- Energize Your Creative Process
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written on October 13, 2011
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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I was listening to an audio recording of an interview with a successful author and blogger in my car yesterday and soon started feeling guilty. You see, this individual was talking about how he blogs every single day and I was realizing that I have been very spotty at blogging lately.
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- Lessons about Fear on the Zip Line
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written on October 07, 2011
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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On September 4, 2011 I clearly realized that I was in the middle of an irrational fear response. Legs shaking and brain scrambled, all evidence said I was safe, yet my body was telling me otherwise.
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- Six Ways to Develop Your Executive Presence
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written on March 22, 2011
by Roxanne Kaufman
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Personal Evolution
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Often referred to as “bearing,” presence incorporates a range of verbal and nonverbal patterns (one’s appearance, posture, vocal quality, subtle movements)—a whole collection of signals that others process into an evaluative impression of a person.
So what? What’s ‘Presence’ got to do with anything?
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- A Blue Marble Day Shift Your Thinking and Your Attitude
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written on August 25, 2010
by Jeff Nischwitz
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Personal Evolution
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Did you ever have a day when things didn’t go as you planned? I’m guessing that you all have. Did you ever have a day where you didn’t feel like you accomplished much?
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- Go Away The Healing Power of Escape
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written on July 21, 2010
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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I remember a time in early 2005 when I “hit the wall” – a term runners use to describe the sudden fatigue that hits so solidly that it makes it impossible to take another step. In my case, when this happened I realized that I was so worn-out that I needed to quit my job.
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- Having More Fun in Your Business
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written on July 07, 2010
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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On Monday June 14, I had the opportunity to be interviewed by Diane Helbig, host of Accelerate Your Business Growth Radio. Our topic was having more fun while running a business.
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- Does Your Calendar Show Your Values?
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written on November 10, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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- Does Your or Your Employees Attitude Affect Your Bottom Line?
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written on October 19, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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The task to keep upbeat and display a positive attitude, despite the scarcity of customers, or in the face of the many layoffs, is daunting for many business owners. The question is, does your attitude and motivation show on your businesses bottom line?
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- Whats Still in YOUR Way
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written on October 07, 2009
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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How do you handle the roadblocks and perils life throws at you? One thing we can all be certain of is that we ALL will encounter some rough spots during our lives, no matter how well we balance and manage things.
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- Lessons from the Closet When Releasing Brings More
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written on October 07, 2009
by Betsy B Muller
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Personal Evolution
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I was given a very vivid lesson on the topic of releasing last week that I feel compelled to share today. This lesson began when I hired Dawn Waldrop www.best-impressions.com, a professional image consultant to come to my home and evaluate the contents of my clothes closet.
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- Exceptional Customer Service
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written on August 24, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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Many articles with the key issues of customer retention and a focus and dedication of a business on providing exceptional customer service are posted in magazines these days.
Old news for most of us. Who would treat customers badly on purpose?
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- A New Way of Listening
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written on August 19, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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To change outcomes we have to understand why we react and feel the way we do. As we grow, we learn. Learning means that we create "maps" or "files" in our mind about certain issues, people or tasks.
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- Relationships Reverse Negative Assumptions for Success
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written on May 28, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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After a recent sales training workshop, a sales engineer took me aside and asked my advice on dealing with a difficult customer. He took on the account one year ago from a senior engineer and, starting with the first meeting, things unraveled.
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- Are You Avoiding These Three Business Mistakes?
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written on May 19, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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As nearly everybody is affected by the current economic conditions, the question "how is your business holding up" can open floodgates. Listening to some of the frustrating stories, I see three main issues.
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- Creating a Vision for your Business
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written on May 04, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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In previous articles we covered the need to connect your personal and business visions, and we gave step-by-step instructions on how to create your Personal Vision. In this article, we will focus on how to create a Business Vision for your company.
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- Creating Your Personal Vision
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written on April 29, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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We discussed in the article entitled "Why are strategies and tactics not enough to grow my business?" that successful people create their own success by developing a vision and setting out to achieve it. In this article, we will go over what a Personal Vision is, why it's important to you, and how to create your own Personal Vision.
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- Why are Strategies and Tactics Not Enough to Grow My Business?
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written on March 23, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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How do you know that what you are doing to improve your business leads you in the right direction? The answer is you can only know it if you have a blueprint or a vision for your business. Only based on this blueprint you can measure and evaluate if a strategy or tactic leads your company to come closer to your ultimate vision.
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- Keeping the Focus
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written on February 03, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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Much has been written about the New Year's resolutions. The gyms are bustling with life; diet books, supplements and programs are flying off the shelves and "weight watcher" classes are overflowing.
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- What Are You Selling?
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written on February 02, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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In a recent networking event, a fellow networker, who fit perfectly into my target market, asked me: So what do you sell? Easy to answer? Of course, we all have our two minute -or less- elevator speech.
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- Is an Executive Coach the Same as a Mentor?
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written on January 12, 2009
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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Coaching and mentoring often are used in the same sentence. And sure enough, many people I meet feel that both words are synonyms describing the same activities and relationships.
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- SelfImage
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written on December 02, 2008
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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You become what you think about.... most of the time. Is it coincidence that a meeting we dread to attend will leave us dissatisfied and angry? That a sales call we were forced to make never turns out to be productive?
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- Effective Delegation; Letting Go
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written on November 14, 2008
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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One of the most pressing problems for a leader is time - or the lack thereof. In every feedback from leadership workshops the "want" to learn how to free up one's busy schedule takes center stage.
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- Adapting to the current turmoil
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written on October 21, 2008
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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In this week's USA Today the latest economic poll showed that 73% of the respondent think the economy is poor and 84% think it is getting worse. 91% are dissatisfied with the current situation. Now, when they asked if their financial situation has been harmed, only 29% said yes and 33% said not at all.
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- Fear
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written on October 16, 2008
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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It seems that every day the news is getting more and more confusing and disturbing. The steep decline in the stock markets, companies "re-sizing" and combining operations, and the credit tightening the banks are pushing.
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- Conflict
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written on September 19, 2008
by Joe Mayer
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Personal Evolution
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Last weekend my wife and I were having lunch at a restaurant when we were drawn into a conversation at the next table. It started out: "You never did follow through on your promise ...." and the reaction was pretty predictable: "how can you say that, we decided ...."
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