Barbara McRae, MCC
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The Savvy Success Coach, Author, Life Purpose Expert
Barbara McRae, MCC Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Savvy Success and Life Purpose for Leaders of all Ages!
- Best Sellers
- Coach Your Teen to Success
- Career Focus
- The Savvy Success Coach, Author, Radio Host, Spirit-preneur
- Affiliation
- The Ken Blanchard Companies
Barbara McRae, MCC, has helped business owners, executives, self-employed professionals, parents/teens, and GEN Y worldwide create a meaningful life, personally and professionally.
As Founder and Director of Savvy Success LLC and its affiliate companies, she conducts 1:1, group coaching, and teleseminars on Realizing Your Dreams and Living with Purpose, Passion, and Fulfillment.
Barbara is an unlimited potential and unlimited possibility thinker. She is the author of Less Drama, More Fun and Coach Your Teen to Success (CYTS). Her licensed facilitators deliver CYTS and the Study of You™ career discovery programs internationally.
Ms. McRae has been featured in various media outlets, including radio, TV, national magazines, and newspapers. Barbara hosts the Bridging the GAP radio show at www.BlogTalkRadio.com.
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Flipping the Switch in Your Mind
Most people feel that they're not yet living the life they really want. Oh, there are some portions of it that are satisfying but in other areas there is still a lot of striving going on. Maybe this describes you or someone you know. In the early years, it described me, too. Sure, I received my share of accolades in school and in my career, but it was still tough to sustain being happy and at peace with myself. I was fascinated with the fortitude of people that didn't let adversity get in their way. I wanted to be that person that could remain positive no matter what the circumstances.
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Happiness: Everyone can Have It but few Cultivate It
Believe it or not, everyone has the ability to experience being happy. If you are someone who feels that happiness is difficult to sustain or that it is eluding you altogether, here is a crash course in chipping away at the barriers that keep you from enjoying life right now. 1. Take nothing too seriously. Nature doesn't stand still and neither do you. All of your experiences, whether great or crummy, will pass. Everything that happens is just an instant of time. We give it meaning and can choose how we want to feel about it.
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Projecting Confidence for Career Advancement
Some people show it beautifully to the world while others just wish they had it. Some of us know we have it, but want more of it. The often elusive feeling of confidence affects everything in our lives, from the way we feel about ourselves to the way we interact with other people. When someone exudes genuine confidence, we are attracted to that person and are eager to hear this individual's view points. This is not the case when someone suffers from insecurity and attempts to mask it with arrogance.
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Keys to Living a Compelling Mission
Now is an ideal time to take a look at whether you're living a compelling mission - one that you'll feel great about. Take a moment to reflect on the following points. 1. Your mission is larger than a job or career. Ideally your job/career will align with your mission. You could be working as a teacher while your mission is education. When you limit your personality and unique abilities to a position, a profound loss of identity can surface when your position changes. Who would you be without your roles? 2.
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The Body-Brain Connection - How Your Body can Keep Your Brain Sharp
Most of us know that there’s a mind-body connection where the thoughts you think impact your body. But did you know that what you do to your body affects your brain? Have you ever experienced a slowing down of your brain when you’re hungry, tired or stressed? Imagine filling your car’s gas tank with garbage in place of the fuel it needs. How do you think that car would perform? That’s right, it wouldn’t get very far! The same is true for your body. If you fill it with junk, your organs won’t work properly. There may be a delay factor initially, but don’t kid yourself.
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Savvy Success: Triple Your Effectiveness
1. Be clear about your desired outcome. Know what you want to accomplish. Ask yourself: How will I know whether I've succeeded? Once you'venidentified the end goal, work backwards to determinenhow to get there. Then work it one step at a time. 2. Determine which tasks tap into your ...
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Emotional Intelligence for Leaders
Increasingly there is keen awareness by both the scientific and business community that poor social skills and the lack of self-management skills account for more derailed careers than the lack of know-how. Developing your emotional intelligence (EQ) will serve you well in the workplace and in life. You know you have emotional intelligence when ... ...You complain less; you simply observe and provide direct and respectful feedback that supports continued development and learning. ...You no longer compare others to yourself and dwellr
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Revitalilzing Your Career in 7 Steps
There is much unrest in the workplace these days. Many people are grateful to still be in business or employedr BUT are tired of the lack of recognition, decrease in sales, frustrated with office politics or feeling empty inside. Whether you want to revitalize your existing career orrnwant to switch to a more fulfilling one, take a look atrnthese seven steps. 1. List What IS Working Ask yourself what areas of your work you want to enhancer What do you want more of? Observe which strengths you are currently using that are the most satisfying to you.r
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Top Indicators of Career Success
How excited are you about your career? According to most job satisfaction surveys, nearly 80 percent of the people working in the US are unhappy or mismatched in their jobs. Don't be one of them! You deserve to have a fulfilling career that combines what you are naturally brilliant at with what you love to do. And, yes, it IS possible even during a sluggish economy. You know you're experiencing savvy career success when... 1. You enjoy expressing your natural talents in your work daily. Fulfillment comes when you're doing meaningful work in ar
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Success Getting Unstuck
You know something is causing you to feel stuck when you realize: "I've been here before! How did I get back here again? Only--it's worse now... Unbelievable!" It's actually quite common. Who hasn't witnessed a car stuck in the mud, spinning its wheels and digging a deeper hole? Here's how you can successfully shift into being unstuck: 1. Manage your emotions. Nothing productive can happen until you calm yourself down. Breath consciously to give yourself more oxygen without forcing the exhale; do it gently. People in allr
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BE-DO-HAVE Your Goals
Have you ever had a goal you didn't meet? I used to have so many goals I'd feel overwhelmed. One day, I found a simple formula that works. Previously, I thought that in order to accomplish much, the emphasis needed to be on the "doing." Now I know goals are achieved faster when the "doing" is inrnalignment with the "being." To understand how to apply this shift in your thinking, take a look at these steps ... Step 1. Select a goal you really, really, really want. That means it's your goal, not someone else's. It's not ar
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Barbara McRae, MCC
If we don't change the direction we're going,
we're likely to end up where we're headed.
~Ancient Chinese Proverb
The indispensale first step to getting the things
you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
~Ben Stein
Imagination is more important than knowledge.
~ Albert Einstein
By believing passionately in something that
still does not exist, we create it. The non-
existent is whatever we have not sufficiently
desired.
~ Nikos Kazantzakis
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Personal Thoughts:
My predominant belief is that changing our inner thoughts, changes our outer reality. I've experienced a full range of life cycle events. And, I can identify with the gut-wrenching of tragedy and loss as much as I can with the exhilaration of success and good fortune. Living in a problem-free zone does not mean there aren't any problems or challenges; it means, you move through these problems quickly and they don't become obstacles. Much of the work we do uncovers your own power to literally help you get out of your own way. You will develop your own mental "tool kit" to reach your goals effortlessly and have fun in the process.
When you hear something, you forget it.
When you see something, you remember it.
But not until you DO something will you understand it.
........Chinese proverb
LET'S DO IT TOGETHER!
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You’ll also find The Savvy Success Coach at:
http://www.smartmirage.com (For GEN Y/Millennials)
Http://www.teenfrontier.com (For Parents and Teenagers)