I have been on many ‘coaching’ calls and webniars,  teleseminars.   I too have watched the television news and read the New York Times since January 2009. What I notice is that there is a great deal of pressure on all of us.
Pressure to produce a result, to make a sale, to change.  Change our [...]

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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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