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Why Affirmations Work
Affirmations work because properly done (present tense, positive, personalized), they bolster our self- concept— the collection of beliefs we hold about ourselves. Affirmations also can…
December 2, 2014
Count Your Blessings: Make it Truly a Day of Thanksgiving
Want to cheer yourself up? Find energy on even the darkest days? Count your blessings! Enumerate all the things you have to be thankful for,…
November 26, 2014
Respectfully Speak Your Truth: Courage Pays
George Marshall (1880-1959) was US Army Chief of Staff during WWII and Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s #1 military advisor. As America’s Secretary of State he lent…
November 25, 2014
When Egos Overwhelms Mission
First Look Media had a clear mission: hold the powerful accountable. Backed by Pierre M. Omidyar – billionaire founder of eBay, it was and is a noble…
November 11, 2014
Thinking is a Skill: The Acquisition and Use of Critical Thinking Skills Turbo Charges Success
Simply because they have thoughts (i.e. words form) in their heads, most folks think they know how to think. But if you define thinking as…
November 6, 2014
Feet of Clay Can Still Run a Fleet Race
When I first started blogging on ‘Personal Leadership’, someone approached me and in effect said: “How can you write about such things? You are no…
November 4, 2014
A Customer’s Gift
While criticism may be challenging to cope with on a personal level, a customer’s complaint is a GIFT. Customers in effect are offering a business…
October 30, 2014
Rules are for the Guidance of the Wise, The Blind Obedience of Fools
Ben Bernarnke, former chair of the Federal Reserve until early 2014, commands $250,000 per speech. Any Fortune 500 company would consider it a fantastic coup…
October 21, 2014
When “Circling the Wagons” Makes Things Worse
I am proud to be a lawyer, a member of the Florida Bar. Yet I’ve noticed a tendency in my profession to defend any member…
October 16, 2014
The Seven Habits of Highly INEFFECTIVE People
As always, I share what I most want/need to learn. Sometimes it clarifies things to look at what we SHOULDN”T do; making it easier to…
October 14, 2014
Can You Hear with your HEART?
One of the best nuggets of learning regarding communication I’ve ever run across is the HEART acronym, an excellent way to remember how to listen…
September 25, 2014