If you are a parent or if you are on social media, you know that it’s back to school time. Children and young adults are busy getting their class schedules, books and school supplies to prepare for another year of learning and growth. What a great time for us industry professionals to think about “going… Read More
Personal Growth
This is a very serious question. Do you love you? Do you love you just the way you are right now? Many people seem like they don’t really love who they are right now. Perhaps they aren’t happy with their health, or income, or relationships, etc.
Business and life can be stressful. Most folks I know work hard to achieve great things in the future. And live with great regrets about past failures. Few of us know how to just enjoy the present, which is all we really have. The past is gone. The future isn’t here yet. The present is… Read More
In our last post about Emotional Intelligence (EI), we covered what it is, how to recognize it in the people around you, and a few real-life examples of EI in action. Now that we have the basics down, how can we work to develop or strengthen our own EI for more personal and professional success?… Read More
“Emotional Intelligence: The ability to understand the way people feel and react and to use this skill to make good judgements and to avoid or solve problems.” The Cambridge Dictionary What is Emotional Intelligence? The concept of emotional intelligence (EI) started gaining ground in 1995 with a book called Emotional Intelligence: Why It Can Matter… Read More
I talk with lots of people that want to change. Change their income. Change their health. Change their relationships. Change is hard. In fact, change is impossible. You have proven this to yourself over and over again. Most people who want change, want it fast. C’mon – we have fast food, instant coffee, same-day delivery… Read More
To what lengths do you go to protect your valuables? Lock your home? Lock your car? Security system and cameras on your home? Alarm system on your car? Many people I know do all the above and more. But they are leaving the door wide open for the biggest thief of all. Who is the… Read More
No matter where you are in this business, how much you have accomplished or what level of success you have achieved, there is always a next level. Many of you reading this may have the mental scars and bruises to show for your hard work. For some, those scars and bruises may be piling up… Read More
Did your mom/dad ever tell you when you were growing up to “Get your priorities straight”? Well my mom definitely did. I was the rebellious teenager who wanted to do everything with her friends, out of the house, away from her parents and for my mom to never ask questions. (Wishful thinking on my part.)… Read More
It’s a new year with new opportunities to make 2019 your most successful year yet – and the first step is to get rid of the ‘but’ in your vocabulary and stop making excuses. Many times I find people give excuses without evening knowing it by making statements such as, “Last year my goal was… Read More
Within the first couple of positions in my career, I learned that handing in your resignation brings on a different feelings and reactions. Some were bittersweet and sad, rewarding and satisfying or, in the worst cases, just downright scary. Each holds a different reason behind why you’ve come to the conclusion, but interesting enough, they… Read More
Whether it’s getting in shape or growing your business, setting a New Year’s resolution is a smart start, but fully committing yourself to achieving it is another. In almost all of my classes this semester, we have discussed the importance of creating SMART goals and objectives for campaigns and events. However, the use of SMART… Read More