Year: 2017

A sign with an arrow pointing to the left that says "old habits" and an arrow pointing to the right that says "change"

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Dysfunctional Habits: Trapped By Your Triggers

Knowing your triggers, your short fuses, is crucial to learning and substituting new behavior. If you are not aware of (and alert

accusing

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Don’t Hear the Attack

Ah, we humans! We are sensitive creatures; highly reactive to criticism, quick to defend our egos, our territory, our self-esteem. Our quick

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13 Questions

Good evening Mr. Collier, I hope you enjoyed your turkey day. When you get a moment could you please answer the below

happy and excited

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What Magnifies Your Spirit?

What lifts you? What thoughts leave a smile that lingers? What people make you light up when you see them? What experiences

living the question

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Living the Question

I’ve spent my life looking for answers; burning curiosity about what makes things work the way they do, why the world is

A quote by Steven Covey: "I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my decisions."

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How Could I Not?

The Parable of the Brothers: Two brothers were raised in a home headed by a violent alcoholic father. One brother grew up

Force of Nature!

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The Fighter Within

What determines our fate? Perhaps it is Determination itself? One Hundred and Twenty-Nine Children were identified* as being “high risk for future

task completion bias

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Beware “Task Completion Bias”

Next is often not the same as most important. Yet when we are stressed or tired or when the work starts to

steps to success

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5 Predictors of Success

The Harvard Business Review Nov/Dec 2017 feature article was on “Launching Successful Leaders: How to Make Sure Your Most Promising People Reach

The words "you can't live a positive life with a negative mid" with a rainbow colored background

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Six Emotional Enemies You Let Live Rent Free in Your Head

1) Fear: Fear is not real; it is an emotion we create in our minds based upon how we choose to interpret

commitment (1)

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Five Ways to Turn Disagreements into Diamonds

1) Frame it as a discussion, as a search for understanding and mutually acceptable solutions; never as conflict. There is a REASON