The Importance of Self-Care: The Secret Strategy of Success

First, let’s start exploring this strategy of success by defining self-care. Self-care is the intentional act of taking care of yourself mentally, emotionally, and physically. In other words, you do it on purpose because it pays big dividends. How can you be at your best when you are depleted? Design your approach to self-care to […]

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How to Let Go of Perfection

To the perfectionist, it is a badge of honor to struggle to get everything done exactly right. Being a perfectionist creates stress, frustration, and anxiety. Why do some consider being a perfectionist a positive thing? The rigidity and inflexibility required to create perfection leaves no room to deal with change. Perfection is unattainable yet for […]

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Meet Your Saboteurs

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How to Exercise Your Brain for Mental Fitness

Holding the belief that the brain is fixed and not capable of growth, hampers many people. A fixed mindset, according to Carol Dweck, the well-known Stanford psychologist, holds people back. Successful people are not set apart because of Intelligence, talent, or education. The way they approach life’s challenges, their mindset, sets them apart. The mind […]

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The Cost of Control: What You Lose When You Try to Control Everything 

Some years ago, I resigned as General Manager of the Universe. It became obvious to me that people didn't appreciate my efforts to control everything to make everything just right. Everyone would have to handle their stuff the best way they could, and I would take care of my stuff the best way I could.  […]

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The Risk of Seeing Danger Where It Does Not Exist 

Being hypervigilant can turn you into a professional “boy who cried wolf.” People do not believe you when you warn them repeatedly, but nothing happens. Being too cautious limits your options. Closing your mind to possibilities because you see danger causes you to miss opportunities. This approach makes it difficult to attract ambitious people because […]

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Why People Pleasing Causes Resentment

People pleasers cannot be trusted. When they are telling you what you want to hear, it validates them as being helpful. Agreeing with the leader puts them in the good graces of the power broker. It's a problem because they're not required to come up with any counter-solution or ideas to improve the organization, for […]

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Why Feedback Backfires when Accountability Is Important

Business owners or team leaders know people must follow through to achieve goals for the organization to be successful. People who are being held accountable consider it a punitive action. Some managers, unfortunately, use accountability as a weapon. People do not respond well to punishment. It may, in the short term, produce some results. However, […]

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Why Stress Costs You Money

Stress is ever-present. We all experience it to some degree or another in all areas of our lives. The World Health Organization defines stress as any type of change that causes physical, emotional, or psychological strain. Stress is your body's response to anything that requires attention or action. How do you deal with stress? How […]

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The Benefits of Contractor Coaching

In an industry with so many moving parts, it is easy to respond to the urgent while the important stands waiting. Knowing what needs doing and getting it done are two different concepts. How equipped are you to weather the uncertainties and take advantage of the opportunities? What is Contractor Coaching? Contractor coaching is the […]

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