Success does not happen by chance, it takes planning. It doesn’t matter if that success is in business, relationships, career, or your life in general. But planning for success is not as difficult as it seems. There are five basic steps to plan for a successful life: Determine why you want to do it. What …
Branding is essential to any business. The top three things an entrepreneur should know about branding are: Be consistent. If you have a logo, put it on everything you do. Your logo should be on your web site, your business cards, brochures, and your underwear. If you don’t dream about your logo when you sleep, …
According to Forbes magazine, the number 3 reason people leave a job (even when they like it) is because of a vague vision. Develop a strategic vision. Don’t make your vision like a wisp of cloud; make a defined, precise strategic vision for your company. Don’t plan on 200% growth in the next 30 days. …
Building trust can be a long and strenuous journey for a manager; and that trust can be shattered quickly. The quickest way to shatter trust is to work against the best interest of those a person manages. And there are two big signs that will say if employees don’t trust a manager. Employee satisfaction. Are …
Even though this amazing woman is an obvious extrovert, what she says can work for introverts also. Watch her video on YouTube here. I like how she explains how to change the conversation.
Statistics can be skewed Inc. Magazine recently published an article about note taking. The basis of the article was a research paper that concluded note taking on computer was not as good as note taking on paper for recall purposes. There have been several studies about this lately. Other research studies show that, although taking …
Are the days running together in an ever-growing state of monotony? The work routine is a trap that is too easy to fall into. Wake up, go to work, do the day-to-day grind, go home, go to sleep, repeat. Sometimes we need a reset, but a reset is not going to happen without effort. That …
Leadership for Introverts: The Power of Quiet Influence by Dr. Ty Belknap has been listed as the #3 best book on Strategic Planning by Fupping. Beating out the latest books by Simon Sinek and Seth Godin, Leadership for Introverts is a definitive guide on strategic planning. The strategic planning section helps introverts answer the questions on …
As parents, we like our children to think we are invincible and the smartest person in the world. However, if our purpose is to raise children that can function in society and get great careers, that may not be the best thing to do. So, telling our children that we were wrong shows them that …
Fear is one of the most powerful motivators to humans. We “live in fear” sometimes, and advertisers know that producing fear can stimulate buying. the fear of scarcity is common in advertising. But fear in life, or in business, is counterproductive. Fear will block success, and the path to success is overcoming those fears. This …