Sometimes You Just Have to Stop and Start Again…
The ice machine in the refrigerator was not working. The water dispenser in the refrigerator was not working. Two very convenient features, which when one looked at the control panel, there was no...
View ArticleThe Importance of Developing Soft Skills
In your quest for self-improvement and developing professional skills, be very careful not to dismiss the importance of soft skills (patience, kindness, approachability, and encouragement—even the...
View ArticleFight Your Own Battles
In the past, I have been one who has taken on needless burdens, I’ve wasted my time and energy trying to fight other people’s battles for them. When I read this post by Dan Waldschmidt I just had to...
View ArticleWho Are the Fastest Learners in the World?
Skateboarders! Last week I listened to Daniel Coyle explain “talent” and the importance of doing the right thing and making the right moves at exactly the right time. His example: Skateboarders. Think...
View ArticleGracious Communication
“Graciousness is treating people as if they’re worth as much as you are.” —Victoria Moran In a recent coaching conversation with a Quality Control Manager the topic of gracious communication and the...
View Article3 Steps to Cultivating Your Enterprising Nature
“To achieve a goal you have never achieved before, you must start doing things you have never done before.” Jim Stuart I love this article by Jim Rohn in which he defines the attitudes, motivation, and...
View Article4 Questions to Ask Yourself Every Day
I have added these four questions to the bottom of my daily planning pages. What did I learn today? Whom did I help? What went right? What will make tomorrow better? Make your answers simple and to the...
View ArticleInfluencing People’s Perceptions
“Only in quiet waters do things mirror themselves undistorted. Only in a quiet mind is adequate perception of the world.” ―Hans Margolius We’ve probably all done this. Someone hurts or...
View Article12 Ways To Multi-Task While Maintaining Focus
Written by Dan Waldschmidt There’s been a lot of debate over the last few years about the effectiveness of multitasking. Productivity experts make the case that trying to do more than one thing at the...
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