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Gut Pointing to Success

It is so powerful to use your gut instincts in pointing you in the right direction for success. Using your gut takes practice and is a bit of a challenge if you are used to using your logic or head to analyze and then re-analyze which way to go. This is my typical mode or…
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Building Character: Using Your internalGPS for Strong Leadership

I scrapped my original topic idea this week due to something I witnessed. I was in the bulk food section of a local grocery store when it happened. An older woman, nicely dressed, lifted up the lid to the bulk cashews, scooped some nuts out into her hand and then proceeded to snack on them…
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Sharing With Competitors & Peers for Success

We were all told, “Be good, share your toys” and many of you probably say this all the time to your kids. But, how often do you hear this advice in your business? And I’m not talking about sharing your marketing information with your customers or sharing your latest accomplishments with your boss. How about…
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Opinions and Navigating to Success

I continue to work on catching myself in offering up my opinion about something before I am asked for it or before I ask permission to give it. This was a good lesson in my coach training; let the client work through and decide based on what is best for them and hold back on…
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Make a Decision: Navigate to Success

Have you ever felt like saying, “Just make a decision!” to someone you work with who is ruminating for the fifth time on which way to go? Or maybe you have caught yourself in this mode of indecision? It is not a pleasant place to be and can turn into a frustrating detour on the…
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What Would You Do If…

…you had a million dollars or so in savings, and you already paid off all your debts? Stop and think about this a moment before you read more. What pops into your head? Are you sipping your favorite beverage on the beach? Have you purchased that big toy you always wanted? Did you think of…
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Opening Your Mind to Paths to Success

Have you ever discovered that your assumptions were more like obstacles than tools on your path to your destination? Sometimes we have to make assumptions based on our experience but unfortunately these assumptions can also cause obstacles and challenges if they go unexamined. Or they are assumptions held deeply in our belief system and we…
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How Do You Focus for Success?

Focus is something I continue to work on; it is more challenging for some of us than others and I know for me it varies based on what I am doing. In our culture, many of us have the “shiny object syndrome”, jumping to the next interesting new e-mail, conversation, blog post, or video before…
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Simply Navigating to Success

I love simple solutions and simple ways of doing things. Our brains love simplicity. Here are some of my favorite powerful yet simple strategies for improving the quality of our complex work and home lives to navigate to success: Put things you use every day in the same place every time. Keys, eyeglasses, phone. Designate…
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Resilience: Navigating Around Obstacles & Through Detours for Success

How quickly you can recover and even grow from a set-back will make a big difference in your ability to navigate to success. The good news is that there are actions you can take to significantly improve your resilience. If you’re thinking that all is well and you have no need to read further, consider…
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