Best Friend
This month is devoted to relationships. Business, your career and life are built on relationships with others. Relationships start with how you feel about you – how you treat yourself. If you’ve been reading this blog for awhile, you know that I play golf. One of my golfing partners said something that has stuck by me – “I would never speak to someone else and say the things I say to myself on the golf course.” Golf can be a frustrating game. Here is what she was referring to:
Golf tip one: The… Continue reading
Starting New
Spring is a great time to start something new. When you’ve completed your Spring cleaning, de-cluttering your life of stuff and of those projects/tasks that you don’t want to do any more, you’ll have the time to start something new. New habits, projects, or learning something new can be invigorating and motivating. Many times it sparks an energy and passion to spice up your life. Here are some ideas about bringing something new into your life.
Idea 1: Start small. Whatever you’re incorporating into your life, start small. If you’d like to learn… Continue reading
Outside View
A great way to develop your work skills is to enlist the support of others. Who among your friends, co-workers or family members are particularly neat and organized? Is there someone you know that keeps their office the way you would like to? Who among your colleagues has a particular work habit that is helping their career? Enlist the support of others who you admire. Here are some tips on how to proceed:
Tip 1: Partner. When you find that person you’d like to emulate, think about what you might offer them. … Continue reading
Moving Truck
A great way to clear out, de-clutter and repair items around your work or around the house is to put yourself in a moving truck – you’re moving in your mind. It’s a great way to see your surroundings in a whole different light. Here’s my experience:
Experience 1: Spruce it up. Walk into your office and look around objectively. What do you need to do to make it the most attractive, efficient workspace? Same thing goes at home. What would you need to do to prepare your home for sale? If… Continue reading
Competition!
This is a blog that ran in September of 2012. It’s fitting to run it again at the end of a month that was devoted to developing yourself and developing your business. I hope you’ll find it useful.
Does the very word scare you or energize you? Do you run a small business and the competition is a bigger business? Are you in an organization and competing for the next promotion? Is competition a threat or a motivator? Here are some thoughts about competition.
Thought one: Limit your focus. I’ve… Continue reading
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