Category Archives: Professional Development

How To Keep An Open Mind To New Ideas

Do you have those times when you simply cannot generate any kind of an idea about anything?  Sometimes I feel so far removed from a good idea that I can’t even buy an idea if I tried.  Where is an idea when you need one?

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Give Your Self-Confidence a Boost

Give Your Self-Confidence a Boost

Every now and then our self confidence takes a beating and we need a little boost.  I find that it is similar to refueling my car.  It needs to be taken back from time to time for refueling.  How about you, is your self confidence in need of a fuel boost?

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Thank You!

Thank you, Jeanette for pushing me forward in ways I could not have imagined until the 30 Day Blog Challenge.  Thank you for this platform to meet new people, to explore new ideas, and to sharpen my writing skills.

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Help, They’re Driving Me Crazy!

Do you have people in your life to whom you wish you could say, “poof!” and they’d be gone – off to bother someone else? Maybe it’s because they’re perpetually antagonistic, intolerably obnoxious, always negative or insufferably nosy.  Whatever the situation, you could do without them. If only you could just do what employers do from time to time – issue a pink slip, fire them.

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Impossible…What’s That?

Part 2 of 2

Scientists say, theoretically it is impossible for the bumble bee to fly.  Fortunately, for the bumble bee, it has not heard about it yet. So it just keeps on flying.  It keeps on living the “impossible dream.”

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Follow That Leader…

Have you ever watched geese fly? It’s a sight worthy to behold. The next time you see geese in flight, pay attention to them. Notice when they fly in formation, the leader doesn’t remain the same. During the flight several of the flock will take turns moving to the front of the vee. As one leader tires, it falls back and takes its place with the followers, and a new leader comes forth to guide the flock and steer the course.

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HERE’S TO MASTERY!

Have you ever played a game where you used all the techniques and worked all the methods only to be beaten by the other person? Most of us have come face to face with such situations and are left in a blinding fog of confusion without even knowing what happened and why.

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How is Your Networking?

Because I’m a “people person,” one of my favorite ways of marketing is networking. It allows me to create a pool of contacts. Through networking, we help each other by exchanging information, sharing resources, getting ideas, finding clients and getting referrals.

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Were You Born To Lead?

I realize  there are many aspects of leadership that can be learned. I am also convinced that some aspects are innate and can’t be learned. Have you ever noticed that some people have a natural talent for leading others?  They seem to be born with the ability to lead.  Other people seem to listen and follow them naturally. It seems most people can learn the skills of a good leader, but may not have this natural talent for leading.

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