healthy Dose of Optimism
This year has flown by faster than ever before. It has certainly had its challenges with stock market fluctuations, interest rate rises and the retail sector experiencing the strain of consumers reigning in their spending. You only have to switch on the television or read the news headlines to get swept up in the negativity engulfing the business world. But does it have to be this way?
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Bring on a Healthy Dose of Optimism
This year has flown by faster than ever before. It has certainly had its challenges with stock market fluctuations, interest rate rises and the retail sector experiencing the strain of consumers reigning in their spending. You only have to switch on the television or read the news headlines to get swept up in the negativity engulfing the business world. But does it have to be this way?
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Focus on What You Want
How often do you hear yourself saying "I can't afford that", "I don't suit that colour", "I couldn't do that. "I'm not good at that"? Have you ever thought about how your unconscious mind hears and receives these messages you say to yourself? No? Well spend a moment now to consider. Control Your Inner Voice
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The Secret to Setting Powerful Goals
Do you set goals or make resolutions at the beginning of each year? With 2009 upon us now is the time to whip out a pen and paper or your Blackberry and make some plans before another digitally enhanced year speeds by! Want to know the secret to setting goals that you will achieve? It's all to do with your unconscious mind and the way you frame your goals. You see when you talk about accomplishing something in the future, it will stay in the future in your mind. For example here are some typical goals: "I aim to increase my profits per client by 50%."
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Great Companies Grow Their Leaders
We live in an interesting world, would you agree? Companies it seems, are rising and falling faster than ever before. Technology, globalization and the speed of communication has totally changed the workplace environment. Yet even in these fickle times, some companies and brands endure. More than that, they thrive and excel. They innovate and set the pace of change.
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The Art of Conversation in Building Business Relationships
Your success in every area of life will be influenced by the relationships you develop and maintain. The ability to communicate and converse with confidence and clarity is a key trait that will help you get to the top of your profession and field. Without making these business relationships or connections you may find your leads and work drying up in these challenging times. Now more than ever, your focus on getting out from behind your desk and into networking and conversing with others in business is critical to your future success.
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Hiccups Can Sometimes Be a Handup
It's a fact of life that everyone makes mistakes and the busier you are and the more you do, the more mistakes you will make. The important differentiating factor between ordinary people and extraordinary people is how well they deal with these inevitable ups and downs of life.
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Attitude Is Everything
Stuck in a rut? Feel like you've hit a plateau at work? Not sure what to do next to get your career progression into gear? Then it might be time to take a look at your attitude. Just what attitude am I referring to? There are many positive attitudes that can enhance your career advancement - a few of which I believe can really help you get ahead.
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Are Your Fears and Fairytales Holding You Back?
The power of communication is what the listener does with the message, not what the message does to the listener. Messages, stories, speeches, movies and advertisements that move people deeply do not do so because they are powerful in themselves. They do so because they touch the audience's most desired wants, most cherished values or even the things they dislike most. They evoke responses that are already in the listener, they don't put them there.
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Great Leaders Focus on Solutions
Today's leaders are faced with problem solving opportunities every day - what sets apart average managers from great leaders is the way that they approach them. Managers generally focus wholeheartedly on the problem, acknowledging, worrying over and discussing the problem to themselves and with others. Great leaders on the other hand, don't draw attention to problems. They focus on solutions.
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Are You A Living Leader?
According to ABS research around a quarter of all employed people go to work feeling unappreciated and considering leaving their employer. Why? Because they feel unappreciated or no longer valued and like they aren’t making a difference. Sobering facts huh. Even more conce ing is the fact that depression occurs in 20% of all people over the course of a lifetime. Did you go to college or university and learn a profession or a trade? Studied hard, learnt the skills, took the tests and completed the assignments?
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