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What if we replaced Mission Statements with Oaths?
Mission statements are meant to foster commitment amongst employees and most companies have one. Except it is often viewed as window-dressing, seen as abstract, and often totally disconnected from the daily reality of the work. When these statements are created top-down without employee input, or when company actions contradict the stated values, they can lead…
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Being Vague WILL Kill your Business
Most of us don’t suffer from lack of talent. We suffer from a lack of focus. We say things like: “I just want to earn more money.”“I’m ready to grow my business.”“I want to attract better clients.” Sounds great. Except… how much more money? What kind of growth? Which clients? We leave the details fuzzy,…
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You are best at being you
Why aren’t you using more of this knowledge to your advantage? When Giulia Enders was 17, she developed a skin disease and realized how little she knew about her own body, so she started reading, and it turned out it was the gut that fascinated her the most. She cleared up her problem by diet.…
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Who you are is so much more than one personality test!
I have been fascinated my entire life, by what makes us who we are and how does that affect our life experience? I am doing a sign language class at the Cascade School for the Deaf. Yesterday I shared an observation with my teacher: signing wasn’t just about knowing what sign represents which word. If…
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Are you letting sideshows distract and discourage you from your major goals?
Think about a goal that remains elusive. From as far back as you can remember, you’ve wanted to achieve this. You read about others like you, with similar talents, earning and living your desired life and the lifestyle that came with that. When you think about this goal, this target you set for yourself, no…
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By Our Choices We Reveal Our Commitments
If what you are currently doing isn’t working for you, you have other choices. Responsibility is the recognition of choice, and by your choices you reveal your commitments – Marlene Chism Today’s post was inspired by my friend and colleague Marlene Chism, author of ‘Stop Workplace Drama’. I posted the quote above as a Facebook…
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1440: The Number that SHOULD Change Your Life!
Self-made millionaire H. Reardon shares in his book ‘Time Management 2.0: 15 Secrets of a Self-Made Millionaire for Getting Things Done’ – “If you want a life changing tool, just print out a big “1440” on a piece of paper and tape it on your office door, or under your TV, or next to your…
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Is There a System to Discovering the WHY in Your Life?
A reader of my weekly Business Newsday Column recently emailed and asked: Is there a proven system that exists in discovering the “why” in one’s life. It seems to me that in reality there are many “whys” depending on the stage one has reached in their life and circumstances surrounding it. I made several attempts…
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My Higher Self REFUSED to be Fooled Today
I don’t like tricks being played on me so I tend to lie low for April Fools. My friend Sally Ann did catch me though with a Facebook post that she’d been up all night because one of her dogs made young ‘uns. I was ecstatic thinking to myself that since I no longer had…
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Is There Room for Poetry in Business?
Where do you search for new business ideas? Business books perhaps? Where do you seek inspiration? Why from other successful business persons of course! “Being in business is a serious thing” you say. But what if we are taking business and ourselves far too seriously? What if we are closing off ourselves to answers that…
Clarity BEFORE Execution. Structure BEFORE Speed
High-stakes decisions deserve disciplined thinking
You don’t need to move faster.
You need to reduce unnecessary risk.
When your decision affects income, reputation, or stability,
pause with structure before you act.
Giselle Hudson | Pre-Decision Advisory for Leaders Under Pressure 