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May

Visualization Increases Clarity and Reduces Drama

In all types of drama there is always one thing in common: A lack of clarity. If you aren’t getting the results you want, or if you are frustrated; or if you are in a constant state of relationship drama I can guarantee one thing: There’s a lack of clarity somewhere.

In the book, The Master Key System, the author Charles Haanel reminds us that what ever you want in your life or in your business, it has to be clear in your mind before it is clear anywhere else. One way to increase your clarity is through the creative Read More→

Categories : Clear the Fog

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May

Three Ways to Become More Productive by Maximizing Brain Power

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Believe it or not, there is a way to maximize your brain power. Some activities in your workday require a lot more energy, than other tasks. In addition, the way you do things can either promote or prohibit productivity. If you want to be more productive here are three things you can do.

1. Prioritize

2. Quit multitasking

3. Build habits

Prioritize
How often do you just start your day and do the little things to get them off of your plate? You would be much more productive if you spent 20-30 minutes prioritizing so you don’t use up all Read More→

Categories : General, Master Your Energy, Video Lessons

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May

Managing and Leading: Are you Doing Too Much?

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Managing and leading is not as easy as it looks. All of us have blind spots that contribute to workplace drama. Here are three pitfalls common to those in charge.

Listening too much
Caring too much
Telling too much

This particular post is geared more for those entrepreneurs who run businesses, or the small to medium family-owned businesses. Come to think of it, these three traps are also present when it comes to parenting or any area where you are in charge and responsible for the results. As you read this, also keep in mind how these three pitfalls relate Read More→

Categories : General, Managing and Leading

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Apr

Change Your Response or Your Experience?

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Many communication experts focus on changing behavior. Many workshops promise techniques on how to say something a certain way in order to manipulate someone else into doing what you want them to do.

I take an opposite approach. I say that instead of working on your response (or your behavior) instead, change your experience. Once your experience changes, it’s very easy to learn the techniques and communication skills that foster teamwork and collaboration.

Your responses are a reaction to your experience. So rather than using will power to try to behave in a way that is not natural, what if Read More→

Categories : Communication Skills, General, Tell Yourself the Truth

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Apr

Integrity Gap Increases Workplace Conflict

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You want to lose that fifteen pounds of fat you put on during the winter, but you also want to eat the pizza with your friends. You take two steps forward and two steps back.

Why Are You Stuck?

When you have competing goals that do not align, you experience resistance, oscillation, the feeling of being out of alignment with what you say you really want.

These things don’t only happen with individuals. Corporations, organizations, associations and businesses go through the same things.

In my book, Stop Workplace Drama, I call these competing desires “the integrity gap.” You say you Read More→

Categories : Identify the Gap, Workplace Conflict

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Apr

Core Training Versus Corporate Training

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Almost everyone is a leader. If you don’t lead at work by title, it’s likely that you influence others without even being aware of it: Your co-workers, your kids, members of your church or community.

That is why the Stop Your Drama work is not about the corporation so much as it is about the “CORE” of the individual.

There’s a popular belief out there that change absolutely has to start at the top. While that’s true in many aspects, the reality is that no matter what your title, position or lot in life, you are still responsible for you, Read More→

Categories : Authentic Leadership, Managing and Leading, Responsibility, Stop Relationship Drama, Workplace Relationships

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