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Success Steps For Your Personal Or Business Life

Success isn’t really that difficult. There is a significant portion of the population here in North America, that actually want and need success to be hard! Why? So they then have a built-in excuse when things don’t go their way! Pretty sad situation, to say the least. For those of you who are serious about having more, doing more, giving more and being more, success is achievable with some understanding of what to do, some discipline around planning and execution of those plans and belief that you can achieve your desires. The Truth About Success The first thing to remember… Read more »

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Letting Go Of Perfection

“The power of discovery enables us to achieve excellence without having to be “perfect.’” – Thomas Crum, The Magic of Conflict I arrived at the conference center ready to present my workshop. Almost immediately I noticed the room was too small and it was not set up as requested. There were no flip charts and there were tables, though I had specifically asked for open space. I caught myself and smiled. I drew the word D I S C O V E R Y in large letters on a piece of newsprint and put it at the front of the… Read more »

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The Problem Client – Or Did I Ignore My Gut Feeling?

Have you ever had that gut feeling when interviewing a potential client that something is ‘off’? But because you had no ‘evidence’ of what it was, you went ahead and agreed to work with them. Just in case you are the one person out there who hasn’t, let me set the scene. Client Jones contacted me for a resume. I politely exchanged chitchat on his goals, intention for the project and content that would be pertinent. We agreed on a price and Client Jones decided to hire me. I emailed him the homework assignment to gather the information needed. Fast… Read more »

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Ten Things You Can Do To Decrease Your Stress At The Office

The world we live on is nothing but a mound of chaotic pressure that is building to the point it bursts like a volcano. We are bombarded with pressure from our employers, our customers and families to the point where some people actually do break. Most of us today in professional lives spend between 8 and 16 hours a day at the office, which equates to almost two-thirds of our lives being in a place we really do not want to be in, but there are things you can do to decrease the stress in your office. Remember this, what… Read more »

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Tips to Being Successful with Interviews

No matter how expert or experienced you are, when you are applying for a promotion in your own organization, or a post in another organization, being fully prepared for the interview is critical. Your expertise, knowledge, reputation, experience, and appearance, will help you, but it is highly likely that the other candidates will have similar attributes.   Here is list of actions that you should carry out in order to be fully prepared. Gather information about the recruiting organization (this includes your present employer if it is an internal interview): before you decide whether to attend the interview, it is… Read more »

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Ten Tips For A Balanced Work And Social Life

Health experts worldwide resoundingly agree that workers in all labor categories must maintain a balance between their work and social lives. The dangers of more or over work and less socializing cannot be emphasized enough especially for the Londoner. The advantages to having an active social life are many. Finding a healthy balance between our work and social lives is not always easy but some efforts towards developing that balance can assure we stay productive on the job and at the same time have a satisfying and healthy personal life. We have all heard of the dangers of stress and… Read more »

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