Category: excellence
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This stat blew my mind
A few years ago, an author I was reading asked a simple question. He said, “How long could you live your current lifestyle with all of your expenses if your main or only source of income was cut off today?” To me this was an interesting question that I didn’t have the answer to. The…
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5 reasons you haven’t taken action.
There have been many times in my life when I just felt stuck. I didn’t know what the next steps were. In these cases, I have had to take a step back and question what is driving this “stuck” feeling and what do I need to do stop it. Here are some ideas that I…
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A new season
Over 100 million people watched the Super Bowl this past Sunday. The New England Patriots were the heavy favorite and rightfully so going into the game. But, unless you have been hiding the last seventy-two hours you know that they didn’t win. They were beaten by the underdog, the Philadelphia Eagles. Now, I am not…
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My broken down car on the side of the road reminded me of how good “people” really are
Imagine this, you have been driving on the road for eleven hours. You are traveling south back home from your hometown where you visited your family for the holidays. The trip should take about fourteen hours, but because of traffic, and a two-hour delay, you are still five hours from your house. When things start…
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#NOEXCUSES2015
I have decided that #noexcuses2015 will be the motto for me in the year 2015. I think for the most part I try to live my life that way, however there are times and places where I allow the excuses to creep in as well. I recently conducted a survey with about 100 Sales Professionals.…
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Two ears and one mouth
Maybe it is cliché, maybe it is the first time you are hearing it, or reading it. You have two ears and one mouth and you should at least, yes at least, use them in that proportion. Meaning you should listen twice as much as you talk. I would even go a step further and…
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The justification
Yep, we have all been there done that “The Justification.” We have a decision that we have made or we need to make. It can be big or small, major consequences could come from it, or no consequences. It could have very little impact on our lives or major impact on our lives. It could…
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“If Only”
These are the two most commonly used words within a psychiatrists office says one psychiatrist with over 25 years of experience. What does “If Only” mean? Well it means a person is living in the past. Looking back over their past failures, misdeeds, issues, etc. as the reason they are where they are. As Einstein…
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The meter is still running
I am sure most of us have been in a taxi cab before. If you are like me there have been times when you have been sitting in traffic just watching the meter just keep running. You are in the back seat just watching the dollars add up. I really hate that. It just seems…
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A link in the chain
Every discipline that you make in your life will lead to another discipline. Eventually you will have enough links in the chain to have a well designed life. Maybe you start off small with just turning the television off and reading/listening to something educational an hour before you would normally turn the television off. You…
Pennies into Fortunes 