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What We Control

Many problems result when we attempt to control that which is outside of our control. Stephen R Covey’s Circles of Influence help to recognize areas that you can control or influence, and things that you cannot. Emotional Competency-What You Can

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Survival Needs

As I think about what I’ve been spending my time on lately, I’m reminded of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs. We must take care of those important survival needs before moving on up to higher things. Do you think I’ve been:

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Discoveries of the Day

Reading chris brogan led me to InstigatorBlog which led me to… Goal setting at emomsathome…no more negative goals, which led me to… motivation at Tales of a Corporate Hypnotist, which led me to… toach.net…how to increase proactivity.

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Remind Yourself

We all could use a little help to remember things to do. We don’t want to forget important appointments or meetings, deadlines for projects, or repeating tasks. Electronic Reminders can be set in an electronic calender or apps like Google

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Dial it up, dial it down

Are you in the drone zone, the panic zone, or somewhere in the middle? The drone zone-you may be moving, but you’re not productive. There’s no energy, no motivation. Dial it up: increase input-search for new ideas, design a creative

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Click

A universal remote that actually controls life is the premise for the Adam Sandler movie, “Click.” After going to the “beyond” department of Bed, Bath and Beyond, he thinks he’s found a wonderful tool. However, the more he attempts to

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Tag, You’re It

Are you your tags? Phil at Make It Great! mentioned this interesting nametag in his post about barcamp: HELLO, My Name is Scott, (who makes a living with his nametag!) talks about how we often aren’t given options that really

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Leadership Skills

Leaders have a vision, inspire others to action, and have the ability to make things happen. • Vision: they see what can be, set goals and know how to accomplish them • Inspire: with great communication, courage, compassion, an understanding

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On a Personal Note

Double Whammy Whammy One Sometimes I get overwhelmed. I’ve subscribed to so many wonderful feeds that I must admit that I have difficulty keeping up with them. There are so many neat people out there! Sometimes I read them and

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Free Articles at Informit

I happened across a four part article “What It Takes to Be a Good Leader” by Ken Blanchard, based on the book “The Leader Within.” It’s one of the “most popular” articles at Informit.com. There are also a number of

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