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Acknowledge Your Good Fortune
The Practice Last week I had a great call with a senior staff member of a firm. It was a follow up call to a course we presented entitled Be An ACE: Manage Your Attitude, Credibility & Excellence. The call inspired me because not only did he implement one of his...
Account For Your Yeses
The Cost of Yes We've heard a lot about learning to say no, and rightly so, because we often say yes too much and take on too many responsibilities. It is no fun. However, that said, the real issue just might be that we've never learned to say yes effectively....
You Have To Tell Them
In a recent call with an aspiring senior manager, I asked him how he was doing. He said he felt good about his performance the last couple of years and was looking forward to being promoted. As usual, I asked him if he had spoken to his supervisor about his interest....
Habits That Are Automatic
Auto Pilot Up to 40% of the actions we take are by conscious decision. That means that, for most of our day, we function on autopilot. Since we all have habits that need to be adjusted or changed, we would benefit from correcting the habits that are automatic. Auto...
The Value Of Empathy
Empathy Is Transmitted We all have heard of socially transmitted diseases. Be they colds or Covid, being around others is always a risk of catching whatever they have. But did you ever hear of something socially transmitted that was positive? Well, come to find out,...
Enjoy The Journey
A Journey As you come out of recovery from any intense period (aka busy season), you enter into a season that may be less intense, but still full of activities and responsibilities. Will you enjoy the journey? Journey Past For the next four months, you have annual or...
Reflect In Order To Learn
Learn From Memories Whenever we experience intense situations, they get encoded into our memory bank. Strong situations can be pleasant or unpleasant, depending on our initial interpretations. They are formed subconsciously and stored as such. By consciously...
The Last Phase
The Month If you haven’t looked up lately, you may not realize that you are in the midst of National Stress Awareness Month. How appropriate. Being a high-performer, you are no stranger to long hours, a heavy workload and looming due dates, that can add up to...
Professionals Finish Strong
Other Professions When considering professional athletes, it's evident that each of them prepares differently depending on their sport. However, there's a common element among them—they all prepare for the end of their game or race. For instance, American football...
Everyone Wants To Be Happy
The Day International Day of Happiness came and went on March 20. Did you celebrate? Or were you too busy? Or worse, did you miss it altogether? I’m assuming that you, like most, were unaware of it. Since everyone wants to be happy, let’s revisit Happiness Day and see...
