Incorporating optimism into your daily life can have a wonderful impact on your personal and professional growth. Research tells us that optimists set more goals than pessimists and rise above challenges more easily. Why? Read on! Scientifically speaking, there is no such thing as being lucky. However, thinking that you are lucky can produce meaningful […]
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Half-Way Through 2021 . . . Checking-in on My Goals
Hope you had a fantastic long weekend! Are you rested, ready, and excited to tackle the second half of 2021? Yes!! It’s half-time!! On July 2, we marked the official ½-way point of 2021. TRUTH: I’m a bit underwhelmed with my 2021 efforts in personal development. FOLLOW-UP FACT: As a strengths coach this is a […]
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HNY! BTW: Goals Need to Be More than SMART
Happy 2019! Are you considering your New Year’s resolution(s)? If so, here are some tips that can instigate greater success. We all know about SMART goals, right? The acronym has helped many people and organizations get serious about achieving goals. As a quick reminder, a SMART goal is defined in the following way: ■ S for […]
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Using My Strengths to Cross the Finish Line
Later this month I will turn 50. I’m good with it, I think. None of us are getting any younger, and if the only other option is death, I think aging is much preferable. There are good years and not-so-good years. My 49th year has been very, very mixed. Personally and professionally it’s been great. […]
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You’re Invited: Interested in Publishing a Book?
The other day my publisher, Nicole Gebhardt, called me with a request to share my book publishing story in her Virtual Book Tour on March 21. She is featuring me and 4 other Indianapolis Business Women authors throughout the course of the week. Of course, I said YES! At almost every event I attend, someone […]
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Start Thinking About Your 2017 Goals
Contemplating the end of one year and the start of another encourages us to reflect on the high points of the year we are ushering out and ponder about the goals we might choose for the year coming in. About 48% of people are likely to make New Year’s resolutions. Sadly, only 8% say they […]
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Wisdom comes to those who appreciate the unique qualities found in self and others.
Do you know what makes you unique? If “no” is your answer, this issue can be quickly fixed. Take the Clifton StrengthsFinder assessment and find out. The chances that anyone else will have your results is one in 33 million. Your unique qualities make you special and powerful beyond your wildest dreams. Your strengths can […]
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Be STRATEGIC and fulfill your goal.
Wishful thinking: not productive. Strategic thinking: connects a plan to your wish and creates a new reality. Strategic thinking is ultra productive.
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