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The Pause That Refreshes
Goldsmith, a preeminent executive coach and thought leader, suggests 20 habits most successful people need to break in order to move to...

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Dec 27, 20132 min read


THE NUMBER ONE, SECRETLY ENCODED, AND GUARANTEED RETURN INVESTMENT TIP FOR 2014!
I have worked in several financial/administrative jobs. My brother works in sales. My wife is a teacher and her sister now works for a...

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Dec 26, 20132 min read


Is The Third Time, Really a Charm?
Here’s my current rub. When I give someone a second chance, that’s good. We all need some grace, and we all learn more from our mistakes...

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Dec 23, 20131 min read


The E Commerce That Hurts Us All
The EXCUSE Commerce is truly big business. I hear business people all the time blaming someone else for what happens to them. I see...

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Dec 20, 20132 min read


Profits Thru People – Action Steps – Part II
Customer Retention Customer Retention is all about you. To the customer, the employee is the business. Customers judge you on how you...

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Nov 15, 20131 min read


Turning the Possible into Reality
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Oct 29, 20132 min read


Engagement Tip # 5 – Speak Loudly With Your Ears
When people realize you really are interested in their position, they move you way up their trust ladder. And trust is the basis of all...

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Sep 29, 20131 min read


Engagement Tip # 4 – You Don’t Need a Title To Be a CEO
The process of growth involves more discouraging moments than triumphs. Engaged employees are given opportunities to grow in their work....

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Sep 4, 20131 min read


Engagement Tip # 3 – How to solve “their” problem
Women always have it. Men can take it or leave it. Babies are fascinated by it. What is it? The number one leadership tool is the mirror....

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Aug 20, 20131 min read


Engagement Tip # 2 – Weekly Focus on Employee Strengths
Gallup recommends you consider the following practices that they found among best practice companies: 1) Have employees set weekly...

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Aug 6, 20131 min read


Aristotle’s Engagement Tip of the Week
“Where your talents cross the needs of the world therein lays your vocation.” Aristotle “Hire people to do things that are fun for them...

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Aug 4, 20132 min read


The Power of Three
Buckminster Fuller emphasized in his lectures on the geodesic dome that the most powerful structure in the universe was the triangle....

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Jul 14, 20132 min read


What I Learned Vacationing in National Parks
Driving into Las Vegas to catch our return flight was shock therapy to get my head out of vistas and back toward the “real” world. If...

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Jul 5, 20133 min read


Swing Easy and Live
A good friend, Jack Burrell, shared something Brandt Snedeker said to him that makes so much sense. Standing on the clubhouse porch...

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Jun 23, 20132 min read


The Sweet Spot in Business Books
As a golfer with an inconsistent swing, I relate this common theme to hitting the sweet spot on the club. You know without ever having to...

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Jun 14, 20132 min read


The High Cost of “Stuff”
On the recommendation of a client, I spent a week at the Personal Leadership Development Program™ developed by the Leadership Trust® in...

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Apr 28, 20132 min read


Your Last Day of Work
If the answers are not clear to you, here’s the good news:You have absolute control over the answer to each question. The answer,...

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Apr 14, 20132 min read


A Conspiracy of Service
That quote jumped into my life today. For the past year I have been praying for a clear vision of what my consulting business should...

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Mar 14, 20132 min read


Socializing Success
She immediately pointed out all the reasons 2 hours don’t exist for her. All the downsizing to 30 minutes a night didn’t matter. The...

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Mar 6, 20131 min read


My Best Blog Ever
#caring #communications #Friends #handwrittennotes

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Mar 1, 20131 min read
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