I had a mentor of mine ask me this week;  "What is the difference between reacting and responding?"
I really had to  take a moment to think about that.  I saw that reacting was a habitual way of dealing with circumstances, and responding required some time to think, almost meditate of what to say, or do.  [...]

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ITTI.  What does that mean?  I Take The Initiative. 
All business owners might think about having this stamped on their computer, phone, or calendar.  What does it mean? 
Just that;  as a business owner you take the initiative.  You take the first move, you start the conversation, you ask the important or difficult questions, you do [...]

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W.I. N.  =  "What’s Importnat Now"
 
On of my mentors. Paul Huxley a remarkable man who worked with Prudential Insurance,   asks me this question:  What’s Important Now.  He says it can be a way to true yourself up, or  sort out what actions to take in a busy morning, day, week or month.
Get into the habit [...]

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                                       Hang in There in 2009
                                        “Don’t sweat the small stuff.   Remember, it’s all small stuff.”

Life has a funny way of throwing us an unexpected curve ball. A flat tire when we are in a hurry to an important business         meeting,  or maybe it’s a change in our financial well-being.   During difficult or [...]

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2009!
Here we go.  This year can be the best incentive you have ever gotten.  You can have this year bring out your best,  bring out the hidden potential you have always guessed is inside you, but haven’t brought forward. 
This is the year to bring out all your potential.  How?  By taking on goals you [...]

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