Paying It Forward: A Charitable Chain Reaction My friend George Tyler said, “With your Pay it Forward calls twice a month, I thought that you would enjoy this story. Good deeds do warm the heart.” Here’s the story George sent me: http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1158171/index.htm July 27, 2009 A Charitable Chain Reaction PHIL TAYLOR The idea began in […]
Are You Good Enough?
April 11, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Are You Good Enough? I have yet to meet someone who does not have some version of “I’m not good enough” going on inside their head. It seems to be part of the human experience. Variations of “I’m not good enough” include: “I’m not okay”, “I’m not enough”, “Something is wrong with me”, “I don’t […]
How To Overcome Self Sabotage In Sales
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
How To Overcome Self Sabotage In Sales The reality is that if you are in business, you are in sales. The better you are at sales, the better your business will go. Do you want to sell in a way that honors and respects your prospect AND leaves you feeling alive, inspired and good about […]
Check Writing Resistance
April 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Check Writing Resistance As you might have noticed, our society is insane around the topic of money right now. Predictions of gloom and doom are rampant. Scarcity and lack are the mindset of the day. Hoarding and imaging worst case scenarios are popular new hobbies. Here’s a common business owner scenario: “Okay, I’m not going […]
Taking Orders From a Mindless Idiot
February 17, 2009 by Leave a Comment
Taking Orders From a Mindless Idiot There is nothing like taking orders from a mindless idiot to put your mind at ease. source unknown (I don’t remember where I heard this or who it came from. I do remember that it was in reference to serving in the army.) Overwhelm: It’s part of being alive. […]
What others are saying about you says more about them than it does about you.
February 10, 2009 by Leave a Comment
What others are saying about you says more about them than it does about you. “Sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me.” Although this sounds good in theory, it often breaks down in practice. We have all been hurt by words.A friend of mine recently delivered a program […]
365 Days of Exercise – A goal worth shooting for
January 26, 2009 by Leave a Comment
My good friend and fabulous business coach Mattison Grey www.greystoneguides was on my radio show last Thursday (Jonathan Manske’s Success Show). Our topic was: The Top 5 Reasons Why People Do Not Achieve Their Goals. (The radio show is archived at http://www.realcoachingradio.com/node/69. It is the January 22 show.) During the course of the show Mattison mentioned a goal […]
A Cure for The Shoulds
January 6, 2009 by Leave a Comment
2009: The Year of Living ____________ ?
January 5, 2009 by Leave a Comment
2009: The Year of Living ____________ ? Rather than a New Year’s Resolution that quickly fades, how about choosing a theme for the entire year? For me, 2009 is The Year of Living Boldly! This is the measuring stick against which I get to measure my plans, actions and decisions for the entire year. I […]
