Category: Leadership-Motivation!
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Activity vs. Accomplishment
So much has been written about the difference between activity and actual accomplishment. However, I continue to see professionals who are swamped during the day and exhausted by days end, still not moving any closer to accomplishing what’s truly important. Years ago, a French Naturalist conducted an experiment with processionary caterpillars. The scientist lined the caterpillars up…
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Quality not Quantity
“When you are constantly juggling and feel depleted, you don’t think about the future.” If you’re just trying to survive today, you’ve lost your clear intention, and you feel stretched thinner than tissue paper, welcome to the high stress world of achievers. I know what you’re thinking; “If I only had more time, I could make everything right…One…
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Compelling Intentions
“It’s almost impossible just to go through the motions when you have clear and compelling intentions.”
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No Whining Zone
“Nobody likes a whiner or a complainer. They are the first cousins of the critic.” Whiners and complainers spread negativity like the flu, which if untreated, can become a serious disease that can damage an individual’s and a company’s success. The simple solution is to avoid negativity, and we have to start with ourselves. We all…
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Dressed in Overalls
In his lifetime, Thomas Edison built a manufacturing company and research laboratory, read an entire library, studied qualitative analysis, conducted endless experiments, and patented 1,100 inventions. He also developed the phonograph, made the typewriter functional, invented motion pictures, and demonstrated the first working incandescent light bulb. Edison was fond of saying, “There is always something…
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Take the Shot
We all know that we MUST stay engaged and active with our daily tasks; otherwise we can easily lose momentum. One of Wayne Gretzky’s favorite sayings is, “You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.” Doing your absolute best includes maximizing your greatest resource…Time. “I’ll finish this tomorrow” or “I deserve a break” can’t…
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Listen to Understand…PLEASE!
I had a frustrating day yesterday. There were several fires I was tasked to put out. From early morning to late afternoon I had numerous email conversations, Skype conversations and conference calls that got us nowhere. It wasn’t until a conference call at 4:00 PM that a breakthrough happened. This “Ah-Ha” moment took place because…
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Rolls Royce?
“There are no discounts on the price of success.” We all want to “arrive” faster, hoping a particular company will have a direct rout in reaching the finish line ahead of the rest. Most times success is a road you have to travel on your own. You’ve got to stay engaged and active in the…
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Courage
“Courage is not an occasional act, but a trait of choice and will.” The economy is roaring but as we know, the mortgage industry is going through change. Loans are harder to come by and the ones we get, are much more difficult to close. These times takes courage…courage for the long haul. Decide today to…
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Aspirational Words
Identify two to four aspirational words that would describe the future self you want to be. This task is quite simple but I hope it’s eye opening for you. Sometimes it’s the simple thought processes that help us to reset our focus. We all need a future vision to grow into. Put your words in…
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